From a small idea to a shared plan.

An intent is something you want to do now: a walk or a coffee, for example. Saving a private intent does not invite other people. Publishing is a separate action.

Choose an activity, approximate time, general area and a comfortable number of people. If details are still open, say so. Leave your home address out.

An example intent

I’d like a relaxed walk this weekend, with one person or a small group. We can choose the route and time together.

A published intent invites people to send a request. Review the card before publishing: is the activity clear, and have you left out unnecessary personal details?

An intent should not stay open forever. Close it when plans change or you have found company. An expired intent is no longer a current invitation.

Briefly explain why the activity suits you. The author can accept or decline your request. Sending it does not open a chat or create a meeting agreement.

An accepted request opens a conversation in the context of that intent. Agreement to chat is not agreement to any meeting or personal question.

Propose specific details in the conversation. Both people should understand where you will meet, when, how much time you have and what you will do. Choose a busy public place for a first meeting.

Choose a city where meeting is convenient, rather than only your city of residence. If you are in different time zones or planning a trip, make the local meeting time explicit. The product’s international scope does not mean participants are already available in every city.

If the other person has not confirmed the proposed details, do not treat the plan as agreed. You can cancel when circumstances change.

Each participant can separately say whether the meeting took place. One person’s confirmation is not yet mutual confirmation. Different answers should remain an unresolved difference, rather than automatically becoming a judgment about a person.

If something went wrong, use reporting or blocking. Recording a meeting outcome does not replace either action.

An intent helps you find company before every detail is settled. An event is organized and has its own participation arrangements. Not every intent needs to become an event.

The main journey is a platonic intent, an accepted request, a conversation and an agreed plan.