> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://zite.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Chat mode

> Use Chat mode to ask questions and get suggestions without changing your app.

Chat mode is a **read-only** conversation with Zite. It can inspect your app's structure, generated logic, workflows, and code to explain how your app works or why something is happening, **without making any changes**.

## When to use Chat mode

* Understand how a page, workflow, or setting works
* Ask why something is behaving a certain way
* Explore improvement ideas before committing to changes
* Get options for a future feature or workflow

<Note>
  Chat mode uses [Zite Max](/help/platform/basics/model-selection). It still consumes credits, but it generally uses fewer than Build mode because it focuses on analyzing and explaining.
</Note>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Switch to Chat mode">
    Click the `Mode` control and choose `Chat`, or press `Shift` + `Tab` until you reach Chat mode.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/zite/gF_N3ByhVWhGiZlx/help/images/Screenshot2026-01-09at3.25.07PM-5.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=gF_N3ByhVWhGiZlx&q=85&s=074a1a5fed7a2188fdb3adc1724c472d" alt="Mode selector with Chat mode available" title="Mode selector with Chat mode available" style={{ width: "45%" }} width="796" height="361" data-path="help/images/Screenshot2026-01-09at3.25.07PM-5.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Ask your question">
    Enter your question in the chat box. For example:

    * "Why is the dashboard loading slowly?"
    * "What happens after a user submits this form?"
    * "How do I change the wording on the login screen?"
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  If you like a suggestion from Chat mode, switch to [Build mode](/help/platform/how-to-build/agent-modes/build-mode) and ask Zite to make that specific change.
</Tip>

<div className="zite-related-topics">
  <a href="/help/platform/how-to-build/agent-modes/build-mode">Build mode</a>
  <a href="/help/platform/how-to-build/agent-modes/plan-mode">Plan mode</a>
  <a href="/help/platform/how-to-build/agent-modes/overview">Agent Modes</a>
</div>