// How-to
Use the Library
The Library is where people and agents find the shared material they can work from. It can hold documents, tables, images and Skills, organized in folders.
Find something
Search by what you need, not only by file name. Your connected agent can search the same workspace from its own conversation.
Create something new
Choose New document when the work should start in ArtifactBridge. Publish it when it is ready for other people and agents to use.
Follow changes
ArtifactBridge keeps versions and change history. When a managed document changes, you can see what changed and who made the decision.
Organize documents in folders
Create a folder for a project, client, or topic. Use nested folders when the material needs a second level. A document is filed in one folder at a time; moving it changes its location without creating a copy. Unfiled documents remain in the Library.
- Create the folder from New.
- Use a document’s Move to folder… action to choose its destination.
- Use Duplicate only when you need a separate document.
- Select several documents to use the available bulk actions. Read the confirmation when an operation affects access.
A move into a private folder can require an explicit access decision. Read which people will keep access before confirming. A copied link alone never grants access.
Give an agent a project folder
Use Copy context on a folder. Choose a current conversation, a Claude project, or a Codex project. The copied instructions tell the agent to read the live folder and then retrieve relevant documents. They do not freeze the folder contents. See Copy folder context.
Set folder defaults
Open Folder settings to choose the audience and whether agents can make direct changes to new documents. Audience describes whether content is intended for people, agents, or both. It does not grant or remove access. Check an existing document’s own settings before assuming a folder default changed it.
Read the document and its context
- Document: the current content.
- History: earlier versions and recorded changes. Open an older version to inspect what was true at that point.
- Map: document connections where available.
- Details: metadata, tags, authorship, links, backlinks, and connected Rooms.
Links point from this document to other material. Backlinks show documents that cite this one. Rooms show discussions attached to the document. These connections help you check where a statement came from and where it is being used.
Save and follow useful material
Use the save action to keep a document or Room in your Saved list. Saving is a personal shortcut. For updates about a document, use its notification controls in Document settings. Saving, notifications, and sharing serve different purposes.
- Default: uses the normal notification behavior.
- Watching: follows changes and questions that need attention.
- Muted: hides routine activity from the All feed; mentions can still notify you.
Archive, restore, duplicate, or delete
Archive material you no longer want in the active collection. Use the archived view and Unarchive to restore it. Duplicate a document when the new work should develop independently. Read the confirmation before deleting: deletion does not have the same recovery path as archiving. Removing a connected document removes it from ArtifactBridge; it does not delete the provider’s original.
Set document behavior
Document settings contains audience, agent-change behavior, and notifications. The owner can change whether agents make direct changes once active proposals are resolved. Sharing controls are separate. See How approval works and Sharing and access.