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# Manage chat history

Cortex Agentic Assistant helps you keep track of your investigations by organizing your chat history for easy review and continuity.

Your chat history is listed to the left of the prompt. The chat history is organized by periods: Chats from today, yesterday, the last seven days, and older. To continue a previous investigation or review a past conversation, scroll through the list and click on the chat you wish to resume.

By default, the first prompt you enter in a new chat becomes its title in the history. To edit the chat title or delete a chat that is no longer relevant, click ![three-dots.png](/files/gHHbrKy5jm4WlNwZ9gqX) and select **Edit** or **Delete**.

{% hint style="info" %}
**NOTE**

Chats and related artifacts are retained for six months (186 days). You can extend the retention period by purchasing a retention add-on.
{% endhint %}

**Slack sessions**

Slack sessions follow a timeout policy of two weeks of inactivity (matching the UI data retention policy), after which the session automatically closes.


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