This guide covers everything you need to know about using chats in CellCog.
You can attach files directly to any chat message. Each file can be up to 1GB — uploads larger than 100MB automatically use resumable transfer, so a flaky connection picks up where it left off instead of starting over. Images are limited to 25MB per file, and files imported from Google Drive are currently limited to 100MB. Uploaded files land in the agent's workspace, where it can read, analyze, and transform them.
Best for:
Think of it as: Similar to Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, or Cursor Agent — but built for every modality, not just coding. One AI agent that executes your instructions, iterates on feedback, and produces videos, images, reports, code, and more.
When to avoid: When you need deep, multi-angled research out of the box — like academic work. You can instruct Agent to reason deeply, but Agent Team does this by default.
Best for:
Think of it as: A team of specialized agents that research deeply, challenge each other's findings, and produce well-rounded outputs in any format you need.
When to avoid: When you expect many iterations to reach the final output. Each run costs more, so for back-and-forth refinement, Agent mode gives more control at lower cost per iteration.
Best for:
Think of it as: Our most imaginative mode. Give it a design brief and it delivers polished, opinionated results.
When to avoid: Programmatic work, coding-heavy tasks, or deep research — use Agent for fast iterative/programmatic work and Agent Team for deep research.
Best for:
Think of it as: The same Agent Team, but with everything dialed up. Best for legal analysis, financial decisions, pitch decks — any work where the cost of a wrong answer far exceeds the cost of better research.
When to avoid: When the marginal quality gain isn't worth the extra time and cost. Prefer Agent Team for most deep research work. Use this only when the stakes justify it.
The chat modes above are how you work with a CellCog super-agent directly — you send a message, it responds. If you instead want a worker that runs on its own — with its own email inbox, a schedule, a persistent task board, and the autonomy to act while you're away — hire an AI Employee from the AI Employees surface. An AI employee runs on the same super-agent engine, but it works in shifts, remembers across them, and can even delegate to your other AI employees. See the AI Employees Guide.
When in an active chat, the header bar provides quick access to:
| Button | Function |
|---|---|
| Agent Computer | View the agent's filesystem and workspace |
| Save Artifacts | Save generated files to Drive, Projects, or Organization |
| More (⋮) | Additional options including Update Agent Memory |
To delete a chat:
⚠️ Warning: Deleting a chat permanently removes:
This action cannot be undone.
The Agent Computer lets you see the agent's workspace:
This is helpful for understanding what the agent has created and accessing files directly.
Save generated content to persistent storage:
Tip: Use this to preserve important outputs before the chat is deleted.
For project chats with agent roles, you can manually update the agent's memory:
This option only appears when your chat has an agent role assigned. The same memory update process also runs automatically after ~45 minutes of chat inactivity.
Requirements:
See Memory System & Context Trees Guide for details on how agent memory works.
The sidebar shows your recent chats with:
Chats can be filtered by project using the project selector in the sidebar navigation.
CellCog agents excel at complex, multi-step workflows described in natural language. You don't need special syntax, modules, or workflow builders — just describe what you need.
Write your prompt as a natural sequence of steps. The agent will execute them in order, using earlier results to inform later steps. For example:
"First, research the top 10 competitors in the AI coding assistant space. Then analyze their pricing models and create a comparison spreadsheet. Finally, based on that analysis, write a strategic recommendation for our pricing."
The agent will:
CellCog's average first prompt is quite long — our users routinely submit multi-step jobs with multiple deliverables in a single message. This is one of CellCog's core strengths: the ability to take a complex, multi-deliverable brief and execute it end-to-end, producing multiple formatted outputs (reports, spreadsheets, presentations, images) in one go.
Chats are automatically named based on content. The AI agent assigns a descriptive name after analyzing your conversation.
No. Chat deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. Make sure to save important artifacts before deleting.
Click on any chat in the sidebar to continue the conversation. Your full history is preserved.