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Start a conversation from the Project you want to work on. Athena uses that Project as the working context for the chat.

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What the Assistant can use

Project context can include:
  • The Project name
  • The problem or opportunity
  • The proposed solution
  • Project artifacts that are available in the Project
  • Project Sources and their indexed content
This lets you ask questions such as:
  • “What assumptions are behind this solution?”
  • “Compare the risks in the current artifacts.”
  • “Suggest three experiments based on the Project Sources.”
You do not need to paste Project details into every prompt. Refer to the part of the Project you want Athena to use.

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What context is not automatic

The Assistant does not treat every resource in Athena as context for every Project. In particular:
  • Workspace membership does not make every Project available
  • A Source in another location is not automatically a Project Source
  • A file attached to one chat is not automatically available in another chat
See Personal, Project, and Workspace Sources to choose where reusable information should live.

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Give Athena a clear starting point

For a better response:
  1. Name the part of the Project you want to discuss.
  2. State the outcome you want, such as a comparison, draft, list, or recommendation.
  3. Add constraints such as audience, timeframe, geography, or format.
  4. Point to a specific Source or artifact when several could apply.
For example:
Using the Project Sources about community partnerships, identify the three biggest assumptions in our solution and suggest one test for each.

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Add context for one conversation

Attach a file when you need Athena to use information for a particular conversation without adding it to the Project’s reusable Sources. Attachments are kept with that chat and can be referenced in later turns in the same conversation. Remove an attachment when it should no longer be used.

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Context and changes

Project context helps Athena produce a relevant response, but it does not mean every response changes the Project. A question produces an answer; a request to create or update Project content produces a reviewable action when a change is needed. Learn the difference in Asking, creating, and modifying.