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Add project, task, issue, note, or file context

Give a session the right background by starting it from a project, staq, task, or issue, or by attaching files.

AvailableLast reviewed 2026-10-05

Start a session where the work lives so the assistant already knows about it.

What you need

  • Access to the project or staq, or a task or issue you can open.

Steps

Start from a project or staq

  1. Open Projects (or Staqs) and open the one you want.

  2. Choose New Chat. The chat is created inside that project or staq and shows Project: <name> or Staq: <name> under its title.

    A project's page with the New Chat button at the top right

Start from a task or issue

  1. Find the task or issue in My Work, Today, or your To Do list.

  2. Choose Work on this (the To Do list uses the tooltip Work on this in a chat). A session opens, and the assistant gets the item's details and starts with a first message about it.

    My Work rows, each with a Work on this button

Move a loose chat into a project or staq

  1. In an existing Quick Chat, choose Settings in the header.
  2. In Chat Settings, choose Move to project or staq, pick a destination, and choose Move.

Bring in notes and other work

Ask for it by name, for example "Summarise my note called ..." or "What are my open issues?". The assistant can look up your tasks, issues, projects, and notes, and an activity panel under the reply (for example Activity complete) shows what it did.

Expected result

Answers refer to the project, item, or note you chose.

Tips

Troubleshooting

  • The assistant does not know about my project. Make sure the chat shows Project: under its title; if not, use Move to project or staq.
  • Move to project or staq is missing. It appears only for chats not already in a project or staq.
  • You cannot see a project. You may not be a member. See Add people to a project.
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