> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cohesive.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Home

> Start a private chat or return to a recent Canvas or conversation.

Use Home to start a new conversation or return to recent work.

Describe a task in the composer to start a private chat. If the agent picker is available, choose the agent before the first message. You can attach context or use a [Skill](/product/skills/managing#invoke-a-skill).

Recent Canvases and chats let you resume work you've already started.

## Start in a chat or on a Canvas

Start a chat when you have a question or task without a Canvas yet. Start on a Canvas when you want to select existing sources, arrange results, or work with teammates on a shared surface.

A standalone chat's conversation and attachments remain private unless you deliberately move or share its files. See [Files in Cohesive](/product/files/overview).