> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.replit.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Chat

> Learn how Chat helps you explore ideas, add context, turn chats into Projects, and tailor Replit to your needs.

A Replit Chat workspace with a chat, context sources, modes, and routine controls

Chat is where you work with Replit. Use it to ask questions,
explore ideas, analyze information, organize context, run Routines, and
describe what you want to create.

## What you can do in Chat

* **Start and continue chats.** Ask a question, explore an idea, or
  describe a result you want to create. [Learn about chats.](https://docs.replit.com/chat/chats.md)
* **Give Replit useful context.** Add files, images, connected tools, and clear
  instructions so your request is grounded in the information that matters.
  [Learn about context.](https://docs.replit.com/chat/add-context.md)
* **Research and analyze.** Ask Replit to find information, compare sources,
  and turn what it finds into a useful brief, plan, or decision.
* **Run recurring work.** Create a Routine to check a source or complete a
  recurring task, then review each result in the same chat.
  [Learn about Routines.](https://docs.replit.com/chat/routines.md)
* **Turn work into a project.** When a chat becomes substantial, turn
  it into a project to build an app, slide deck, design, or other outcome.
  [Compare chats and Projects.](https://docs.replit.com/chat/conversations-and-projects.md)
* **Update an existing project.** Ask Replit to find your project and delegate
  a feature or fix as a background task in that project. Open the linked task
  to review the changes.
  [Learn how to update an existing project.](https://docs.replit.com/chat/continue-or-create-a-project.md#update-an-existing-project)

## Start with a chat

Open a new chat whenever you want to investigate, plan, or create. You don't
need a perfect prompt or a finished brief. Start with what you have, such as a
question, a rough idea, a file, or a problem to solve. Then use follow-ups to
add context, clarify the outcome, and move the work forward.

When you have a useful result, keep going in the same chat. Replit builds on
the context you already shared. Turn an answer into a dashboard, a plan into a
page, or a website into a pitch deck without starting over.

![Replit home showing suggested prompts and the Chat message box](https://mintcdn.com/replit/teDUL4A-lNO7dv1O/images/chat/start-new-conversation-home-sanitized-neutral.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=teDUL4A-lNO7dv1O\&q=85\&s=cf93f549696aff0eab748dd953aea0b6)

Start a new chat from your Replit home.

## Add context when it matters

Replit can work from the information you provide. Upload a document or image,
connect a supported service, or tell Replit what details should shape the work.

* [Upload and use files](https://docs.replit.com/chat/upload-and-use-files.md) for documents,
  spreadsheets, screenshots, and other source material.
* [Integrate your tools](https://docs.replit.com/chat/integrate-your-tools.md) to use information from
  supported services such as Slack, Google Drive, and Salesforce.
* [Work with Figma](https://docs.replit.com/chat/work-with-figma.md) to use a design frame as visual
  direction.

## Choose how Replit works

Before you send a request, choose the mode that matches the work. Free Mode is
available on the Starter, Core, and Pro plans and is useful for everyday chat,
creation, and building. Power Mode and Max Mode use credits when you need more capability or
want to choose a specific model.

![Mode selector with Free selected, alongside Power and Max options](https://mintcdn.com/replit/teDUL4A-lNO7dv1O/images/chat/agent-modes-selector.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=teDUL4A-lNO7dv1O\&q=85\&s=01b29cf86c7ba82e431790bc6746cc72)

Choose a mode from the selector below the prompt box.

Learn more about [Agent Modes](https://docs.replit.com/chat/agent-modes.md) and [getting the most out of
Free Mode](https://docs.replit.com/chat/free-mode.md).

## Explore Chat

Start with [Chats](https://docs.replit.com/chat/chats.md) to choose your first path, or
learn how to [prompt Replit](https://docs.replit.com/chat/prompting.md) with clear direction and context.