Collections

Group related conversations and files together for better organization. Keep your work structured by project, topic, or any way you prefer.

What Are Collections?

Collections are folders for organizing your conversations. Instead of having all chats in one long list, group them by project, topic, client, or any other organizing principle that works for you.

Creating a Collection

To create a new collection:

Use Cases

Here are some ways to use Collections:

Work Projects

Group chats by project or client

Learning

Organize study materials and research

Development

Keep coding discussions together

Writing

Organize creative writing projects

Ideas

Brainstorm and collect ideas

Managing Collections

Keep your collections organized:

Quick Add

You can quickly add a chat to a collection from the chat menu (three dots) without navigating away from your conversation.

Collection Instructions

Each collection can have custom instructions that apply to all conversations within it. This is useful for: Collection instructions combine with your global memory and any bot instructions for highly personalized conversations.

Files in Collections

Collections can also hold files:

Connect a folder on your Mac

In the Mac app, open the collection settings and choose a folder under Folder on this Mac. New Work chats in this collection use that folder. The selection saves immediately on this Mac; existing chats keep their own connections when you change the collection folder. Manage file permissions in Settings → Mac app → Folder access. Files Work reads are sent to Gab AI’s cloud agent. Keep Gab AI open and the Mac awake and online for local file access. Set up Remote to continue these project chats from your paired phone.

Mac app and Remote guides

Sidebar order and longer lists

The sidebar initially shows up to ten collections. Use See more or See less for longer lists. Choose a sort order or save a custom order; a folder’s contents can have their own sorting preference. Changing the display order does not move or delete conversations or files.

Memory in a collection

Choose account and collection memory, collection-only memory, or memory off for a collection. New facts learned in a collection remain in that collection. The setting controls context; it does not grant access to a connected Mac folder.