# Chat with Agent Mode

Open **Agent** in the rail, say what you want, and press Enter. The agent reads what it needs, answers, and proposes any changes for you to approve.

![A conversation where the agent drafts an open day schedule and waits for approval](https://thenotemaker.com/help/agent-chat.webp)

## Start a chat

Type your request in the box, for example "Summarise what changed in this workspace this week" or "Create a feedback form with a rating and a comment". The suggestions under the box are good first tries.

Under the message box you can:

-   **Attach an image** or a **file**. PDF, Word and Excel files are read and their text is sent along with your message.
-   Choose **Manual** or **Auto** ([✅ Approve what the agent does](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/agent-mode/approve-what-the-agent-does)).
-   Pick the **model**. The default is the one your workspace chose.
-   Pick the **agent**: the General agent or one of your [🧑‍🔧 Custom agents](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/workspace-settings/custom-agents). You choose it when the chat starts and it stays for that chat.
-   Pick a [📁 Projects](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/agent-mode/projects).

## While it works

You see its progress live. You can send another message while it works, and it waits in line. Pages the agent writes show **Co-authored by** the agent in their header.

## Your chats

The panel on the left lists your chats, your projects and the agents you can use. A new chat is named after your first message and then gets a short, better title once the first answer is done. Use the **⋯** menu to rename it, make a new title from the conversation, or delete it. Chats are private to you.

## What it will not do

The agent only helps with work that can live in this workspace. A request that has nothing to do with it is politely declined. Hellos and "what can you do?" are fine.

## Usage

At the bottom of the panel, **This month** shows how much of the monthly allowance the workspace has used, as a percentage shared by every member. When it is used up, ask your administrator.

## Related

-   [✅ Approve what the agent does](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/agent-mode/approve-what-the-agent-does)
-   [📊 Usage and plan limits](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/workspace-settings/usage-and-plan-limits)