Projects group related conversations and provide shared project instructions for those conversations. Use them for long-running work, customer topics, product plans, research themes, or any workflow that needs stable background requirements.

Project Entry Point#

Projects appear in the sidebar Projects section. When there are no projects, the section shows an empty state and a create button. When projects exist, each project appears as a folder row.

A project row has two main actions: click the folder icon to expand or collapse project conversations, or click the project name to start a new conversation in that project. The more menu on the right can start a project conversation, edit the project, or delete it.

Create a Project#

Click the plus button in the Projects section to create a project. A project requires a name and can optionally include project instructions.

The project name cannot be empty. Use clear, stable names such as Website redesign, Customer A support, or Q3 growth analysis. Project instructions can be empty; do not add them unless the project needs persistent guidance.

Project Instructions#

Project instructions apply to chat model requests inside the project. They are useful for persistent context such as business goals, tone, output preferences, terminology, things to avoid, or boundaries the project should keep following.

Project instructions are not a one-off user message and are not the highest-priority platform rule. They are added as project context for chat requests and may guide project goals, but they do not override platform or model rules.

Project instructions apply only to chat model requests. Image generation, image editing, and other non-chat capabilities do not use them.

Start a Project Conversation#

Click the project name, or choose New chat from the project menu, to enter a new chat in project mode. The page shows a Project mode hint, meaning the next created conversation will belong to the current project.

After the first message is sent in project mode, the new conversation appears under that project. Expanding the project in the sidebar loads its recent active conversations.

If a conversation inside a project is already open, clicking New chat in the sidebar keeps the new conversation in the current project so related work can continue in the same group.

Move Conversations Into Projects#

Existing conversations can be moved into a project from conversation menus. Entry points include sidebar row menus, All conversations row menus, and the current conversation title menu.

After moving, the conversation leaves the Default recent list and appears in the selected project group. On the All conversations page, it can also be found with the project filter.

Choosing Default removes the conversation from its project. Moving a conversation only changes project membership; it does not rewrite messages, attachments, title, star state, shares, or exports.

View Project Conversations#

Click the folder icon next to a project to expand it. The sidebar then loads active conversations in that project and shows them below the project row. Project conversations keep the same actions as normal conversations, including rename, star, move, Share & Export, archive, and delete.

All conversations also supports project filtering. Use it when a project has many conversations and you need search, filters, or bulk organization.

Edit a Project#

Choose Edit from the project menu to change the project name and project instructions. Changing the project name updates the sidebar, lists, and filters.

Changing project instructions affects later project chat requests. Existing generated messages are not rewritten; to use the new instructions in an older conversation, continue the conversation or send the task again.

Delete a Project#

Deleting a project removes only the project group by default. Conversations inside it stay available and move to Default. Use this when the project grouping is no longer needed but the history should remain.

The delete confirmation can also select Also delete all conversations. When selected, conversations inside the project are deleted too; then you can also choose whether to clean up files from those conversations. File cleanup follows the normal conversation rule: only files no longer referenced by other active conversations are removed.

If the deleted project contains the currently open conversation, the page returns to a blank new chat entry.