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# Read mentions and replies in your Inbox

> Use the Inbox to catch every mention and reply on your tasks, then jump in or reply without leaving the page.

The **Inbox** is where you read the notifications that need your attention: when a
teammate **mentions** you on a task or **replies** to one of your comments. Open it
to see who reached out, jump straight to the task, or reply inline — then clear it
out in one action.

## Prerequisites

* A Cogno workspace you're a member of.
* At least one mention or reply directed at you, so the Inbox has something to show.

## Open your Inbox

Select **Inbox** in the sidebar. When you have unread notifications, the sidebar
shows a count next to **Inbox** (it displays **99+** once you pass 99).

The Inbox lists your notifications newest first, grouped by time under **Today**,
**Yesterday**, **This Week**, and **Earlier**.

## Filter and browse notifications

<Steps>
  <Step title="Pick a tab">
    Switch between **All**, **Mentions**, and **Replies** at the top of the list.
    Each tab carries its own unread count.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Show or hide read notifications">
    By default the Inbox hides notifications you've already read. Select **Show read**
    to include them; the control then reads **Hide read** to collapse them again.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Load older notifications">
    When there's more history than fits on screen, select **Load more** at the bottom
    to fetch the next page.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Each notification shows who acted, what they did — **mentioned you**, **mentioned
you in the description**, or **replied to your comment** — a preview of the message,
and the task it belongs to. Unread notifications are marked with a dot.

## Act on a notification

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the task">
    Select a notification to open its task. Opening a notification marks it as read.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Reply inline">
    Select the **Reply** button on a notification to open a reply box right in the
    Inbox, with the placeholder **Write a reply...**. Send your reply and the
    notification is marked as read. Select the button again (**Close reply**) to
    dismiss the box without replying.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Clear everything at once

When you have unread notifications, **Mark all read** appears in the page header.
Select it to mark every notification in your Inbox as read.

<Note>
  Reading, replying, and **Mark all read** only change the read state of your
  notifications — they don't delete anything or change the underlying tasks or
  comments.
</Note>

## Reference

### Notification types

| Type        | When you get it                                                   |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Mention** | Someone @mentions you in a task comment or in a task description. |
| **Reply**   | Someone replies to one of your comments.                          |

### Notification states

| State      | What you see                                                      |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Unread** | Highlighted with a dot; counts toward the sidebar and tab badges. |
| **Read**   | Hidden by default; shown when you select **Show read**.           |

### Empty states

| Situation                          | What the Inbox shows                                                                        |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Everything read in the current tab | **All caught up!** with a **Show read notifications** link.                                 |
| No notifications yet               | **No notifications yet**, **No mentions yet**, or **No replies yet**, depending on the tab. |

## Troubleshooting

| Symptom                  | Likely cause                         | Fix                                                                   |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Failed to load inbox** | The Inbox couldn't reach the server. | Reload the page; if it persists, check your connection and try again. |
| The Inbox looks empty    | Read notifications are hidden.       | Select **Show read** to include notifications you've already read.    |

For anything not listed here, see [Troubleshooting](/docs/troubleshooting).

## Related docs

* [Concepts](/docs/concepts) — how tasks, mentions, and the wider Cogno loop fit together.
* [Import tasks into Cogno](/docs/task-import) — get the tasks your notifications point to into Cogno.
* [Memory](/docs/memory) — edit the workspace context the Cogno agent reads.