# Glue 101

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Glue has announced our Series A! Read all about it in the [blogpost here](https://glue.ai/blog/20m-to-build-agentic-team-chat). 
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**Glue is the better way to chat at work, without the noise and channel fatigue.** Replace Slack, Teams, Discord (or whatever work chat you use) with Glue to easily find the right conversations with the right people, every time.

**Want to get started right away?** Check out our guides:

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[getting-started-for-admins](https://docs.glue.ai/get-started/getting-started-for-admins)
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[getting-started-for-users](https://docs.glue.ai/get-started/getting-started-for-users)
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[API quickstart](https://app.gitbook.com/s/2RcaBgLNnK5MMFP9QKUF/graphql-api/getting_started)
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## Key Concepts of Glue

Glue is designed to make communication flexible and focused through two key organizing principles: **threads** and **groups.**

<figure><img src="https://22865677-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5yStw8wuIeWBdGOh81bd%2Fuploads%2FT5Ura2Imqy3pRgsENZG4%2FCleanShot%202025-10-07%20at%2012.58.59%402x.png?alt=media&#x26;token=a2dba30b-318a-4c2d-95f5-4ad30c609698" alt=""><figcaption><p>Threads and chats can be sent to any combination of groups and people.</p></figcaption></figure>

### Threads

**Threads** **contain topic-focused conversations.** They can be shared with multiple groups, individuals and Glue AI. Your relevant threads are tracked in your personal [inbox](https://docs.glue.ai/inbox).

Threads are named with subjects, and contain multiple messages and at least one other participant. Thread participants can include groups and individuals within your workspace, and guests (external users).

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Any message can be converted into a new thread at any time to keep the conversations organized and relevant
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### Groups

**Groups** **organize people and collections of threads** for departments, teams or projects. Each group has its own group chat that is private only to group members.

Groups exist within a [workspace](https://docs.glue.ai/workspaces/workspaces), but can include both workspace members and [guests](https://docs.glue.ai/groups/guests) (external users).

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You can invite anyone to a Glue thread or group using their email address
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## **A More Organized Work Chat**

Glue might look familiar to you at first — and that’s by design. We are not reinventing the entire UI of a work chat app. We are changing how conversations are organized. People and AI have more effective conversations with focused context.

Glue threads provide **focused context** for more effective conversations

* Quickly find the thread of conversation you need by asking Glue AI
* Follow only the threads that are important to you in your inbox
* Invite individuals and groups to specific threads instead of an entire channel
* Archive threads when you no longer need to follow the conversation
* Collaborate with Glue AI directly within a thread — same as interacting with other LLMs like ChatGPT