If I try to send a new PM to GPT bot (instead of using the bot button in the nav)
It’s not possible to enter message title and select a role:
A discussion about an issue with sending a new private message (PM) to the GPT bot directly, rather than using the bot button. tpetrov reports that the interface doesn’t allow entering a message title or selecting a role when initiating a PM. sam acknowledges the issue, noting it’s tricky to fix due to constraints, but confirms a solution is in progress via a GitHub pull request (#258). tpetrov suggests that having a title is beneficial for distinguishing conversations, and sam agrees, noting the bot could automatically generate titles. The issue is resolved, and sam confirms the fix has been deployed.
If I try to send a new PM to GPT bot (instead of using the bot button in the nav)
Tricky … I do want to improve this but we are a bit between a rock and a hard place with such a fix.
The reason I’m trying to use it is because I have this unchecked -

Is there a workaround in that case to start talking to the bot?
Will work it out next week! I am sure we can do something
I have this sorted per:
https://github.com/discourse/discourse-ai/pull/258
We should have it merges soon and deployed to your site in a day or 2.
Keep in mind the experience is not as great cause you are stuck creating a title for the PM which is annoying.
Great, thanks!
I don’t think it’s a problem - it’s good to have a title to distinguish different conversations.
Absolutely, I just love when the bot creates them, I think the bot does a great job in that department.
@tpetrov closing this off as I confirmed it is fixed, I just kicked off a deploy (hoping I clicked all the right buttons)