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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 sidebar runs down the left edge and provides the main navigation. From top to bottom it includes:
  • Search — a “Search tasks…” box to find past conversations.
  • Projects — switch between Projects or create one with New Project.
  • New task — start a fresh conversation (keyboard shortcut Opt + Shift + N).
  • Tasks — 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 task.
  • 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).
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 prompt bar in the center is where you talk to Chief. Its Voice, Skills, Intelligence, Files, and Public Data chips configure the response. The + button opens commands for uploading files, adding context, using Saved Prompts, and customizing Chief.

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The home screen

When you open a Project, the home screen shows its name, description, credit balance, and the prompt bar with “What can I help you accomplish?” Type / in the prompt bar to open Chief templates and Saved Prompts.
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.
Task search is a Pro feature. The sidebar shows an “Upgrade to Pro to use task search” tooltip and a link to pricing. Upgrade to enable it.
The Always keep navigation open pin control was removed as part of the simplified app shell. Use the current sidebar navigation without a separate pin setting.