From b7df3a0aea71abb266ccaf96813129dfd9598cf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seeratul <126798754+Seeratul@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:41:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update README with group policy clarification

Clarify group policy behavior for bot responses in group channels.
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 README.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 448351fdd..d32a53ad0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ If you prefer to configure manually, add the following to `~/.nanobot/config.jso
 > - `"mention"` (default) — Only respond when @mentioned
 > - `"open"` — Respond to all messages
 > DMs always respond when the sender is in `allowFrom`.
+> - If you set group policy to open create new threads as private threads and then @ the bot into it. Otherwise bot the thread itself and the channel will spawn a bot session
 
 **5. Invite the bot**
 - OAuth2 → URL Generator