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# send

Triggered after the chat sends a message to the agent. Use this event for analytics, logging, or triggering side effects after a message is dispatched.

## Event Properties

<ParamField path="type" type="string" required>
  Always `'send'`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="message" type="object" required>
  The message payload that was sent to the agent.
</ParamField>

## Example

```javascript theme={null}
instance.on('send', (event, instance) => {
    console.log('Message sent:', event.message);
    
    // Log to analytics
    analytics.track('message_sent', {
        content: event.message.message.content,
        timestamp: Date.now()
    });
    
    // Show typing indicator
    showTypingIndicator();
});
```

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