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

# Thread View

> View conversational traces as a chronological message thread

The Thread view renders traces as a chat-style conversation, showing the back-and-forth between users, assistants, and tools in chronological order. It is especially useful for conversational AI and multi-agent systems.

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## Reading the thread

The view is split into two panels:

### Message list (left)

Lists all messages grouped by agent or conversation turn. Each entry shows:

* **Role** (System, User, Assistant, Tool)
* **Preview** of the message content
* **Agent name** and message count when multiple agents are involved

Click any message to view its full content in the detail panel.

### Message detail (right)

Shows the complete content of the selected message, including:

* **System prompts** with full agent instructions
* **User messages** with input context
* **Assistant responses** with model output, function calls, and token usage
* **Tool results** with returned data
* **Agent handoffs** shown as visual indicators (e.g., `customer_support -> technical_agent`)

## Multi-agent conversations

When a trace involves multiple agents, the Thread view groups messages by agent. The left panel shows each agent as a collapsible section with its message count. This makes it easy to follow how agents hand off conversations and what context each agent receives.

## When to use

Use the Thread view to:

* Read through conversational traces as a natural dialogue
* Debug multi-agent handoffs and routing decisions
* Review what system prompts and context each agent received
* Inspect tool calls and their results in conversational context
* Verify that agent responses match the expected behavior for given inputs
