Start a chat
Click New Chat in the sidebar, or press ⌘ Shift O (Ctrl Shift O on Windows). Type your message in the box at the bottom and press Enter. The message box understands more than plain text:Work with a thread
Every conversation is saved as a thread in the sidebar, grouped by Today, Yesterday, Last 7 days and Older. Open a thread’s menu to:- Rename it.
- Share & Export: create a public link, or download as Markdown or JSON, or print. See Share & export.
- Move to project, so it picks up the project’s instructions, files and knowledge. See Projects.
- Archive Chat to hide it from the sidebar without deleting it. Archived chats live in Settings → Archived Chats.
- Delete Chat.
Search your chats
Press ⌘ K (Ctrl K) to search your chat history. Results are grouped by date, and you can preview a conversation before opening it.Answers you can check
When the assistant uses a knowledge base, the answer includes numbered citations. Click one to see the passage it came from. When it uses tools such as web search or a connector, each call appears in the conversation. Choose how much of a tool call is shown in Settings → Chat display.Personalize responses
Open Settings → User Instructions (⌘ Shift L) to tell the assistant what to call you, what you do, and how you like answers written. These apply to every chat. See Settings.Related
Keyboard shortcuts
Every shortcut in one list.
Temporary chat
Chats that aren’t saved.