What Are Projects?

Nexus already lets you have AI-powered conversations through its chat interface. Projects take that one step further: it lets you create a dedicated, persistent workspace for a specific topic, workflow, or team use case, so you do not have to re-explain your context every time you start a new chat.

Think of a project as a reusable AI assistant you configure once and use forever. Every chat you open inside a project automatically inherits the same instructions and files you set up, giving the AI the full context it needs to be useful from the very first message.

What's Inside a Project

 

Availability & Access

Projects are available to users on the Advanced package only. To access them, navigate to the Nexus tab in Terret. Alongside the existing Chat tab, you will now see a Projects tab.

 

Getting Started: Creating Your First Project

Step 1 — Navigate to Projects

• Open Terret and click the Nexus tab in the main navigation.

• Select the Projects tab (next to Chat).

• You will see two sub-tabs: Your Projects and Shared with You.

• Click Create New Project to get started.

• Give your project a clear name and an optional description. These help you and your team identify the project's purpose at a glance.

   

  

Step 2 — Set Visibility

Choose the initial sharing state for your project. You can change this at any time after creation.

Step 3 — Write Your Instructions

After creating the project, the right panel of your project workspace will display an Instructions field. This is the core of your project, write whatever context, guidance, or constraints you want Nexus to apply to every conversation inside this project.

 

Step 4 — Start Chatting

With instructions and files in place, open a chat from the left panel of your project space. Every question you ask will be answered within the context you've defined.

Chats created inside a project will also appear in your main Nexus chat list. To make it easy to identify them, each chat shows the project name followed by the chat title, so you always know which workspace it belongs to.

 

Managing Your Projects

Editing Instructions & Files

You can update a project's instructions. Changes take effect immediately, the next chat you open will reflect the updated context. Existing chat histories are not retroactively changed.

Deleting a Project

Only the project owner can delete a project. When a project is deleted:

• The project is removed from the shared list for all members immediately.

• Chats that members created inside the project are retained in their personal chat history.

• A clear in-app message will explain the status to any member who opens an affected chat.

Sharing Projects

Projects are private by default. When you're ready to share, the project owner can configure exactly how much access other members get. Sharing is org-wide, there is no per-user invitation. All members of your Terret organization will gain access at the level you define.

Shared projects appear under the Shared with You tab in the Projects section for all members who have access. Chats created from shared projects are also visible in the main chat list, with a link back to the source project.

 

The Four Sharing Modes

 

Permissions Summary

Chat Privacy in Shared Projects

An important distinction: sharing a project grants access to the project context but never to another member's conversations.

When you start a chat inside a shared project, only you can see it. The project owner and other members cannot view your chat history. Sharing gives people access to the same AI context, not access to each other's conversations.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between a regular Nexus chat and a chat inside a project?

A regular chat starts fresh with no predefined context, you provide background information yourself within each conversation. A project chat automatically inherits the instructions and files you configured for that project, so the AI already knows the context before you type your first message.

How is this different from just adding context at the start of each chat?

The key difference is persistence and consistency. With projects, you define the context once and it applies to every chat automatically, you never have to repeat yourself. Multiple teammates can open their own chats in the same project and get consistently-briefed AI responses without each needing to remember what to include.

Is there a limit on how many projects I can create?

No. You can create as many projects as you need, and each project can contain as many chats as you like.

Can I use Projects from the collapsed Nexus chat panel in the sidebar?

No. Projects are only available in the Nexus full-page view. To access them, navigate to the Nexus section from the main navigation.

If I update the instructions in a project, do my previous chats change?

No. Existing chat histories are not retroactively affected. The updated instructions will apply to new chats you start after saving the change.

Who can share a project?

Only the project owner can change sharing settings or delete the project. Sharing and delete controls are not visible to other members.

When I share a project, who gets access?

Sharing is org-wide. All users in your Terret organization who have access to Nexus will see the project under their Shared with You tab. There is no per-user invitation in this version.

Can members see each other's chats inside a shared project?

No. Every member's chats are strictly private to them. Sharing a project gives people access to the same AI context, not access to each other's conversations. The project owner also cannot see members' chats.

Is there a limit on how many projects can be shared at the same time?

No. There is no limit on the number of shared projects across your organization.

How do I find projects that have been shared with me?

Go to the Nexus tab, open the Projects tab, and select the Shared with You sub-tab. All projects shared with your organization will appear there. Chats you create from shared projects also appear in your main Nexus chat list with a visible link back to the project.