Manage Your Sidebar Projects
The project sidebar lists your Personal project first, then your pinned projects, then every other project you can access, most recently used first. Pin projects to keep them near the top, and hide projects you don't need in the sidebar.
How Projects Appear in the Sidebar
The sidebar organizes projects in a specific order:
Personal project: always appears first. This is your default workspace for personal work.
Pinned projects: projects you've explicitly pinned appear next, ordered by when you pinned them (most recently pinned first).
Other projects: all remaining projects that aren't hidden, ordered by most recent use.
Hidden projects don't appear in the sidebar at all. They stay available on the Projects page.
Pin the projects you work on regularly to keep them visible regardless of recent activity. Pinned projects always appear above unpinned projects in the sidebar.
Pin a Project to the Sidebar
Pinning keeps a project near the top of the sidebar even when you haven't used it recently. Pin projects that represent ongoing matters or clients you need quick access to. Your Personal project is always first, so it has no pin option.
From the Sidebar
Find the project in your sidebar.
Click the ⋯ menu next to the project name.
Select Pin to Sidebar.
The project moves into the pinned section at the top of your project list.
From the Projects Page
You can also pin projects from the Projects page, which shows all your accessible projects in one view:
Navigate to the Projects page.
Find the project you want to pin.
Click the ⋯ menu on the project card or table row.
Select Pin to Sidebar.
Unpin a Project
Unpinning returns a project to the recently used part of the sidebar, ordered by when you last used it.
From the Sidebar
Find the pinned project in your sidebar.
Click the ⋯ menu next to the project name.
Select Unpin from Sidebar.
From the Projects Page
Navigate to the Projects page.
Find the pinned project.
Click the ⋯ menu on the project card or table row.
Select Unpin from Sidebar.
Hide or Show a Project
Hide a project to remove it from your sidebar without leaving it. Hiding only affects your own sidebar; other members still see the project.
Hide a project
Click the ⋯ menu next to the project in the sidebar, or on its card or table row on the Projects page.
Select Hide from Sidebar.
Show a hidden project again
Go to the Projects page, which lists all your projects, including hidden ones.
Click the ⋯ menu on the hidden project.
Select Show in Sidebar.
Pinning a hidden project also unhides it: select Pin to Sidebar instead, and the project appears in your pinned section.
How Recency Works
Your recently used projects update automatically based on activity within each project. A project moves to the top of your recent list when you:
Create or rename a chat
Send chat messages
Create, rename, or move folders
Upload or move files
Create or edit a tabular view
Create or edit an agent
Create or edit a playbook
The sidebar refreshes within about 30 seconds after activity, or immediately when you navigate to a new page.
When Projects Change Visibility
Your sidebar project list adjusts automatically as you work:
After inactivity: projects you haven't used recently move down the list.
After pinning: pinned projects stay above unpinned projects regardless of activity.
After hiding: the project leaves your sidebar until you show or pin it again.
After creating a new project: new projects appear at the top of your recent list immediately.
All projects remain accessible: The sidebar shows your working set of projects for quick access. To see every project you have access to, including hidden ones, go to the Projects page.
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