> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.boostgpt.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Workspaces

> Your AI teammate's sandbox file system

## What are Workspaces?

Workspaces give your AI teammate a sandbox file system — a place where they can create, read, edit, search, and delete files. When your AI teammate uses **Autonomous** reasoning mode, they automatically have access to file tools that let it write code, generate documents, and manage project files.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Workspace vs Training Data**: Training data teaches your AI teammate *what they know*. Workspaces give your AI teammate *a place to work* — creating and editing files like a developer would.

## How It Works

Workspaces are automatically created when needed. **Each conversation gets its own
isolated workspace** — logged-in or anonymous, files stay private to that chat.

No setup is required. When your AI teammate is in **Autonomous** reasoning mode, the file tools are available automatically.

## What your AI teammate can do

In Autonomous mode, your AI teammate has access to these built-in file tools:

| Tool | What it does |
| - | - |
| **Write** | Create new files or overwrite existing ones |
| **Read** | Read file contents (can read specific line ranges) |
| **Edit** | Make precise, targeted changes to existing files |
| **Search** | Find patterns across all workspace files |
| **Delete** | Remove files from the workspace |

## File Explorer

When your AI teammate creates or edits files, they appear in the **Workspace** panel on the chat page:

* **File tree** — browse all files organized by folder structure
* **Syntax highlighting** — code files are displayed with proper syntax coloring
* **Real-time updates** — files appear or update instantly when your AI teammate makes changes
* **Manual editing** — you can edit file contents directly in the viewer

## Managing Workspaces

From the chat page, you can:

* **View files** — click any file in the workspace panel to view its contents
* **Create files** — add files manually via the workspace panel
* **Rename/move** — right-click files to rename or move them
* **Delete files** — remove files you no longer need
* **Switch workspaces** — if you have multiple workspaces, switch between them

> [!NOTE]
>
> Building a website? Sites get a visual editor and version history on top of the
> file tools described here — see [Site Builder](https://docs.boostgpt.co/site/builder.md).

## Best Practices

* Use **Autonomous** reasoning mode for tasks that involve creating or editing files
* Be specific in your instructions — "Create an HTML login form with email and password fields" works better than "make a form"
* Your AI teammate can work across multiple files in a single turn — ask for a complete project structure
* Files persist across conversations, so you can return later to continue working

## Next Steps

> [card] [Tasks](https://docs.boostgpt.co/mira/tasks.md)
>
> Schedule your AI teammate to run autonomously

> [card] [Integrations](https://docs.boostgpt.co/integrations/introduction.md)
>
> Connect tools for your AI teammate to use


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