# Persistent chat, unified controls, and smarter imports

> Day AI product update: Persistent chat side panel, unified board and table controls, CSV import transformations, and flexible schedule destinations.

Product updates · Published February 13, 2026, by Michael Pici

This week was all about smoothing out workflows. We focused on usability, consistency, and flexibility across the product.

## Here's what shipped this week

**Your assistant now stays with you while you work** Chat lives in a persistent side panel that stays open as you navigate Day AI. View people, check opportunities, browse pipelines. Your conversation is always right there.

![The assistant chat panel staying open on the side while navigating between records in Day AI](/resources/images/persistent-chat-unified-controls-and-smarter-imports/persistentchat.gif)

**Unified controls across boards and tables** Sorting, filtering, and searching now use the same controls whether you're on a pipeline board or a table view. Same look, same interactions, same muscle memory. You can also hide and show individual pipeline stages directly from the board.

**Your assistant can transform import data for you** No more downloading CSVs to fix them in a spreadsheet. During any import, just tell your assistant what to do: "Only bring over the Deal Name, Amount, and Stage columns" or "Assign all these deals to me." It handles the cleanup so you can stay focused.

**More flexibility for where your assistant posts** Your assistant can now post to specific internal channels from the same schedule. Send deal updates to the right customer channel, weekly reports to #sales, health checks to #success. Put the right updates in the right places without setting up multiple schedules.

**Email sharing updates your CRM automatically** Started with email sharing set to private? When you switch to sharing with the workspace, Day automatically updates your CRM records with that new context.

Canonical: https://day.ai/resources/persistent-chat-unified-controls-and-smarter-imports