How to use SmartThread
Group duplicate and recurring tickets into trackable issues — set up in a couple of minutes.
What it does
SmartThread reads your tickets' titles and descriptions, uses AI to find the ones that are really the same underlying problem, and groups them into a single trackable issue on a dedicated "SmartThread Issues" board — with a live ticket count, a status rollup, and every related ticket mirrored in one place.
Installing
- Install SmartThread from the monday.com marketplace (or via your install link) and approve the permissions.
- On first open, the panel shows a one-time Connect SmartThread step — click Authorize so the backend can sync.
- Open any ticket and add the SmartThread view (the + next to the Updates / Files tabs).
One-time setup — map your columns
The first time you open SmartThread it asks which columns hold each ticket's details:
- Description — the text column(s) used for AI matching (pick one or more).
- Status, Assignee, Date — mirrored onto each issue.
- Issue column — where groupings are stored. Use your existing "Issue" column, or create a fresh one.
Click Save mapping — SmartThread creates the Issues board and you're ready.
Grouping tickets
Open a ticket → SmartThread tab
SmartThread shows the suggested issue the ticket belongs to, with a match percentage and the tickets it matched on.
Link or create
Click Link to this issue, or start a new issue. When creating a new issue you can tick the AI-suggested tickets and search to add any others.
Refine (optional)
Use the Refine box to add detail — it's combined with the ticket's title and description to sharpen the AI suggestions.
The Issues board
Each issue shows its Ticket Count, a Status rollup (Done when all tickets are done, Stuck if any is stuck, otherwise Working on it), First/Last Seen dates, and all of its tickets as subitems mirroring status, assignee, date, and description — kept in sync automatically.
Ticket Overview
Add the Ticket Overview view to the Issues board for a clean per-ticket page showing status, assignee, date, description, and a link back to the original ticket.
Changing your setup later
Open the SmartThread tab on any ticket and click Edit columns to re-map columns or switch which Issue column is used.
Need help?
Email support@smartthread.app and we'll get back to you.