Tour the workspace

Studio keeps a conversation, the operational surfaces it uses, and the work it creates in one desktop workspace. Navigation and channels live on the left. The active conversation stays central. Terminals, files, dashboards, procedures, settings, and other artifacts open in a tabbed workbench beside it. Live tasks and account state remain visible around the edges.

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The left sidebar

The fixed navigation at the top of the sidebar contains: Below the fixed navigation, Studio shows recent dashboards, the channel switcher, and the conversation list. The lower sidebar surfaces running activity and your organization/account controls.

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Channels and conversations

The channel switcher controls which conversations, grounding, members, and tool policy apply to new work. The organization switcher controls the larger trust boundary. They are different scopes. The chat list supports pinning, renaming, archiving, and work status. Open the channel menu for the chat board, which groups conversations into Processing, In progress, Cancelled, and Done. When you start a chat, the composer displays the selected channel and gives you:

• A plus menu for attachments and context.
• @ mentions for hosts, files, procedures, connectors, MCP servers, and tools.
• Default, Ask, and Planning modes.
• The optional Autopilot permission.
• Model selection for the conversation.
• Queue or steer behavior while Copilot is already running.

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Conversation and artifacts workspace

The conversation is the operating thread. Tool calls, approvals, plans, sub-agent progress, generated UI, cost details, and completion state all stay in its transcript. Studio opens the things a conversation works with in the artifacts workspace: terminals, host editors, browser sessions, remote desktops, files, reports, code, dashboards, generated apps, procedures, settings, calls, and usage. Toggle the artifacts workspace with Mod+Shift+B. Toggle the bottom panel with Mod+J.

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Tabs and editor groups

Tabs can open as previews, stay open, be pinned, or move between groups. Split the workbench right or down when two surfaces need to remain visible. Lock a group when a live terminal, call, or dashboard must not be replaced by the next preview. Pin an editor when it should survive routine navigation.

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Search and commands

Press Mod+K to search Studio entities and registered commands. Results can include hosts, conversations, procedures, files, dashboards, settings, and actions. Search the noun when you know the object and the verb when you know the action. Examples:

• edge-03 to find a host or conversation mentioning it.
• billing to open Billing or Usage.
• split editor to find a workbench action.
• key chain to open credential management.

Search before creating a duplicate procedure, host, memory, dashboard, or channel.

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Activity and status

The activity stack shows work that continues outside the currently visible surface: agentic chat runs, sub-agents, browser sessions, calls, procedure runs, scheduled wakeups, sync, and other background work. Open an item to return to its owning conversation or workspace. The status bar exposes current health and account state, including running activity, connectivity, sync, usage balance, Studio Remote, and context-specific session indicators. When a task appears stuck, open its activity detail before retrying.

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Useful global shortcuts

See Keyboard shortcuts for the full workbench list and custom procedure triggers.

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A reliable operating loop

1. Confirm the organization and channel.
2. Open or mention the exact host, file, procedure, connector, or dashboard.
3. Start in Ask or Planning when the target is unfamiliar.
4. Gather evidence in the appropriate structured surface.
5. Review approvals in the conversation before state changes.
6. Save the result as an artifact, dashboard, memory, or procedure when it should outlive the chat.
7. Set a conversation status or move its card on the chat board when the work needs tracking.

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