Chat

Keep the reason for talking close to the conversation.

PostLane chat retains shared context from a circle, plan, or event and keeps Plans and Mutual Consent nearby without treating a message as permission to reveal more.

PostLane fictional conversation showing a coffee plan and Mutual Consent prompt
A fictional chat with plan context and a separate Mutual Consent path.

Conversation that can recover

If a message fails to send, the interface can preserve it and offer retry instead of pretending delivery succeeded. A local sent state describes the sender's action; it is not a delivery receipt or read receipt. Blocking and close-conversation controls provide clear boundaries when a conversation should stop.

Plans remain attached to their details, and a reveal request remains a separate choice with its own state. A plan can be canceled or become stale without rewriting the conversation that led to it.

Conversation that can recover
StateWhat it meansAvailable next step
Draft or failedThe message has not completed its send action.Edit, retry, or remove it.
Sent locallyThe sender completed the send action; this is not proof of delivery or reading.Continue, make a plan, or close the conversation.
Blocked or closedThe conversation boundary prevents continued contact through that path.Respect the boundary and use Report for a separate conduct concern.

What chat does not promise at launch

  • No read receipts or delivery receipts.
  • No pay-to-message or paid inbox priority.
  • No voice calls, video calls, or public voice rooms.
  • No assumption that continued chat equals consent to reveal a photo or private detail.

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PostLane is preparing for launch.