Workspace Context

Workspaces

Workspaces organize documents, conversations, and access inside an organization. Use them for projects, teams, departments, or client-specific knowledge.

Organization-Level vs Workspace Content

Organization-level content

Use this for shared policies, templates, and documents that should be available broadly across the organization.

Workspace-specific content

Use this for focused project rooms, customer accounts, departments, or other collections with their own members and conversations.

How Workspace Context Works

Documents

Without a workspace, uploads and lists use organization-level files. With a workspace, uploads and lists target that workspace.

Conversations

Organization-level and workspace conversations are listed separately, based on the selected context.

Answers and search

Workspace questions search organization-level files plus files in that workspace. Without a workspace, search uses organization-level files only.

Workspace Memory (Project Context)

Each workspace can have durable memory — a persistent project context that helps the AI understand background knowledge specific to that workspace. Unlike documents, workspace memory is not cited as a source. It acts as background context that improves answers without appearing in citations.

What to store

  • Domain terminology and definitions

  • Client-specific details or project rules

  • Reusable background that applies across many conversations

Characteristics

  • One memory per workspace (empty by default)

  • Maximum 20,000 characters

  • Editable by workspace owners and admins

  • Changes are versioned with an audit trail

Two ways to update

  • Manual editing — Workspace owners and admins can edit memory directly from workspace settings.

  • Auto-extraction — The AI can automatically extract durable facts from your messages and suggest memory updates (only when you explicitly state project facts).

Metadata and Constraints

Responses include id, organization_id, name, description, created_by, timestamps, member_count, and user_role.

Names are required, must be 1–100 characters, and must be unique within an organization.

Descriptions are optional. Creating a workspace makes the creator the workspace OWNER.

Creating, Updating, and Deleting

Organization admins can create workspaces with a name and optional description.

Workspace admins, workspace owners, and organization admins can update workspace details.

Workspace admins, workspace owners, and organization admins can delete workspaces.

Deleting a workspace is destructive. Review the workspace carefully before deleting it.

Roles and Membership

Workspace roles are separate from organization roles. Users must first belong to the organization before they can be added to a workspace.

OWNER is assigned to the creator when the workspace is created.

ADMIN and MEMBER can be assigned when adding or updating workspace members.

Owner transfer is not documented for workspace membership.

Organization admins can manage and list all workspaces; regular members need explicit workspace membership.

Empty States and Troubleshooting

If you cannot see a workspace, ask an organization admin to add you as a member.

If a workspace has no documents, check whether files were uploaded while that workspace was selected.

If a conversation is missing, switch between organization-level and workspace views.

Access errors usually mean a missing organization or workspace context, a missing workspace, no membership, or insufficient admin/owner access.

Workspace memory is background context, not a document source. It improves answers silently and is never cited as a source. If memory seems ignored, check that it has been saved and that you have selected the correct workspace.