🔒 Private-by-default conversation URLs

🎯 What is it?

Workspace admins can now configure Dust conversations to be private by default. When this setting is enabled, conversation URLs are only accessible to participants—anyone else who tries to access the link will see a 404 error, ensuring the conversation's existence isn't even revealed to non-participants.

💡 Why is it useful?

This feature addresses the risk of accidentally sharing sensitive conversations through URLs. While Dust conversations are powerful collaboration tools, sometimes conversation links get shared unintentionally (in Slack, email, or screenshots). With private-by-default URLs, you get an extra layer of protection against accidental leakage while maintaining flexibility when you explicitly need to share.

⚙️ How does it work?

When a workspace admin enables this setting, all new conversations automatically become private—only people directly participating can access them via URL. Participants can still use @mentions to invite others to join conversations, and if needed, anyone in the conversation can flip it back to "accessible to workspace members" from the conversation menu.

✨ Concrete Use Cases

Here's how you could use it:

HR and sensitive discussions: When discussing performance reviews, salary negotiations, or confidential employee matters, conversations stay strictly between participants even if someone accidentally copies the URL.

Strategic planning: When working on confidential product launches, M&A discussions, or competitive analysis with a small team, you can ensure the conversation doesn't leak to the broader workspace if a link is shared out of context.

📈 Benefits for you

• Enhanced security: Reduce the risk of sensitive information leakage through shared URLs

• Peace of mind: Know that conversations stay private unless you explicitly choose to share them

• Flexible control: Keep the ability to make specific conversations workspace-accessible when collaboration requires it

• Maintain collaboration: @mentions still work seamlessly, so you can invite people without compromising privacy

🚀 How to access it?

Workspace admins can enable this feature by navigating to Admin → Workspace Settings and toggling the private-by-default conversation URLs setting. Once enabled, all new conversations will be private by default, while participants can override this on a per-conversation basis from the conversation menu.