Contextual Iterative Messages
OpenAI Developer Community
May 5, 2026
ERRATA:
I believe branches are a separate use case. 1) I might be exploring ideas and have 2+ possible directions โ I branch. 2) Chat direction is FINE, I just need specific follow ups without losing the main thread ( I prefer the received information to be organized) โ I ask a folllow-up from the relevant section and I can go back to main thread when done
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