Team chat organised around topics, not channels

Speakeasy is a focused alternative to channel-first chat tools like Slack, Teams, and Discord. Keep work in clear topic-based conversations instead of noisy channels and buried threads.

Speakeasy gives each decision, file, call, and follow-up a focused topic, so teams can reduce broadcast noise without burying real work inside side threads. Teams comparing options can compare Speakeasy with Slack before they switch.

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One-click video calls & screensharing

Start calls and screen sharing from the topic.

Keep chat, files, and follow-up together instead of sending people to a separate meeting space.

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Create a new topic
or branch off an existing topic.

Invite people from your team,
other teams, or outside organizations.

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Start a topic

Directly Message People

Branch Off

Schedule a Meeting

Start a Call

Wrap it up…

Close or snooze a conversation (all data is saved and easy to search)

And on to the next!

Start again on something new - branch off an existing topic using the same people (or create a new topic)

All your ideas, topics and projects flow smoothly with Speakeasy

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AI agent workflows

Built for people and AI agents

AI agents need clear context. Broad channels are noisy, and threads can hide important work. Speakeasy gives each task its own topic, so instructions, progress updates, approvals, files, and follow-up stay contained with the people who need them. Learn more about Speakeasy for AI agents, how OpenClaw connects to Speakeasy topics, and the published @speakeasyto/openclaw-plugin-speakeasy NPM package.

See the OpenClaw integration path
1. Instructions

Start in a topic

Give an agent a task-specific place with the people, files, and context it should use.

2. Progress

Keep updates visible

Let the agent report progress and ask focused questions without disappearing inside a channel thread.

3. Approvals

Pause for decisions

Review proposed next steps before work moves forward.

4. Context

Contain the record

Return to the topic later with the workflow history, files, approvals, and decisions still together.

Fewer Notifications

Your phone should only buzz when something is truly important. That’s why Speakeasy reduces notifications, and reserves disruptions for critical or time sensitive messages

Securely Transmitted

Securely Received

Securely Stored

Secure & Private

All of your data is securely transmitted and stored. Keep your conversations, files, and calls private - so only those who need to see it can.

Focused conversations

Channels are broad. Threads are buried. Topics are clearer.

Channel-based chat works well for announcements and broad discussion. But focused work often gets stuck between two bad options: broadcast it to everyone, or bury it in a thread. Speakeasy gives each piece of work its own topic, so the conversation is visible to the right people without becoming noise for everyone else.

Threads in channels

Focused work needs a real place to live

Channels are useful for broad groups, but a specific decision, handoff, review, or customer question can quickly clutter the main room.

Threads help in the moment, but they are easy to miss, hard to scan, and weak as the long-term home for work that needs shared context, durable decisions, and a clear place to return.

Speakeasy topics

Start with the work, not the channel

Speakeasy makes each piece of work a first-class topic with the right people, files, and decisions together from the start.

Less broadcast, more focused

Not every conversation needs a public channel. Start a topic for a decision, client question, or handoff and keep it with the people who need the context.

Smaller topics reduce noise

Focused spaces make it easier to finish a conversation without pulling a whole team channel into every update, side question, or file review.

Clearer structure for internal teams

When work needs focus, Speakeasy keeps decisions, files, and follow-ups in a topic your team can scan, finish, and reopen later.

Model Works well for Breaks down when
Channels Broad team discussion and announcements Focused work creates too much noise
Threads Short replies and side discussions Important work moves into hidden conversations
Topics Focused work with the right people Broad company-wide discussion is needed

Useful for internal team work that needs a tighter room

  • Leadership check-ins and sensitive decisions
  • HR, recruiting, and onboarding conversations
  • Project squad handoffs and follow-ups
  • Finance, legal, or operations reviews

Any Team, Any Job

Freelancers

  • → Work closely with clients
  • → Manage projects and tasks
  • → Share files and assets

Agencies

  • → Manage clients and teams
  • → Improve communication
  • → Track projects and updates

Management

  • → Build team culture
  • → Improve efficiency
  • → Distribute workforce

Outsourcing

  • → Manage external teams
  • → Share designs and requirements
  • → Monitor work and progress

HR & Recruiting

  • → Interview candidates
  • → Onboard new employees
  • → Support remote work

Design

  • → Share screens and designs
  • → Work in tandem across teams
  • → Gather feedback and notes

Bring focused work into one topic

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