> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gc.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to Create a Project

> Set up a project to organize chats and files around a matter or initiative

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For a quick explainer of what projects are, see the [Projects](/docs/chat/projects) doc.

## 🆕 Create a New Project

1. Open the **Projects** page from the left sidebar (or go to the projects page [here](https://app.gc.ai/projects))
2. Click **New Project**
3. Enter a name for your project
4. Add an optional description to help collaborators understand the project's purpose
5. Choose a visibility setting:
   * **Private** if only invited members should see the project, its files, and its chats
   * **Organization** if everyone in your org should be able to view the project, including its files and chats
6. Click **Create project**

You are redirected to your new project page as its owner.

## 📎 Add Files to Your Project

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1. Open your project
2. In the **Files** section on the right sidebar, click **Add**
3. Choose a source:
   * **Computer** to upload files from your device
   * **Folder** to upload an entire folder
   * **Google Drive** to import from your connected Drive
   * **Add from Files** to link files or folders already in your organization's file library
4. Select the files you want to add

You can also drag and drop files directly onto the project page. All files you add are available to every chat in the project.

## ➡️ Move an Existing Chat into a Project

1. Open the chat you want to move
2. Click the chat menu (three dots)
3. Select **Add to project** or **Move to project**
4. Choose the destination project

You can also drag chats from the left sidebar into the **Previous chats** section on the project page. To move multiple chats at once, use bulk select in the left sidebar and choose **Move to project** from the Actions menu.

Only the chat creator can move a chat between projects. A chat can belong to one project at a time.

## 💬 Start a Chat in Your Project

1. Open your project
2. Type your message in the chat input at the top of the project's chat list
3. Press **Enter** to start the conversation

The new chat automatically has access to all project files and custom instructions.

## ✏️ Set Custom Instructions

1. Open your project
2. In the **Instructions** section on the right sidebar, click to edit
3. Enter instructions that should apply to every chat in the project

Custom instructions are useful for matter-specific context, preferred output formats, or standing directions. You need **Edit** access (or be the project owner) to edit instructions.

## 👥 Share Your Project

1. Open your project
2. Click the **Share** button in the project header
3. Add team members by name or email
4. Assign each member an access level:
   * **View** to view the project and use AI with its context
   * **Edit** to add and edit chats, files, and instructions, and to connect automations you created
5. Toggle between **Private** and **Organization** visibility if you are an Owner

Organization visibility shares the project, its files, and its chats with everyone in your organization. Edit access still requires an explicit grant. See [Sharing and visibility](/docs/chat/projects#sharing-and-visibility) for details.

Edit collaborators can invite View and Edit members. Only an Owner can grant Owner or change visibility. Deleting a project requires Admin access. Only the current Owner can transfer ownership. As the Owner you have Admin access by default. Extra Owners appear as Owner in the Share dialog.

## 🔁 Transfer Project Ownership

1. Open your project
2. Click **Share**
3. Open the access menu for the member who should become the new Owner
4. Choose **Transfer ownership**
5. Confirm the transfer

The new Owner gets Admin access. You keep **Edit** access. Only the current Owner can transfer ownership.

## 📌 Pin a Project

Click the pin icon on any project to keep it at the top of your project list. Pinned projects appear in a dedicated section for quick access.

## 🔗 Link a Folder

1. Open your project
2. In the **Files** section, click **Add**
3. Select **Add from Files**
4. Choose a folder to link

All files in the linked folder become available to project chats. If new files are added to that folder later, they are automatically included.

## 🗑️ Delete a Project

1. Open your project
2. Click the project menu in the header
3. Select **Delete**
4. Confirm the deletion

Deleting a project unlinks all chats and files. The underlying content is not deleted. Deleting requires Admin access, which the Owner has by default.

For a full description of project features and access levels, see the [Projects reference](/docs/chat/projects).


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