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Every file in the group, kept and readable.

The quote someone posted last Tuesday, the photo of the damage, the PDF nobody opened. Cicada keeps every file anyone posts in the group, even when nobody tagged it, and opens the right one when you ask.

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Flat 4B · renovation · WhatsApp
Marco · Tue 8:15 AM
Quote for the bathroom and kitchen attached
PDF
Ferreira Obras · quote 118.pdf
PDF · 3 pages · posted by Marco
Open
Rui · Thu 6:40 PM
these are the tiles we liked in the showroom
IMG
tiles-showroom.jpg
Photo · posted by Rui
Open
Carla · Mon 9:02 AM
@Cicada does Marco's quote include the tiles Rui photographed?
Cicada · Mon 9:03 AM
Not as quoted. Page 2 lists white gloss wall tiles, 30x60, 14 m² at €22 a m². Rui's photo shows a grey matte tile with a 60x120 label on the shelf, so it's a different tile and a bigger format. Worth asking Marco for a price on the grey.
WhatsApp group · the files were posted days apart, untagged
What it does

Files you can find again.

Kept from everyone

Photos, PDFs, documents and spreadsheets from anyone in the group are kept the moment they're posted, tagged or not.

Opened when they matter

Ask about "the quote" or "the photo Rui sent" and it opens that file and answers from what's actually in it.

The page, named

When an answer comes from a document, it says which page, so anyone in the group can check.

Reads photos properly

Receipts, labels, screenshots, damage, a whiteboard. It reads the text and the detail in a photo, not just the caption.

Many files at once

Fifteen photos in one go is fine. Every one is kept and can be read, not just the first.

Starts from the right file

When someone tags it right after posting a file, or replies to the message with the file on WhatsApp, it starts from that file.

How it works

Set up in minutes, in plain English.

  1. Add it to the group

    Link your phone and add Cicada's number to the WhatsApp or iMessage group.

  2. Post files as usual

    Nobody needs to tag it. Whatever is posted from then on is kept.

  3. Ask when you need it

    "Cicada, what did the quote say about tiles?" It finds the file, reads it and answers in the group.

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Questions

Questions, answered.

Does it keep files when nobody tagged it?

Yes. Every file anyone posts in the group is kept as it arrives, whether or not anyone named the agent. It only speaks when it's asked.

What about files posted before I added it?

It keeps what's posted from the moment it joins. WhatsApp doesn't give a new member the group's older messages, so anything from before then needs to be posted again.

Which files can it read?

Photos, screenshots, PDFs, documents, spreadsheets and voice notes. It reads images and PDFs directly and opens the rest when it needs them.

Can I ask about a group file in my own chat with it?

Yes. Ask it one to one about something posted in a group you're both in, and it can look back through that group and open the file.

How do I know the answer is right?

When it answers from a document it names the page, and if something isn't in the file it says so rather than guessing.

What does it cost?

Every workspace starts with 300 free credits. You add a card at sign-up and nothing is charged until you run low; then it's $25 for 200 credits, automatically, with no subscription. Credits meter the work agents actually do, and plans start at $99 a month.

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