> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.maker.co/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.maker.co/maker-greatstore/insights-and-usage/chats.md).

# Reading chats

**Chats** lists every conversation, newest first, each marked `Active` or `Ended` with the opening exchange as a preview. Select one to read it in full.

<figure><img src="/files/6anpyWT6epLFTV2tJNh3" alt="Chats — every shopper conversation, newest first"><figcaption><p>Chats — every shopper conversation, newest first</p></figcaption></figure>

## Location awareness

The assistant knows the shopper's approximate location from their IP address, and uses it as context — ask it "find the nearest store to me" and it starts from the shopper's city, then narrows down from whatever detail they give it. Pair this with a store-locations document in [Adding sources](/maker-greatstore/knowledge/adding-sources.md) and nearest-store questions answer themselves.

## Why read them

Chats are the fastest way to find gaps. A shopper asking something the assistant could not answer usually means a missing knowledge source. A shopper struggling to find a product usually means a connector or catalogue problem.

{% hint style="info" %}
Conversations appear here within moments of happening, so this is also the quickest way to confirm a fresh install is working.
{% endhint %}


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