The Local Chat Bridge addon provides a powerful web-based interface to monitor and interact with local chat conversations happening around your Second Life bot. With real-time message streaming, you can stay connected to what's happening in your bot's vicinity without needing to be logged into the virtual world. Whether you're providing customer support, monitoring activity at your venue, or engaging with visitors, Local Chat Bridge gives you complete control over your bot's local chat communications from any device.

Real-Time Monitoring

• Live local chat feed with 10-second auto-refresh
• View all chat messages from avatars within range of your bot
• Message direction indicators (incoming / outgoing)
• Smart auto-scroll with manual override option

Multi-Mode Messaging

• Send messages as your bot directly from the web interface
• Three chat modes: Say, Shout, and Whisper
• Visual chat type indicators with color coding
• 1000 character message limit per send

Message Scheduling

• Schedule messages for future delivery
• One-time or recurring scheduled messages
• Multiple recurrence patterns (daily, weekly, etc.)
• Pause, resume, or delete scheduled messages
• Upcoming and overdue message alerts

Chat History & Statistics

• Persistent chat history (last 120 messages retained)
• Total message count tracking
• Incoming vs outgoing message breakdown
• Unique participant tracking with message counts
• Recent participant list display

Chat Organization

• Messages grouped by date
• Timestamps on all messages
• Source type identification (Avatar, Object, etc.)
• Unread message indicators and counts

Control Options

• Enable or disable addon per bot
• Start or stop monitoring without disabling
• Manual refresh capability
• Automatic startup when bot comes online

Permission Management

• Full sub-account permission support
• Addon-specific view and manage permissions
• View-only access for monitoring without send capability
• Permission indicators in the interface