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Agent Tab

Manage chat sessions, send messages, and watch your Agent work in real time from the Agent tab.

Agent Tab

The Agent tab is the primary canvas in every Agent Workspace. It is where you start conversations, review past sessions, and watch your Agent execute tasks step by step.

Session selector

At the top of the Agent tab is the session selector — a dropdown that lists all past sessions for this Agent.

  • Click New Session (or the + icon) to start a fresh conversation
  • Click any existing session to resume it
  • Each session is fully isolated: messages, artifacts, and tool calls from one session do not bleed into another

Renaming a session

Hover over a session in the dropdown and click the pencil icon to rename it. Press Enter to save or Escape to cancel.

Deleting a session

Hover over a session and click the trash icon. A confirmation prompt appears before deletion.

Sending a message

Type your message in the input box at the bottom of the chat panel. Press Enter or click Send.

You can also:

  • Attach files — drag and drop or click the attachment icon
  • Switch models — use the model selector in the input toolbar
  • Use voice input — click the microphone icon (where supported)

Watching the Agent work

When the Agent is running a task, you can see:

  • Streaming text — the Agent's response appears word by word
  • Tool calls — each tool invocation (file read, web search, code execution) is shown inline
  • Tool detail panel — click any tool call to expand the full input/output in the right sidebar
  • Artifacts panel — generated files, code, or documents appear in the right panel automatically

Artifacts and diff files

When the Agent creates or modifies files, the Artifacts panel opens automatically on the right side. You can:

  • Preview generated content (code, markdown, HTML)
  • Edit content inline
  • Open the file in Drive
  • Deploy artifacts directly

If the Agent edits existing files, the Files tab in the right panel shows a diff view of all changes.

Autopilot (Yolo mode)

By default, the Agent runs in autopilot mode — it executes tool calls without asking for approval. This is the fastest way to get work done.

In development environments, you can toggle autopilot off to review each tool call before it runs.

Keyboard shortcuts

ShortcutAction
EnterSend message
Shift+EnterNew line in message
Cmd+KOpen new task dialog

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