Sessions and Context
How conversations work in the Assistant, what "context" means, and when to start fresh.
The Assistant works in conversations. Each conversation is a continuous thread — your messages, the AI's replies, and any files you've shared all live together. This page explains how that works and how to get the most out of it.
What A Conversation Is
When you open the Assistant, the dashboard either opens an existing conversation or starts a new one. You'll usually have several conversations going at once, each one for a different piece of work.
Why this matters: the Assistant remembers what you've said within a conversation. If you spent ten minutes explaining the brief at the start, you don't need to re-explain it later when you ask for an edit. That continuity is what makes it feel like working with a colleague who's been on the project with you.
What "Context" Means
"Context" is everything the Assistant knows about the work right now. It usually comes from four places:
- Your messages — what you've asked, explained, or instructed.
- The Assistant's earlier replies — what it's already produced.
- Files or documents you've shared — pasted text, uploaded files, references from Knowledgebase.
- Your stated goal — who you're writing for, what tone you want, what hard constraints exist.
The more relevant context you provide, the more useful the Assistant becomes. The less relevant context (old tangents, abandoned drafts, files for a different task), the more it can get confused.
When To Stay In The Same Conversation
Keep working in the same conversation when:
- You're still working on the same piece of writing or analysis.
- You want the Assistant to remember what you discussed earlier.
- You're iterating — getting closer with each round of edits.
Example: drafting a press release. First message asks for a draft. Second message asks for a more formal tone. Third message asks to shorten it. All in one conversation.
When To Start A New Conversation
Start fresh when:
- You're switching to a completely different topic or piece of work.
- The earlier context is no longer relevant and would just be noise.
- You changed your mind about the goal and want a clean slate.
Example: you've finished the press release and now you need to draft a stakeholder email about something unrelated. Start a new conversation.
A Practical Habit
Treat conversations like documents. Each one is "the thread for that one piece of work." If you're proud of a draft you produced in one, it's worth keeping the conversation around — you may want to come back to it.