cricket's phase 1 is text-only and polled. real-time delivery (websockets / sse), @mentions, threaded replies, file uploads, and emoji reactions are roadmapped, not yet shipped.
channels, messages, unread badges. polling every 4 seconds while a channel is open. plain text only — typing @name doesn't notify anyone yet.
real-time delivery via sse or pusher, @mentions that ping, threads for replying without polluting the channel, file uploads, and basic emoji reactions.
we respond to every message within 24 hours.
channels are the rooms your team talks in. one per job, location, or department — whatever matches how the team actually works.
the basic move. type, send, the team gets a notification. unread badges keep you honest about what you've seen.
the team mentioned something three weeks ago and now you need it. cricket loads older messages on demand and the active channels stay near the top.