Choose whether new members see earlier history
Choose whether new members see earlier history in Cortex Chat: practical steps, setting explanations, result checks and troubleshooting.
Show chat history to new members controls what joining members can read from earlier conversation history. This can affect sensitive historical context, so review it before inviting new people rather than assuming all members see the same past messages.
Before you start
Group identity, membership, welcome text, history policy and invitation rights are shared controls. They are different from a conversation background stored on one device. Owner and administrator capabilities can also differ: the interface exposes specific rights rather than making every administrator equivalent. Review the exact group and the current saved values before changing a shared setting. If an edit is blocked, the absent or disabled control may reflect a permission boundary. Refresh stale data rather than replacing a group to work around the problem. Removing a member, revoking an invitation, leaving the group and deleting the entire group each have a different effect.
Step-by-step
- Open Edit group with history-management rights.
- Locate Chat history and set Show chat history to new members as intended.
- Save, then verify the stored setting before creating the next invitation.
What the settings mean
| Control or state | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Identity | The group name, description and shared photo. |
| History | Whether joining members can read earlier conversation content. |
| Member rights | What group participants may send or invite. |
| Administrator rights | Specific group-management powers, separate from workspace tool access. |
Check the result
The saved history policy matches the intended onboarding audience.
If it does not work
Changing an invitation alone does not explain what prior history will be visible. If the setting is missing, ask an authorised group manager to review it.
Continue with the right context
Return to the Cortex Chat guide index to choose another task. Keep the current account, assistant and conversation in view when following the next guide. To use the product, open Cortex Chat.
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