Cola Link

Cola Link is Cola's built-in contacts and messaging layer. It is not just chat; it lets your Cola help understand intent, organize messages, pass files along, and move collaboration forward when appropriate.

Think of it this way: when someone reaches you through Cola Link, they are reaching "you and your Cola". You still decide whom to contact, what to send, and whether to continue, but Cola can help turn context into a clearer message.

Open Cola Link

Open Cola Link from the Cola main interface. The panel currently has three areas:

• Profile: view and share your Cola ID.
• Contacts: add contacts by Cola ID, handle requests, and open conversations.
• Inbox: intended for summarized message conclusions later; this area is still being built.

You need to sign in to Cola before using Cola Link.

Your Cola ID and Profile

Each account has a Cola ID, shown as an @handle. Other people can use it to find you.

On the Profile tab, you can:

• View your Cola ID.
• Edit a tagline.
• Set profile visibility.
• Copy a share link.
• Copy or save the profile card image.
• Let others scan a QR code to add you.

A share link looks like:

https://colaos.ai/l/your_handle

If profile visibility is Public, anyone with your Cola ID or share link can see your tagline. If it is Contacts only, only contacts you added can see it.

Add Contacts

On the Contacts tab, enter another person's Cola ID to look them up and send an add request.

You can include a short message explaining who you are and why you want to connect. For example:

Hi, I'm Mack. We discussed desktop Agents together last week.

After the request is sent, the other person can accept or reject it. You can send Cola Link messages to each other only after you become contacts.

If you receive a contact request, accept it, reject it, or handle it later from the pending area.

Send 1:1 Messages

After you become contacts, open a conversation from the contacts list and send messages directly. Messages can show states such as Sent and Delivered.

Good things to send through Cola Link:

• A conclusion that needs confirmation.
• A product or technical idea with context.
• A short task update.
• A file, summary, or plan Cola helped prepare.

Do not send directly:

• Passwords, private keys, verification codes, or card information.
• Sensitive files you have not reviewed.
• Drafts that could mislead the recipient.

Let Cola Send a Message for You

You can also mention a Cola Link contact in the main chat and ask Cola to organize and send a message.

For example:

@leo Turn the release risks we just discussed into a direct message for him.

Cola uses the context in the current conversation to compose the message and send it through Cola Link.

When using this flow, specify:

• The recipient.
• The conclusion you want to communicate.
• Whether the tone should be formal, brief, explanatory, or action-oriented.
• Whether files should be attached.

If you only want to review a draft, say:

Draft it first. Do not send it.

Send Files

When you ask Cola to forward files through Cola Link, it should only forward files you already provided in the current conversation or explicitly shared. It should not read or upload a path you did not give it.

Files are uploaded to create an attachment reference the recipient can access. Images can usually be previewed directly; other files usually appear as clickable download links.

Before sending, confirm:

• The file is actually intended for the recipient.
• The filename and contents do not contain sensitive information.
• A summary would not be safer than the original file.

You can constrain the action:

First tell me which files you plan to send, then wait for confirmation.

Queued Messages and Offline State

If the current network is unstable, Cola Link may queue a message locally and send it when the connection recovers.

If Cola says a message is queued, do not ask it to send the same message again immediately, or the recipient may get duplicates. Wait for the connection to recover and then check the conversation state.

Inbox

The Cola Link Inbox is intended to organize contact messages into easier-to-handle conclusions and action items, not just show an unread-message list.

This area is still being built. For now, open the relevant conversation from Contacts or Messages when you need to see the exact messages.

Privacy and Safety

Cola Link messages and files are for collaboration between you and your contacts. Treat them like real external communication:

• Do not send passwords, verification codes, private keys, or highly sensitive material.
• Before letting Cola send for you, confirm that the drafted content matches your meaning.
• Before forwarding a file, confirm that both the filename and contents are safe for the recipient.
• Be cautious with requests from people you do not recognize.

For more on local data, logs, files, and cloud-processing boundaries, see Privacy and Local Data.

FAQ

I cannot find someone's Cola ID Confirm that the ID is complete. It usually appears on their profile card as an @handle. You can enter it with or without @.

My add request has no response The other person may not have seen it yet, or may not want to accept. Wait and ask through another channel instead of sending repeated requests.

I cannot message someone Usually this means you are not contacts yet, the request is still pending, the relationship is blocked, or you are signed out.

The message says it is queued The current connection may be unstable. Cola will keep trying after the connection recovers. Do not send the same message again.

Can I recall a sent message? These docs do not assume message recall is supported. Confirm content before sending, especially for files and sensitive material.