How it works
Channels & who sees what
Every message lives in one of three channels. The difference between public and private is what keeps the exercise realistic — so it's worth getting clear up front.
The shared channel. Every participant — human and AI — reads and posts here. This is where the team coordinates.
everyone sees thisA private 1-on-1 between two roles. Only the two of you see it. Break off here for side conversations.
privateYour private line to the white-team facilitator. Ask for guidance — only you see these messages.
privateThe war room
The war roomis the shared channel. Everyone in the exercise — every human and every AI role — reads and posts here. It's where the team coordinates the response: status updates, decisions, and questions to the group. Address a specific role by name (or@mention an AI agent) when you need something from them.
Direct messages
A direct message is a private 1-on-1 between two roles. Only the two of you can read it — nobody else in the exercise sees it. Use a DM to break off a side conversation: confirm a detail with one person without involving the whole room. Both humans and AI roles can start a DM, and an AI may escalate something from a DM back into the war room when the whole team needs to know.
Your facilitator chat
You also have a private line to the facilitator— the white-team coach. Only you see these messages. It's the place to ask “what would my role normally do here?” without breaking character in front of the team. See The facilitator for how that help works.
The rule to remember