diff --git a/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/workflows/_model.py b/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/workflows/_model.py
index a5c33a9a..b8aa4d85 100644
--- a/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/workflows/_model.py
+++ b/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/workflows/_model.py
@@ -4,6 +4,28 @@
 from semantic_workbench_assistant.config import UISchema
 
 
+class UserMessage(BaseModel):
+    class Config:
+        json_schema_extra = {
+            "required": ["status_label", "message"],
+        }
+
+    status_label: Annotated[
+        str,
+        Field(
+            description="The status label to be displayed when the message is sent to the assistant.",
+        ),
+    ] = ""
+
+    message: Annotated[
+        str,
+        Field(
+            description="The message to be sent to the assistant.",
+        ),
+        UISchema(widget="textarea"),
+    ] = ""
+
+
 class UserProxyWorkflowDefinition(BaseModel):
     class Config:
         json_schema_extra = {
@@ -37,11 +59,10 @@ class Config:
         UISchema(widget="textarea"),
     ] = ""
     user_messages: Annotated[
-        list[str],
+        list[UserMessage],
         Field(
             description="A list of user messages that will be sequentially sent to the assistant during the workflow.",
         ),
-        UISchema(schema={"items": {"widget": "textarea"}}),
     ] = []
 
 
diff --git a/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/workflows/runners/_user_proxy.py b/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/workflows/runners/_user_proxy.py
index fc92d29c..e7503644 100644
--- a/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/workflows/runners/_user_proxy.py
+++ b/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/workflows/runners/_user_proxy.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     ConversationMessage,
     MessageSender,
     MessageType,
+    NewConversation,
     NewConversationMessage,
     UpdateParticipant,
 )
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ async def run(
             )
 
             # duplicate the current conversation and get the context
-            workflow_context = await self.duplicate_conversation(context)
+            workflow_context = await self.duplicate_conversation(context, workflow_definition)
 
             # set the current workflow id
             workflow_state = WorkflowState(
@@ -156,21 +157,41 @@ async def _listen_for_events(
                     continue
                 await self._on_assistant_message(context, workflow_state, message)
 
-    async def duplicate_conversation(self, context: ConversationContext) -> ConversationContext:
+    async def duplicate_conversation(
+        self, context: ConversationContext, workflow_definition: UserProxyWorkflowDefinition
+    ) -> ConversationContext:
         """
         Duplicate the current conversation
         """
 
+        title = f"Workflow: {workflow_definition.name} [{context.title}]"
+
         # duplicate the current conversation
-        response = await context._workbench_client.duplicate_conversation()
+        response = await context._workbench_client.duplicate_conversation(
+            new_conversation=NewConversation(
+                title=title,
+                metadata={"parent_conversation_id": context.id},
+            )
+        )
+
+        conversation_id = response.conversation_ids[0]
 
         # create a new conversation context
         workflow_context = ConversationContext(
-            id=str(response.conversation_ids[0]),
-            title="Workflow",
+            id=str(conversation_id),
+            title=title,
             assistant=context.assistant,
         )
 
+        # send link to chat for the new conversation
+        await context.send_messages(
+            NewConversationMessage(
+                content=f"New conversation: {title}",
+                message_type=MessageType.command_response,
+                metadata={"attribution": "workflows:user_proxy", "href": f"/{conversation_id}"},
+            )
+        )
+
         # return the new conversation context
         return workflow_context
 
@@ -187,7 +208,7 @@ async def _start_step(self, context: ConversationContext, workflow_state: Workfl
         await workflow_state.context.send_messages(
             NewConversationMessage(
                 sender=workflow_state.send_as,
-                content=user_message,
+                content=user_message.message,
                 message_type=MessageType.chat,
                 metadata={"attribution": "user"},
             )
@@ -199,7 +220,7 @@ async def _start_step(self, context: ConversationContext, workflow_state: Workfl
         # )
         await context.update_participant_me(
             UpdateParticipant(
-                status=f"Workflow {workflow_state.definition.name}: Step {workflow_state.current_step}, awaiting assistant response..."
+                status=f"Workflow {workflow_state.definition.name} [Step {workflow_state.current_step} - {user_message.status_label}]: awaiting assistant response..."
             )
         )
 
@@ -258,7 +279,7 @@ async def _send_final_response(
             NewConversationMessage(
                 content=assistant_response.content,
                 message_type=MessageType.chat,
-                metadata={"attribution": "system"},
+                metadata={"attribution": "workflows:user_proxy"},
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/libraries/python/semantic-workbench-api-model/semantic_workbench_api_model/workbench_service_client.py b/libraries/python/semantic-workbench-api-model/semantic_workbench_api_model/workbench_service_client.py
index 3a8ac757..9a571e63 100644
--- a/libraries/python/semantic-workbench-api-model/semantic_workbench_api_model/workbench_service_client.py
+++ b/libraries/python/semantic-workbench-api-model/semantic_workbench_api_model/workbench_service_client.py
@@ -117,9 +117,14 @@ async def delete_conversation(self) -> None:
                 return
             http_response.raise_for_status()
 
-    async def duplicate_conversation(self) -> workbench_model.ConversationImportResult:
+    async def duplicate_conversation(
+        self, new_conversation: workbench_model.NewConversation
+    ) -> workbench_model.ConversationImportResult:
         async with self._client as client:
-            http_response = await client.post(f"/conversations/duplicate?id={self._conversation_id}")
+            http_response = await client.post(
+                f"/conversations/{self._conversation_id}",
+                json=new_conversation.model_dump(exclude_defaults=True, exclude_unset=True, mode="json"),
+            )
             http_response.raise_for_status()
             return workbench_model.ConversationImportResult.model_validate(http_response.json())
 
diff --git a/workbench-app/docs/MESSAGE_METADATA.md b/workbench-app/docs/MESSAGE_METADATA.md
index b615a1de..c17b93fa 100644
--- a/workbench-app/docs/MESSAGE_METADATA.md
+++ b/workbench-app/docs/MESSAGE_METADATA.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The app has built-in support for a few metadata child properties, which can be u
 
 -   `attribution`: A string that will be displayed after the sender of the message. The intent is to allow the sender to indicate the source of the message, possibly coming from an internal part of its system.
 
+-   `href`: If provided, the app will display the message as a hyperlink. The value of this property will be used as the URL of the hyperlink and use the React Router navigation system to navigate to the URL when the user clicks on the message. Will be ignored for messages of type `chat`.
+
 -   `debug`: A dictionary that can contain additional information that can be used for debugging purposes. If included, it will cause the app to display a button that will allow the user to see the contents of the dictionary in a popup for further inspection.
 
 -   `footer_items`: A list of strings that will be displayed in the footer of the message. The intent is to allow the sender to include additional information that is not part of the message body, but is still relevant to the message.
diff --git a/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/ConversationRemove.tsx b/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/ConversationRemove.tsx
index 8b081e68..d3c49aac 100644
--- a/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/ConversationRemove.tsx
+++ b/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/ConversationRemove.tsx
@@ -17,22 +17,25 @@ const useConversationRemoveControls = () => {
     const [submitted, setSubmitted] = React.useState(false);
 
     const handleRemove = React.useCallback(
-        async (conversationId: string, participantId: string, onRemove?: () => void) => {
+        async (conversations: Conversation[], participantId: string, onRemove?: () => void) => {
             if (submitted) {
                 return;
             }
             setSubmitted(true);
 
             try {
-                if (activeConversationId === conversationId) {
-                    // Clear the active conversation if it is the one being removed
-                    dispatch(setActiveConversationId(undefined));
-                }
+                for (const conversation of conversations) {
+                    const conversationId = conversation.id;
+                    if (activeConversationId === conversationId) {
+                        // Clear the active conversation if it is the one being removed
+                        dispatch(setActiveConversationId(undefined));
+                    }
 
-                await removeConversationParticipant({
-                    conversationId,
-                    participantId,
-                });
+                    await removeConversationParticipant({
+                        conversationId,
+                        participantId,
+                    });
+                }
                 onRemove?.();
             } finally {
                 setSubmitted(false);
@@ -42,16 +45,21 @@ const useConversationRemoveControls = () => {
     );
 
     const removeConversationForm = React.useCallback(
-        () => <p>Are you sure you want to remove this conversation from your list?</p>,
+        (hasMultipleConversations: boolean) =>
+            hasMultipleConversations ? (
+                <p>Are you sure you want to remove these conversations from your list ?</p>
+            ) : (
+                <p>Are you sure you want to remove this conversation from your list ?</p>
+            ),
         [],
     );
 
     const removeConversationButton = React.useCallback(
-        (conversationId: string, participantId: string, onRemove?: () => void) => (
+        (conversations: Conversation[], participantId: string, onRemove?: () => void) => (
             <DialogTrigger disableButtonEnhancement>
                 <Button
                     appearance="primary"
-                    onClick={() => handleRemove(conversationId, participantId, onRemove)}
+                    onClick={() => handleRemove(conversations, participantId, onRemove)}
                     disabled={submitted}
                 >
                     {submitted ? 'Removing...' : 'Remove'}
@@ -68,29 +76,32 @@ const useConversationRemoveControls = () => {
 };
 
 interface ConversationRemoveDialogProps {
-    conversationId: string;
+    conversations: Conversation | Conversation[];
     participantId: string;
     onRemove: () => void;
     onCancel: () => void;
 }
 
 export const ConversationRemoveDialog: React.FC<ConversationRemoveDialogProps> = (props) => {
-    const { conversationId, participantId, onRemove, onCancel } = props;
+    const { conversations, participantId, onRemove, onCancel } = props;
     const { removeConversationForm, removeConversationButton } = useConversationRemoveControls();
 
+    const hasMultipleConversations = Array.isArray(conversations);
+    const conversationsToRemove = hasMultipleConversations ? conversations : [conversations];
+
     return (
         <DialogControl
             open={true}
             onOpenChange={onCancel}
-            title="Remove Conversation"
-            content={removeConversationForm()}
-            additionalActions={[removeConversationButton(conversationId, participantId, onRemove)]}
+            title={hasMultipleConversations ? 'Remove Conversations' : 'Remove Conversation'}
+            content={removeConversationForm(hasMultipleConversations)}
+            additionalActions={[removeConversationButton(conversationsToRemove, participantId, onRemove)]}
         />
     );
 };
 
 interface ConversationRemoveProps {
-    conversation: Conversation;
+    conversations: Conversation | Conversation[];
     participantId: string;
     onRemove?: () => void;
     iconOnly?: boolean;
@@ -98,21 +109,25 @@ interface ConversationRemoveProps {
 }
 
 export const ConversationRemove: React.FC<ConversationRemoveProps> = (props) => {
-    const { conversation, onRemove, iconOnly, asToolbarButton, participantId } = props;
+    const { conversations, onRemove, iconOnly, asToolbarButton, participantId } = props;
     const { removeConversationForm, removeConversationButton } = useConversationRemoveControls();
 
+    const hasMultipleConversations = Array.isArray(conversations);
+    const conversationsToRemove = hasMultipleConversations ? conversations : [conversations];
+    const description = hasMultipleConversations ? 'Remove Conversations' : 'Remove Conversation';
+
     return (
         <CommandButton
-            description="Remove Conversation"
+            description={description}
             icon={<PlugDisconnected24Regular />}
             iconOnly={iconOnly}
             asToolbarButton={asToolbarButton}
             label="Remove"
             dialogContent={{
-                title: 'Remove Conversation',
-                content: removeConversationForm(),
+                title: description,
+                content: removeConversationForm(hasMultipleConversations),
                 closeLabel: 'Cancel',
-                additionalActions: [removeConversationButton(conversation.id, participantId, onRemove)],
+                additionalActions: [removeConversationButton(conversationsToRemove, participantId, onRemove)],
             }}
         />
     );
diff --git a/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/InteractMessage.tsx b/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/InteractMessage.tsx
index 7e71eff0..02bfc37b 100644
--- a/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/InteractMessage.tsx
+++ b/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/InteractMessage.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
     TextBulletListSquareSparkleRegular,
 } from '@fluentui/react-icons';
 import React from 'react';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useConversationUtility } from '../../libs/useConversationUtility';
 import { useParticipantUtility } from '../../libs/useParticipantUtility';
 import { Utility } from '../../libs/Utility';
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ export const InteractMessage: React.FC<InteractMessageProps> = (props) => {
     );
 
     const getRenderedMessage = React.useCallback(() => {
+        let allowLink = true;
         let renderedContent: JSX.Element;
         if (message.messageType === 'notice') {
             renderedContent = (
@@ -299,11 +301,17 @@ export const InteractMessage: React.FC<InteractMessageProps> = (props) => {
                 </div>
             );
         } else if (isUser) {
+            allowLink = false;
             renderedContent = <UserMessage>{content}</UserMessage>;
         } else {
+            allowLink = false;
             renderedContent = <CopilotMessage>{content}</CopilotMessage>;
         }
 
+        if (message.metadata?.href && allowLink) {
+            renderedContent = <Link to={message.metadata?.href}>{renderedContent}</Link>;
+        }
+
         const attachmentList =
             message.filenames && message.filenames.length > 0 ? (
                 <AttachmentList className={classes.attachments}>
diff --git a/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/MyConversations.tsx b/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/MyConversations.tsx
index bbce48a0..6ce77095 100644
--- a/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/MyConversations.tsx
+++ b/workbench-app/src/components/Conversations/MyConversations.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const MyConversations: React.FC<MyConversationsProps> = (props) => {
                                 <ConversationDuplicate conversationId={conversation.id} iconOnly />
                                 <ConversationShare conversation={conversation} iconOnly />
                                 <ConversationRemove
-                                    conversation={conversation}
+                                    conversations={conversation}
                                     participantId={participantId}
                                     iconOnly
                                 />
diff --git a/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/Controls/ConversationList.tsx b/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/Controls/ConversationList.tsx
index 983b2f26..7bbab92a 100644
--- a/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/Controls/ConversationList.tsx
+++ b/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/Controls/ConversationList.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ const useClasses = makeStyles({
     },
 });
 
-export const ConversationList: React.FC = () => {
+interface ConversationListProps {
+    parentConversationId?: string;
+    hideChildConversations?: boolean;
+}
+
+export const ConversationList: React.FC<ConversationListProps> = (props) => {
+    const { parentConversationId, hideChildConversations } = props;
     const classes = useClasses();
     const environment = useEnvironment();
     const activeConversationId = useAppSelector((state) => state.app.activeConversationId);
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ export const ConversationList: React.FC = () => {
         isUninitialized: conversationsUninitialized,
         refetch: refetchConversations,
     } = useGetConversationsQuery();
+    const [filteredConversations, setFilteredConversations] = React.useState<Conversation[]>();
     const [displayedConversations, setDisplayedConversations] = React.useState<Conversation[]>([]);
 
     const [renameConversation, setRenameConversation] = React.useState<Conversation>();
@@ -89,6 +96,30 @@ export const ConversationList: React.FC = () => {
         };
     }, [conversationsLoading, conversationsUninitialized, environment.url, refetchConversations]);
 
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        if (conversationsLoading) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        setFilteredConversations(
+            conversations?.filter((conversation) => {
+                if (parentConversationId) {
+                    if (hideChildConversations) {
+                        return (
+                            conversation.metadata?.['parent_conversation_id'] === undefined ||
+                            conversation.metadata?.['parent_conversation_id'] !== parentConversationId
+                        );
+                    }
+                    return conversation.metadata?.['parent_conversation_id'] === parentConversationId;
+                }
+                if (hideChildConversations) {
+                    return conversation.metadata?.['parent_conversation_id'] === undefined;
+                }
+                return true;
+            }),
+        );
+    }, [conversations, conversationsLoading, hideChildConversations, parentConversationId]);
+
     const handleUpdateSelectedForActions = React.useCallback((conversationId: string, selected: boolean) => {
         if (selected) {
             setSelectedForActions((prev) => new Set(prev).add(conversationId));
@@ -151,7 +182,7 @@ export const ConversationList: React.FC = () => {
                 )}
                 {removeConversation && localUserId && (
                     <ConversationRemoveDialog
-                        conversationId={removeConversation.id}
+                        conversations={removeConversation}
                         participantId={localUserId}
                         onRemove={() => {
                             if (activeConversationId === removeConversation.id) {
@@ -185,12 +216,12 @@ export const ConversationList: React.FC = () => {
         <>
             {actionHelpers}
             <ConversationListOptions
-                conversations={conversations}
+                conversations={filteredConversations}
                 selectedForActions={selectedForActions}
                 onSelectedForActionsChanged={setSelectedForActions}
                 onDisplayedConversationsChanged={setDisplayedConversations}
             />
-            {!conversations || conversations.length === 0 ? (
+            {!filteredConversations || filteredConversations.length === 0 ? (
                 <div className={classes.content}>
                     <Text weight="semibold">No conversations found</Text>
                 </div>
@@ -221,5 +252,3 @@ export const ConversationList: React.FC = () => {
         </>
     );
 };
-
-export const MemoizedConversationList = React.memo(ConversationList);
diff --git a/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/Controls/ConversationListOptions.tsx b/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/Controls/ConversationListOptions.tsx
index 01d2964c..c2c01b40 100644
--- a/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/Controls/ConversationListOptions.tsx
+++ b/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/Controls/ConversationListOptions.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { useConversationUtility } from '../../../libs/useConversationUtility';
 import { Utility } from '../../../libs/Utility';
 import { Conversation } from '../../../models/Conversation';
 import { useAppSelector } from '../../../redux/app/hooks';
+import { ConversationRemoveDialog } from '../../Conversations/ConversationRemove';
 
 const useClasses = makeStyles({
     root: {
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ export const ConversationListOptions: React.FC<ConversationListOptionsProps> = (
     const [filterString, setFilterString] = React.useState<string>('');
     const [displayFilter, setDisplayFilter] = React.useState<string>('');
     const [sortByName, setSortByName] = React.useState<boolean>(false);
+    const [removeConversations, setRemoveConversations] = React.useState<Conversation[]>();
     const [displayedConversations, setDisplayedConversations] = React.useState<Conversation[]>(conversations || []);
 
     const sortByNameHelper = React.useCallback(
@@ -380,20 +382,20 @@ export const ConversationListOptions: React.FC<ConversationListOptionsProps> = (
                       unread: conversations?.some(
                           (conversation) => selectedForActions.has(conversation.id) && !hasUnreadMessages(conversation),
                       ),
-                      remove: true,
                       pin: conversations?.some(
                           (conversation) => selectedForActions.has(conversation.id) && !isPinned(conversation),
                       ),
                       unpin: conversations?.some(
                           (conversation) => selectedForActions.has(conversation.id) && isPinned(conversation),
                       ),
+                      remove: true,
                   }
                 : {
                       read: false,
                       unread: false,
-                      remove: false,
                       pin: false,
                       unpin: false,
+                      remove: false,
                   },
         [conversations, hasUnreadMessages, isPinned, selectedForActions],
     );
@@ -413,9 +415,10 @@ export const ConversationListOptions: React.FC<ConversationListOptionsProps> = (
     }, [getSelectedConversations, markAllAsUnread, onSelectedForActionsChanged]);
 
     const handleRemoveForSelected = React.useCallback(async () => {
-        // TODO: implement remove conversation
-        onSelectedForActionsChanged(new Set<string>());
-    }, [onSelectedForActionsChanged]);
+        // set removeConversations to show remove dialog
+        setRemoveConversations(getSelectedConversations());
+        // don't clear selected conversations until after the user confirms the removal
+    }, [getSelectedConversations]);
 
     const handlePinForSelected = React.useCallback(async () => {
         await setPinned(getSelectedConversations(), true);
@@ -427,6 +430,12 @@ export const ConversationListOptions: React.FC<ConversationListOptionsProps> = (
         onSelectedForActionsChanged(new Set<string>());
     }, [getSelectedConversations, setPinned, onSelectedForActionsChanged]);
 
+    const handleRemoveConversations = React.useCallback(() => {
+        // reset removeConversations and clear selected conversations
+        setRemoveConversations(undefined);
+        onSelectedForActionsChanged(new Set<string>());
+    }, [onSelectedForActionsChanged]);
+
     const bulkSelectForActionsToolbar = React.useMemo(
         () => (
             <Overflow padding={90}>
@@ -474,6 +483,14 @@ export const ConversationListOptions: React.FC<ConversationListOptionsProps> = (
                             onClick={handleUnpinForSelected}
                         />
                     </Tooltip>
+                    <Tooltip content="Remove selected conversations" relationship="label">
+                        <Button
+                            appearance="subtle"
+                            icon={<PlugDisconnectedRegular />}
+                            disabled={!enableBulkActions.remove}
+                            onClick={handleRemoveForSelected}
+                        />
+                    </Tooltip>
                 </Toolbar>
             </Overflow>
         ),
@@ -494,6 +511,14 @@ export const ConversationListOptions: React.FC<ConversationListOptionsProps> = (
 
     return (
         <div className={classes.root}>
+            {removeConversations && localUserId && (
+                <ConversationRemoveDialog
+                    conversations={removeConversations}
+                    participantId={localUserId}
+                    onRemove={handleRemoveConversations}
+                    onCancel={() => setRemoveConversations(undefined)}
+                />
+            )}
             <div className={classes.header}>
                 <Text weight="semibold">Conversations</Text>
             </div>
diff --git a/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/GlobalContent.tsx b/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/GlobalContent.tsx
index 8d999a0e..40ff47ed 100644
--- a/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/GlobalContent.tsx
+++ b/workbench-app/src/components/FrontDoor/GlobalContent.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { makeStyles, shorthands, tokens } from '@fluentui/react-components';
 import React from 'react';
-import { MemoizedConversationList } from './Controls/ConversationList';
+import { ConversationList } from './Controls/ConversationList';
 
 const useClasses = makeStyles({
     root: {
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ export const GlobalContent: React.FC<GlobalContentProps> = (props) => {
     const { headerBefore, headerAfter } = props;
     const classes = useClasses();
 
+    const conversationList = React.useMemo(() => <ConversationList hideChildConversations />, []);
+
     return (
         <div className={classes.root}>
             <div className={classes.header}>
                 {headerBefore}
                 {headerAfter}
             </div>
-            <div className={classes.content}>
-                <MemoizedConversationList />
-            </div>
+            <div className={classes.content}>{conversationList}</div>
         </div>
     );
 };
diff --git a/workbench-app/src/libs/useHistoryUtility.ts b/workbench-app/src/libs/useHistoryUtility.ts
index 98c7b56a..0614462e 100644
--- a/workbench-app/src/libs/useHistoryUtility.ts
+++ b/workbench-app/src/libs/useHistoryUtility.ts
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ export const useHistoryUtility = (conversationId: string) => {
             // add the new participant to the cached participants
             dispatch(
                 updateGetConversationParticipantsQueryData(conversationId, {
-                    participant,
-                    participants: conversationParticipants,
+                    participants: [...(conversationParticipants ?? []), participant],
                 }),
             ),
         [dispatch, conversationId, conversationParticipants],
@@ -134,8 +133,9 @@ export const useHistoryUtility = (conversationId: string) => {
             // update the participant in the cached participants
             dispatch(
                 updateGetConversationParticipantsQueryData(conversationId, {
-                    participant,
-                    participants: conversationParticipants,
+                    participants: (conversationParticipants ?? []).map((existingParticipant) =>
+                        existingParticipant.id === participant.id ? participant : existingParticipant,
+                    ),
                 }),
             ),
         [dispatch, conversationId, conversationParticipants],
diff --git a/workbench-service/semantic_workbench_service/controller/assistant.py b/workbench-service/semantic_workbench_service/controller/assistant.py
index 3014ab46..45c306f6 100644
--- a/workbench-service/semantic_workbench_service/controller/assistant.py
+++ b/workbench-service/semantic_workbench_service/controller/assistant.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     ConversationEventType,
     ConversationImportResult,
     NewAssistant,
+    NewConversation,
     UpdateAssistant,
 )
 from sqlalchemy.orm import joinedload
@@ -829,32 +830,14 @@ async def import_conversations(
             conversation_ids=list(import_result.conversation_id_old_to_new.values()),
         )
 
-    # async def duplicate_conversation(
-    #     self,
-    #     user_principal: auth.UserPrincipal,
-    #     conversation_id: uuid.UUID,
-    # ) -> ConversationImportResult:
-    #     # export the conversation
-    #     export_result = await self.export_conversations(
-    #         user_principal=user_principal, conversation_ids={conversation_id}
-    #     )
-
-    #     # import the conversation
-    #     with open(export_result.file_path, "rb") as import_file:
-    #         import_result = await self.import_conversations(from_export=import_file, user_principal=user_principal)
-
-    #     # cleanup
-    #     export_result.cleanup()
-
-    #     return import_result
-
+    # TODO: decide if we should move this to the conversation controller?
+    #   it's a bit of a mix between the two and reaches into the assistant controller
+    #   to access storage and assistant data, so it's not a clean fit in either
+    #   also, we should consider DRYing up the import/export code with this
     async def duplicate_conversation(
-        self,
-        principal: auth.ActorPrincipal,
-        conversation_id: uuid.UUID,
+        self, principal: auth.ActorPrincipal, conversation_id: uuid.UUID, new_conversation: NewConversation
     ) -> ConversationImportResult:
         async with self._get_session() as session:
-            # Ensure the user has access to the conversation
             # Ensure the actor has access to the conversation
             original_conversation = await self._ensure_conversation_access(
                 session=session,
@@ -864,16 +847,24 @@ async def duplicate_conversation(
             if original_conversation is None:
                 raise exceptions.NotFoundError()
 
+            title = new_conversation.title or f"{original_conversation.title} (Copy)"
+
+            meta_data = {
+                **original_conversation.meta_data,
+                **new_conversation.metadata,
+                "original_conversation_id": str(original_conversation.conversation_id),
+            }
+
             # Create a new conversation with the same properties
-            new_conversation = db.Conversation(
+            conversation = db.Conversation(
                 owner_id=original_conversation.owner_id,
-                title=f"{original_conversation.title} (Copy)",
-                meta_data=original_conversation.meta_data.copy(),
+                title=title,
+                meta_data=meta_data,
                 imported_from_conversation_id=original_conversation.conversation_id,
                 # Use the current datetime for the new conversation
                 created_datetime=datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC),
             )
-            session.add(new_conversation)
+            session.add(conversation)
             await session.flush()  # To generate new_conversation.conversation_id
 
             # Copy messages from the original conversation
@@ -886,7 +877,7 @@ async def duplicate_conversation(
                 new_message = db.ConversationMessage(
                     # Do not set 'sequence'; let the database assign it
                     message_id=uuid.uuid4(),  # Generate a new unique message ID
-                    conversation_id=new_conversation.conversation_id,
+                    conversation_id=conversation.conversation_id,
                     created_datetime=message.created_datetime,
                     sender_participant_id=message.sender_participant_id,
                     sender_participant_role=message.sender_participant_role,
@@ -902,7 +893,7 @@ async def duplicate_conversation(
             original_files_path = self._file_storage.path_for(
                 namespace=str(original_conversation.conversation_id), filename=""
             )
-            new_files_path = self._file_storage.path_for(namespace=str(new_conversation.conversation_id), filename="")
+            new_files_path = self._file_storage.path_for(namespace=str(conversation.conversation_id), filename="")
             if original_files_path.exists():
                 await asyncio.to_thread(shutil.copytree, original_files_path, new_files_path)
 
@@ -918,7 +909,7 @@ async def duplicate_conversation(
             ).all()
             for participant in assistant_participants:
                 new_participant = db.AssistantParticipant(
-                    conversation_id=new_conversation.conversation_id,
+                    conversation_id=conversation.conversation_id,
                     assistant_id=participant.assistant_id,
                     name=participant.name,
                     image=participant.image,
@@ -938,7 +929,7 @@ async def duplicate_conversation(
             )
             for participant in user_participants:
                 new_user_participant = db.UserParticipant(
-                    conversation_id=new_conversation.conversation_id,
+                    conversation_id=conversation.conversation_id,
                     user_id=participant.user_id,
                     name=participant.name,
                     image=participant.image,
@@ -974,20 +965,20 @@ async def duplicate_conversation(
 
                     # **Connect the assistant to the new conversation with the exported data**
                     await self.connect_assistant_to_conversation(
-                        conversation=new_conversation,
+                        conversation=conversation,
                         assistant=assistant,
                         from_export=from_export,
                     )
                 except AssistantError as e:
                     logger.error(
-                        f"Error connecting assistant {assistant_id} to new conversation {new_conversation.conversation_id}: {e}",
+                        f"Error connecting assistant {assistant_id} to new conversation {conversation.conversation_id}: {e}",
                         exc_info=True,
                     )
                     # Optionally handle the error (e.g., remove assistant from the conversation)
 
             return ConversationImportResult(
                 assistant_ids=list(assistant_ids),
-                conversation_ids=[new_conversation.conversation_id],
+                conversation_ids=[conversation.conversation_id],
             )
 
     async def _ensure_conversation_access(
diff --git a/workbench-service/semantic_workbench_service/service.py b/workbench-service/semantic_workbench_service/service.py
index 3b6f40ce..3f2f7e8a 100644
--- a/workbench-service/semantic_workbench_service/service.py
+++ b/workbench-service/semantic_workbench_service/service.py
@@ -504,13 +504,6 @@ async def import_conversations(
             user_principal=user_principal, from_export=from_export.file
         )
 
-    @app.post("/conversations/duplicate")
-    async def duplicate_conversation(
-        principal: auth.DependsActorPrincipal,
-        conversation_id: uuid.UUID = Query(alias="id"),
-    ) -> ConversationImportResult:
-        return await assistant_controller.duplicate_conversation(principal=principal, conversation_id=conversation_id)
-
     @app.get("/assistants/{assistant_id}/config")
     async def get_assistant_config(
         user_principal: auth.DependsUserPrincipal,
@@ -761,6 +754,16 @@ async def create_conversation(
             new_conversation=new_conversation,
         )
 
+    @app.post("/conversations/{conversation_id}")
+    async def duplicate_conversation(
+        conversation_id: uuid.UUID,
+        principal: auth.DependsActorPrincipal,
+        new_conversation: NewConversation,
+    ) -> ConversationImportResult:
+        return await assistant_controller.duplicate_conversation(
+            principal=principal, conversation_id=conversation_id, new_conversation=new_conversation
+        )
+
     @app.get("/conversations")
     async def list_conversations(
         principal: auth.DependsActorPrincipal,