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A project keeps related work in one place. It holds instructions, files, connectors and tools. Every chat you start in a project uses them.
Projects are off by default. An admin turns them on in Workspace → Labs with Enable Projects. Once on, Projects appears in the chat sidebar.
Projects is a beta feature. The Projects item in the chat sidebar carries a Beta badge, which means the feature may change. On a phone, the Projects page title shows the badge too.

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Create a project

  1. In the chat sidebar, select Projects, then New project.
  2. Enter a Name. Description and Instructions are optional.
  3. Select Create project.
Projects page with six projects and the New project buttonProjects page with six projects and the New project button
The project opens. Only you can see it until you share it.

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Set up a project

The project page shows a Project setup panel. Each part is optional.
Project page with the chat box and the Project setup panelProject page with the chat box and the Project setup panel
A tool that can delete data shows Needs approval. In a project chat it runs only after someone approves it.

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Chat in a project

Open the project and type in the chat box, or pick a suggestion such as Summarize a document. Every chat you start there uses the project’s instructions, files and tools. In a project chat you can still change the sources and tools for that chat. Select Reset to project defaults to go back to the project’s settings. See Using chat for the chat controls.

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Move a chat into a project

  1. In the chat sidebar, open the menu of a chat you started.
  2. Select Move to project and pick a project.
To take a chat out of a project, open the chat’s menu and select Remove from project. This option only appears for a chat that is in a project. You can also select Move to project and choose No project, which does the same thing. You can only move your own chats, and only into a project you can open. You can’t move a chat into an archived project.

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Share a project

The owner shares a project:
  1. Open the project and select Share.
  2. Add people or teams, and give each a role:
    • Can edit: change the name, instructions, files, connectors and tools, and chat in the project.
    • Can view: open the project and chat with its files and tools.
  3. Under Who can find this project, choose:
    • Only people it’s shared with: only you and the people or teams you added can open it.
    • Everyone in your organization: anyone in your organization can find and open it, with view access.
  4. Under New chats in this project, choose:
    • Private to whoever starts them: each chat stays private unless its author shares it.
    • Shared with project members: members can see new chats. An author can still make a chat private.
A member who no longer needs a project can select Leave project. Their chats stay theirs. If access comes from the organization or a team, they can’t leave; the owner has to change who it’s shared with.

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Pin, archive and delete

From the project’s actions menu:
  • Pin keeps the project at the top of your list, under Pinned.
  • Archive project (owner only) moves it to the Archived tab. No one can start new chats in an archived project. Select Unarchive project to restore it.
  • Delete project (owner only) can’t be undone. Files uploaded to the project are deleted for good, and everyone it’s shared with loses access. Chats are kept, but are no longer part of a project.
Editors can also use Edit name and description.