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The Chief interface showing the sidebar, the prompt bar and the project home screen

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Find your way around in 60 seconds

Chief has three main areas: the navigation sidebar on the left, the prompt bar in the center, and the home screen around it. Here’s what each one does.

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The navigation sidebar

The Chief navigation sidebar with New chat, Chats, Library, Concepts, Skills, Expert Voices, Actions and Live Sessions
The sidebar runs down the left edge. You can pin it open or collapse it to icons only. From top to bottom it includes:
  • Search — a “Search chats…” box to find past conversations.
  • Projects — switch between Projects or create a new one with ”+ New Project”.
  • New chat — start a fresh conversation (keyboard shortcut Opt + Shift + N).
  • Chats — all your conversations.
  • Library — your uploaded Files, with Labels and Collections nested inside.
  • Concepts — topics Chief continually monitors across your Files.
  • Skills — specific abilities you can invoke in a chat.
  • Expert Voices — response styles that make Chief answer as a subject-matter expert.
  • Actions — automations that run on a schedule or when new data arrives.
  • Live Sessions — meeting capture (powered by the desktop app).
ℹ️ Good to Know: Some items — like Concepts and Collections — only appear when you’re in Advanced mode. You can switch between Regular and Advanced under Settings → General (the “User Mode:” setting).

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The prompt bar

The Chief prompt bar with the plus command button and the Using scope control
The prompt bar in the center is where you talk to Chief. Its controls let you upload files, add items from your Library, set the Intelligence level, choose an Expert Voice, and pick which files Chief should use (the “Using:” scope). The + button opens a command menu for uploading files, adding to the chat, your Saved Prompts, and Customize.

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The home screen

The project home screen with quick links to Memory, Library, Concepts, Billing and Members
When you open a Project, the home screen shows the Project’s name at the top and the prompt “What can I help you accomplish?” in the prompt bar. Below it sit quick links (Memory, Library, Concepts, Billing, Members), the Prompt Launchpad (ready-made prompts), and your Recent Chats.
🚀 Pro-Tip: Open the account menu (your avatar at the bottom-left of the sidebar) for quick links like Get Help, Latest Changes (the changelog), Settings, and Billing.

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FAQ

Those items only show in Advanced mode. Go to Settings → General and switch the “User Mode:” setting from “Regular” to “Advanced” to reveal them.
Chat search is a Pro feature. The sidebar shows an “Upgrade to Pro to use chat search” tooltip and a link to pricing. Upgrade to enable it.
The sidebar can be pinned open or collapsed. Use the pin / “Always keep navigation open” control to keep it expanded with labels visible.