# Conversations and History

Each conversation is a separate chat with its own history, model and workspace.

## What it is

A chat is where you give the AI work and see every step it takes. Cowork starts with an empty **New chat** every time it opens; your earlier chats stay in **Sessions**. Each chat keeps its own model and workspace, so two chats can work on different projects at the same time.

## When to use it

| Start a new chat when | Stay in the same chat when |
|---|---|
| The topic or project changes | You are refining the same result |
| A long chat has drifted and you want a clean start | The AI needs what was said earlier |
| You want a different model or workspace for this job | You are answering the AI's questions |

## How to use it

| To | Do this |
|---|---|
| Start a new chat | Click **New chat** at the top of the chat, or press ⌘N (Windows: Ctrl+N) |
| See your chats | Click **Sessions** (⌘L / Ctrl+L). A dot shows **Running**, **Unread reply** or **Waiting for your confirmation** |
| Find a chat | In the list, click the search icon or press ⌘F / Ctrl+F, then type part of the title |
| Rename a chat | Double-click its title at the top of the chat |
| Archive a chat | Click the archive icon on its row, or **More › Archive**. A running chat shows **Stop and archive** |
| Undo the last archive or rename | Press ⌘Z / Ctrl+Z outside the input box |
| Bring back an archived chat | **More › Archived Chat**, select it, click **Restore** |
| Delete a chat for good | Right-click its row › **Delete forever…**, or **Delete** in **Archived Chat** |

## Example

You finish a supplier report in one chat and want to start on next week's schedule. Click **New chat**, choose the schedule's folder as the workspace, and ask. The report chat stays in **Sessions** with its history; open it again later to make changes.

## Limits and permissions

- A new chat is saved only after you send its first message.
- Archiving keeps all messages; it only takes the chat off the list.
- **Delete forever…** cannot be undone.
- Chats from scheduled tasks are not in **Sessions**; they are under the clock on the rail. See [Scheduled Tasks](https://docs.micromeet.ai/skills/scheduled-tasks.md).

## If something goes wrong

| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| A chat says it can no longer restore its context | Start a new chat. The old messages stay readable |
| The AI seems to have forgotten something from much earlier | Long chats are compacted. Repeat the detail, or start a new chat. See [Long Chats and Automatic Compaction](https://docs.micromeet.ai/chat/compaction.md) |
| An archived or renamed chat is not where you expected | Press ⌘Z / Ctrl+Z outside the input box to undo the last change |

## Related

- [Steering, Stopping and Taking Back](https://docs.micromeet.ai/chat/steering.md): Change direction while the AI works
- [Choose a Workspace](https://docs.micromeet.ai/files/workspace.md): Give a chat its folder
- [Models and Reasoning Effort](https://docs.micromeet.ai/chat/models.md): Pick the model for a chat