Start a new conversation
Click New chat to start a fresh conversation. You might do this when you're switching to a completely different topic, when you want a a fresh start without previous context, or when earlier context might affect Workbench's responses in an unhelpful way.
🪄Tip
Continue existing conversations
Workbench maintains context throughout a conversation, so you can continue from your last message without repeating yourself. To continue, select a conversation from your chat history. Workbench will load everything, including previous messages and tool executions.
Workbench memory
Workbench can also retain context between separate conversations. If you mention a project, a preference, or a workflow in one conversation, Workbench can recall that context in a later one without you having to re-explain it.
This is different from custom instructions, which you set manually and apply to every conversation. Memory builds automatically over time based on what you discuss.
💡Note
When to start fresh vs. continue
Start a new conversation when the topic is unrelated to your current one, when you want to test how Workbench responds without earlier context, or when a conversation has become long and unwieldy.
Continue an existing conversation when you're building on previous discussion, when you want Workbench to reference earlier context, or when you're working through a multi-step task.