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

> ## Agent Instructions
> Choose User guide for browser tasks, Developers for CLI, SDK and external agents, and Administration for organization management.
> Confirm identity and organization/project context before operations. Documentation access does not grant ThinkPlatform permissions.
> Review side effects, verify changes with a read, and do not blindly retry an operation with an uncertain outcome.
> Use documented UI steps for the web app and documented public CLI or SDK interfaces for automation. Follow each page’s prerequisites and authentication requirements.

# Agents, tasks, flows, and workspaces

> Choose the right place for a request, a repeatable workflow, or scheduled work.

Start a conversation when you want an agent to help with a request. Use a task when the work needs a name, an assignee, and a place to return to. Use a flow when you have defined the steps or code to run.

![A person or trigger starts an agent task or flow run; configured services perform the work and return messages, files, records, or pages.](https://mintcdn.com/nippon-steel-engineering-co-ltd/WTO-qZFeYOB6DImN/assets/guides/workflow-map.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=WTO-qZFeYOB6DImN\&q=85\&s=ed41277c7b7280b031aa7a87b6aac568)

## Choose a starting point

| You want to… | Use | Example |
| - | - | - |
| Ask a question or work through a request | [Agent chat](https://docs.thinkplatform.ai/guides/agents/chat-and-results.md) | Summarize a document and ask a follow-up question. |
| Assign work and track its conversation and results | [Task](https://docs.thinkplatform.ai/guides/tasks/create-and-manage.md) | Ask an agent to prepare a weekly maintenance summary. |
| Run defined steps or code with explicit inputs | [Flow](https://docs.thinkplatform.ai/guides/flows/run-and-results.md) | Process the selected input file and return a report. |
| Run work at a chosen time or interval | [Schedule](https://docs.thinkplatform.ai/guides/automation/schedules-and-webhooks.md) | Prepare the summary each weekday morning. |
| Start work when another system sends an event | [Webhook endpoint](https://docs.thinkplatform.ai/guides/automation/webhook-endpoints.md) | Start a task when an authorized service submits a request. |

A schedule or webhook starts work; it is not the work's final result. Open the resulting task or run to read its output and errors.

## What an agent can use

An agent combines a model and instructions with the tools, skills, and knowledge selected in its settings. [Create an agent](https://docs.thinkplatform.ai/guides/agents/create-and-configure.md) with a simple request first, then add the capabilities that request needs. [Project skills](https://docs.thinkplatform.ai/guides/agents/project-skills.md) package reusable instructions and supporting files; they are separate from the external coding-agent skills under Developers.

## Where work runs and results live

A [workspace](https://docs.thinkplatform.ai/guides/operations/workspaces.md) provides a runtime for workspace-backed tools and code. It is not a project folder or a permanent archive. Keep the messages and outputs you need in the relevant task, page, or configured durable storage, and follow [Data management](https://docs.thinkplatform.ai/admin/data-management.md) before replacing or deleting a runtime.

Access to the task, connected resources, and external services can differ. [Sharing and permissions](https://docs.thinkplatform.ai/guides/sharing-and-permissions.md) explains how to share a resource with another project.


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