EA privacy
The fifth panel in Assistant Settings (/settings/assistant, Shield icon). Controls who can reach your Executive Assistant (EA) and whether you're notified when they do.
Personal toggles
Every user sees two controls.
- Allow Others to Contact My EA — "When enabled, other team members can start direct conversations with your EA without you being in the conversation."
- Notify Me When Someone Contacts My EA — "Receive notifications when other team members start conversations with your EA."
Organization-wide defaults (admins only)
If isOrgAdmin is true on your session, an amber-accented panel appears below the personal one with two organization-wide defaults:
- Allow Direct EA Contact (Organization-wide) — "When enabled, team members can contact each other's EAs directly. When disabled, all EA conversations must include the EA's owner."
- Require Owner Notification — "When enabled, EA owners are notified whenever someone contacts their EA directly (organization default)."
Individual users can override the personal toggles on top of these defaults.
Saving
Click Save Settings at the top right. The request is PATCH /api/user/assistant/settings with { settings, workContext, privacy }. The privacy object carries all four fields; admins send all four, non-admins send the two personal ones. Changes take effect on the next conversation attempt.
FAQ
If a teammate has "Allow Others to Contact My EA" off, can I still chat with them? Yes — you can chat with the teammate. You just can't start a conversation with their EA without them present. Start with the teammate first; their EA can be pulled in.
What if the org-wide default conflicts with my personal toggle? Each EA's owner has the final say for their own EA. The org-wide default sets the starting point for new teammates and for teammates' EAs by default.
Does turning off the notification silence everything? No. It silences direct-EA-contact notifications only. Mentions in group conversations, invite responses, and other notifications are unaffected.
Is there a log of who contacted my EA? Not from this page. Audit logging is described in Security & compliance; organization admins reach it from Organization admin.