The layout
The Agents tab has three simple areas. Once you know them, you’ll feel at home.
The Agents tab: (1) your sessions on the left, (2) chat tabs in the middle, (3) a file preview on the right when the agent makes something.
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Session list (left)
Every conversation you’ve had with the agent is saved here, newest first. Click one to reopen it.
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Chat area (middle)
Where you talk to the agent and read its replies.
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Preview panel (right)
When the agent creates a file or artifact, it opens here so you can read and download it. It stays hidden until there’s something to show.
Working with sessions
A session is one saved conversation. Think of each session as a separate notepad for a separate task.Start a new chat
Click the + (New tab) to begin a fresh conversation. Great for starting a new task.
Reopen a past session
Click any item in the session list to continue where you left off.
Search your sessions
Click the search icon and type to find an old conversation by its words.
Rename, share, or delete
Hover a session for options: rename it, share it, or delete it.
Open several chats at once (tabs)
The Agents tab lets you keep multiple conversations open in tabs, just like a web browser. Each tab is its own session.1
Open a new tab
Click the + button in the tab strip. A fresh “New chat” tab appears.
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Switch between tabs
Click any tab to jump to that conversation. Your place in each one is kept.
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Close a tab
Click the small × on a tab to close it. The session is still saved in your list — closing a tab doesn’t delete it.
Choosing which agent you’re talking to
At the top of the session list there’s an agent picker. By default you’re talking to the Core Agent — that’s what most people use every day. If you’ve built an Assistant, you can switch to it here.
The agent picker. Stay on the Core Agent unless you've built a custom Assistant.
Custom Assistants are optional and covered under More Ways to Work. You do not need them to create documents, sheets, or PDFs.
The agent settings button
Next to the search icon is a settings (gear) button. It opens the agent’s configuration, where you can adjust how it behaves. See Configure the Core Agent.It’s also a side panel
The same agent is available as a slide-out panel on other pages, so you can get help without leaving what you’re doing. Look for the assistant button (often a sparkle icon) in the top bar to open or close it.Next step
What the Core Agent can do
Chat, tools, multi-step tasks, and docs / sheets / PDFs.