Zoho Cliq 7.0 puts AI inside the conversations your team already has. It summarizes channels and media, lets admins pick the AI model and generates Deluge scripts from plain-language descriptions.
Clarity: help teams keep up
Teams talk more than ever, yet staying aligned and turning conversations into progress is still hard. Zoho frames the 2026 AI work in Zoho Cliq around three ideas: clarity, coordination and continuity.
For clarity, you can ask an AI agent in plain language for a summary of a channel's recent discussions, such as the #UI/UX channel. This relies on Cliq's Model Context Protocol (MCP), which lets AI securely interact with apps and workflows.
- Multimedia summaries cover voice notes, video messages, PDFs and images.
- Live transcripts help people follow meetings.
Coordination: less fragmentation across teams and tools
User slot availability is now visible in event scheduling. In the admin panel, AI services are a new setting. Besides the native Zia, admins can toggle between Gemini, Cohere, DeepSeek and Claude.
Continuity: let conversations do the work
AI agents and MCP let users act on apps and workflows from inside Cliq, without switching tools. Two Deluge features stand out for builders.
- Deluge Zia bot. It generates Deluge scripts from plain-language descriptions.
- Zia tasks in Deluge. They summarize content, extract key information, generate drafts and handle other manual tasks.
Zoho chose to embed AI into existing workflows rather than offer it as standalone features. The goal is to close the gap between coordination and execution.
Questions
What can AI agents in Zoho Cliq summarize?
They can summarize a channel's recent discussions on request. Multimedia summaries also cover voice notes, video messages, PDFs and images.
Which AI models can Cliq admins choose?
Besides the native Zia, admins can toggle between Gemini, Cohere, DeepSeek and Claude in the admin panel.
How does MCP fit into Cliq?
Zoho Cliq's Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI securely interact with apps and workflows. It also lets users act on them from within Cliq without switching tools.
Can Cliq write Deluge scripts for me?
Yes. The Deluge Zia bot generates Deluge scripts from plain-language descriptions.
What do live transcripts do?
Live transcripts help people follow meetings.
Based on AI that moves work forward: Inside Zoho Cliq 7.0 on the Zoho Blog.