cometchat-android-v6-features

Ground truth: com.cometchat:chatuikit-{compose,kotlin}-android:6.x + packages/registry/v6/features/catalog.json. (Official docs linked below.) Verify symbols against the installed package/source before relying on them.

Companion skills: cometchat-android-v6-kotlin-components, cometchat-android-v6-compose-components, cometchat-android-v6-extensions (DataSource pattern), cometchat-android-v6-events, cometchat-android-v6-calls (voice/video calling enablement — recording is a paid add-on)

Purpose

Catalog of all features available in CometChat UIKit v6, how they map to components and DataSources, and how to enable/disable them.

Use this skill when

• Enabling or disabling specific features (AI, reactions, polls, stickers)
• Understanding what features are available out of the box
• Mapping a feature to its component and DataSource

Do not use this skill when

• Working with component APIs directly (use cometchat-*-components)
• Customizing bubble rendering (use cometchat-*-customization)

0. Feature categories — what work each needs

Canonical public feature-availability matrix: Features & Extensions Guide — the authoritative source for which integration method (UI Kit / UI Kit Builder / Widget Builder / SDK) supports each feature + dashboard setup + whether code is required. It outranks the local catalog.json snapshot on conflict; consult it (WebFetch or docs MCP) for any availability decision.

Before enabling anything, classify the feature by the product's 5-category "work needed" model:

Category	Work needed	Example
Core (zero-setup)	Nothing — renders out of the box	Typing indicators, reactions
Builder-enabled	Dashboard API + toggle in the UI Kit Builder	Polls
Config-only	Dashboard API enable; works automatically	Link preview
Config + settings	Dashboard API + extra settings (API keys, thresholds) — no code	Smart replies (OpenAI key)
SDK-integrated	Dashboard API + custom client code	Bitly

Key rule: only SDK-integrated features need client code — and the implementation lives in the docs (cometchat features info <id> --json shows what's needed; fetch + adapt the doc code, don't hand-roll). Everything else is enable-and-done.

Honest-automation boundary (what the CLI can vs can't do):

• Extensions (polls, link-preview, message-translation, reactions, etc.) → cometchat apply-feature <id> --app-id <your-app-id> makes the real dashboard API call to flip the toggle. No browser visit, no code. Never tell the user to "open the dashboard and toggle it" for an extension.
• AI features → cometchat apply-feature <id> --app-id <X> --openai-key sk-... (sets the key, then enables) — see §1.
• Third-party dashboard-only features (Giphy, Stipop, Tenor, Chatwoot, Intercom, Disappearing Messages, Message Shortcuts) → the CLI returns manual-action-required and prints the dashboard path. These need your third-party credentials and cannot be automated — state that honestly.
• Calls → see cometchat-android-v6-calls. Call recording is a paid plan add-on — there is no dashboard toggle / CLI call to enable it; the user must contact CometChat support. Never claim recording was "enabled."

1. AI Features

AI features need an OpenAI API key on the app's AI settings. Enable each one with the CLI in stateless mode (Android projects don't write .cometchat/state.json):

cometchat apply-feature smart-replies --app-id <your-app-id> --openai-key sk-...
cometchat apply-feature conversation-summary --app-id <your-app-id>
cometchat apply-feature conversation-starter --app-id <your-app-id>

The OpenAI key is stored on the app once, so subsequent ai-feature applies don't need --openai-key repeated. Requires cometchat auth login once per machine.

Feature	Compose Component	Core DataSource	Description
AI Assistant Chat History	CometChatAIAssistantChatHistory	—	Shows AI bot conversation history
AI Conversation Starter	Shared element in presentation/shared/aiconversationstarter/	—	Suggests conversation starters
AI Conversation Summary	Shared element in presentation/shared/aiconversationsummary/	—	Summarizes long conversations
AI Smart Replies	Shared element in presentation/shared/aismartreplies/	—	Suggests contextual replies

AI features integrate with CometChatMessageList via the smartRepliesView slot and AI-specific parameters.

The CometChatAIStreamService in chatuikit-core handles streaming AI responses.

2. Reactions

Feature	Component	DataSource	Description
Reaction List	CometChatReactionList	ReactionListDataSource	Shows who reacted with what
Add Reaction	Shared element in presentation/shared/reaction/	—	Emoji picker for adding reactions

Reactions appear in the footer slot of message bubbles. Reaction events flow through CometChatEvents.messageEvents.

3. Polls

Feature	Component	DataSource	Description
Create Poll	CometChatCreatePoll (Compose)	PollDataSource	Create a new poll
Poll Bubble	Shared element in presentation/shared/	PollDataSourceImpl	Renders poll in message list

Polls are custom messages with type extension_poll. The PollRepositoryImpl handles vote submission.

4. Stickers

Feature	Component	DataSource	Description
Sticker Keyboard	CometChatStickerKeyboard	StickerDataSource	Browse and send stickers
Sticker Bubble	stickerbubble/ (Kotlin Views)	StickerDataSourceImpl	Renders sticker in message list

Stickers integrate with CometChatMessageComposer as an auxiliary input.

5. Moderation

Feature	Component	Description
Report/Flag Message	CometChatFlagMessageDialog (Views) / CometChatFlagMessageDialog (Compose)	Report inappropriate messages

Moderation views appear in the bottom slot of message bubbles when moderation is enabled.

6. Collaborative Features

Feature	DataSource	Description
Collaborative Document	CollaborativeDataSource	Real-time document editing
Collaborative Whiteboard	CollaborativeDataSourceImpl	Real-time whiteboard

7. Media Features

Feature	Component	Description
Image Viewer	CometChatImageViewerScreen (Compose)	Full-screen image viewing with zoom
Media Recorder	Shared element in presentation/shared/mediarecorder/	Audio/video recording
Inline Audio Recorder	Shared element in presentation/shared/inlineaudiorecorder/	In-composer audio recording
Media Selection	Shared element in presentation/shared/mediaselection/	Photo/video picker

8. Feature-to-DataSource Mapping

All DataSources live in chatuikit-core/data/datasource/:

DataSource Interface	Implementation	Feature Area
CallButtonsDataSource	CallButtonsDataSourceImpl	Audio/video call buttons
CallLogsDataSource	CallLogsDataSourceImpl	Call history
CollaborativeDataSource	CollaborativeDataSourceImpl	Documents/whiteboards
ConversationListDataSource	ConversationListDataSourceImpl	Conversation list
GroupMembersDataSource	GroupMembersDataSourceImpl	Group member management
GroupsDataSource	GroupsDataSourceImpl	Group list
MessageComposerDataSource	MessageComposerDataSourceImpl	Message input
MessageHeaderDataSource	MessageHeaderDataSourceImpl	Chat header
MessageInformationDataSource	MessageInformationDataSourceImpl	Message info/receipts
MessageListDataSource	MessageListDataSourceImpl	Message list
PollDataSource	PollDataSourceImpl	Polls
ReactionListDataSource	ReactionListDataSourceImpl	Reactions
SearchDataSource	SearchDataSourceImpl	Global search
StickerDataSource	StickerDataSourceImpl	Stickers
UsersDataSource	UsersDataSourceImpl	User list

Hard rules

• AI features require dashboard configuration — they cannot be enabled purely from client code
• Polls and stickers are custom message types — they require the corresponding extensions enabled on the dashboard
• Do NOT confuse DataSources (data layer in core) with BubbleFactory (UI layer in kotlin/compose) — DataSources fetch data, BubbleFactories render bubbles