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

# Chat about your design

> Chat with Agent about your design, from the main chat with a frame attached or with the Chat tool aimed at a single element.

Suggestions are great for exploring; chat is how you steer precisely. There are two ways to chat, matched to how much of the design you're talking about: the main chat for a whole frame, and the Chat tool for a single element inside it.

## Chat about a frame from the main chat

Select the frame you're discussing and it attaches to the main chat as a chip. Then describe the changes you want to see, like you'd brief a designer mid-review: *"warmer colors"*, *"the hero feels empty"*, *"try the nav on the left."*

<Frame caption="The selected frame attaches to the main chat as a chip.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/replit/9Q_lVrxG2Dh35jz1/images/design/replit-design/chatbox.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=9Q_lVrxG2Dh35jz1&q=85&s=7bd3c1dcb75e20723767ba25e90e5c72" alt="A selected Design frame (Configurator First) on the canvas with the main chat panel on the left, its message box reading 'Describe what you want to design…' with a Configurator First chip attached" width="2000" height="1250" data-path="images/design/replit-design/chatbox.png" />
</Frame>

## Chat about an element with the Chat tool

Select **Chat** in the toolbar, then click an element inside a frame, such as a button, a heading, or an image. The rest of the board dims, the element appears as a chip in a composer, and your message applies to just that piece.

<Frame caption="The Chat tool scoped to a selected button, with the rest of the board dimmed.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/replit/9Q_lVrxG2Dh35jz1/images/design/replit-design/chat-tool-element.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=9Q_lVrxG2Dh35jz1&q=85&s=16300623885e44aa465334c971276554" alt="The Chat tool active with a button element selected on a supercar configurator page: the board is dimmed and a composer reads 'Send a message about this button…' with a button chip attached" width="2000" height="1286" data-path="images/design/replit-design/chat-tool-element.png" />
</Frame>

## While it generates

Generation states show in the chat as Design works. When the result lands as a new frame, keep chatting, switch to [suggestions](/design/explore-suggestions), or [build it](/design/build-your-design).
