# The workspace at a glance

> A tour of the RoGenie app at rogenie.ai/app - the library, the conversation, the message box and its controls, the Studio button, the IDE and your genie.

The RoGenie app lives at [rogenie.ai/app](https://rogenie.ai/app). The first time you open it, a one-minute tour shows you where everything is. You can take it again any time from the account menu: **Take the tour**.

## The top bar

| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Library** button (`Ctrl+B`) | Shows or hides the chat library. |
| **Studio** button | Shows which Studio place RoGenie is working in (*Studio: Linked — place name*), lets you switch between paired Studios, pair a new one, check the [Bridge](https://rogenie.ai/docs/bridge), and open the IDE. |
| **IDE** button | Opens the [IDE](https://rogenie.ai/docs/ide): browse your place's scripts and edit them yourself. |
| **Themes** button | Opens Settings at Appearance, with every theme and your genie. See [Themes and your genie](https://rogenie.ai/docs/themes-and-mascots). |
| **Settings** (`Ctrl+Shift+S`) | Opens [Settings](https://rogenie.ai/docs/settings). |
| **Account** menu | Your plan and Studio status, Settings, Themes, Referrals, Keyboard shortcuts, the tour, Documentation, the RoGenie Discord, and Sign out. |

## The library

Every wish is a chat you can come back to. The library lists your chats, grouped and searchable, with folders to sort them. At the bottom it shows your plan and how much quota you have left for the last 5 hours and for the month. See [Chats, folders and search](https://rogenie.ai/docs/chats-and-search).

On a phone, the library opens from the menu button.

## The conversation

Your messages and RoGenie's replies. While RoGenie works, each reply shows:

- the **plan checklist**, ticking off as tasks finish,
- the **work log**, with every action RoGenie takes, its request and its result,
- **thought summaries**, when the model provides them,
- cards that need you: questions RoGenie asks, publish approvals, and plan approvals.

See [Watching a run](https://rogenie.ai/docs/watching-a-run). Each message has its own actions (copy, edit, regenerate, revert, report, delete); see [Edit, regenerate, copy, delete and report](https://rogenie.ai/docs/message-actions).

## The message box

Type your wish and press `Enter` to send (`Shift+Enter` for a new line). Around the box:

| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Attach** | Add images or files, up to 10 MB each. You can also paste or drag them in. |
| **Model** | Pick the model for this chat. Each chat keeps the model you last picked in it. See [Choosing a model](https://rogenie.ai/docs/models). |
| **Effort** | How hard the model thinks before it acts. See [Reasoning effort and Fast mode](https://rogenie.ai/docs/effort-and-fast-mode). |
| **Tools** | Which optional tools RoGenie may use in this session. See [Tool access](https://rogenie.ai/docs/tool-access). |
| **Plan / Act** | Switch [Plan mode](https://rogenie.ai/docs/plan-mode) on to approve a plan before anything changes. |
| **Fast** | Fast mode, on models that support it. |
| **Chat memory** ring | How full this chat's memory is. It is not your usage limit. See [Chat memory and summarizing](https://rogenie.ai/docs/chat-memory). |

Type `/` for [slash commands](https://rogenie.ai/docs/slash-commands). While RoGenie is working you can keep typing: a follow-up waits its turn, or can steer the run as it goes. See [Stop, queue and steer](https://rogenie.ai/docs/stop-and-steer).

Unsent text is saved as a draft per chat, so you can switch chats and come back to it.

## Your genie

The genie beside the message box shows what RoGenie is doing: idle when it is ready, thinking while it works, and a finger-snap when your wish is granted. Click it to pick or create a mascot. See [Themes and your genie](https://rogenie.ai/docs/themes-and-mascots).

## The first-run guide

On a new account, the empty chat shows **Three steps to your first granted wish**: pair Studio, optionally connect the RoGenie Bridge, and make your first wish. Each step ticks off as you do it, and you can dismiss the guide.