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A Workspace holds related Canvases and files. Chats let you direct the agent, and each conversation remains private to the person who started it.

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Places and content

Notes, shapes, and lines are Canvas objects; they aren’t all separate files. Documents and HTML blocks are backed by files.

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What directs the work

  • The agent. Reads context, creates outputs, and acts through the capabilities available in the conversation. Choose an agent before the first message.
  • Skills. Reusable instructions for a format, process, or area of knowledge. Auto Skills are available for the agent to choose; Manual Skills require explicit selection.
  • Connectors. Access to supported actions in another app through a personal or organization connection.
  • Automations. Saved instructions that run on a schedule in a chosen Workspace or Canvas.

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One file, multiple placements

A file begins where you upload or create it. Add to workspace moves a Canvas or chat file into its Workspace while leaving a live reference behind. When adding a Workspace file to another Canvas, choose a live reference or an independent copy. Changes to the original appear through its live references. Copies have their own contents and history. See Files in Cohesive.

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Access follows the work

Sharing a Workspace gives access to its Canvases and Workspace files, including future additions. A Canvas can also be shared directly. Files can be shared individually without opening the surrounding Workspace. Chats remain private. A section organizes content but doesn’t restrict who can see it. See Sharing Workspaces. Public Canvas links and published files are snapshots. Edits reach readers when you publish an update; they aren’t live collaboration.

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Archive and restore

Workspaces, Canvases, chats, Skills, and files support archiving. Archived files have a 14-day restore window. Plain Canvas objects are deleted, and removing a live reference leaves its original file in place. See Archive and restore.