# Attachments

Give the agent something to work from — drop in files, images, or a whole folder. Attachments stage as tiles above the input and ride along with your next message.

## Three ways to attach

- Drag & drop — drag files from Finder or Explorer, or paths from the in-app file explorer, onto the composer. A “Drop to attach” overlay confirms the target.
- Paste — paste an image straight from your clipboard (a screenshot, say) and it stages as an image tile.
- The + button — open the attach menu for Add files or photos or Add folder, which open a native picker.

## Staged tiles

Each attachment shows as a chip above the input, with a glyph for its kind (image, file, audio, video, code, or folder), its name and size, and an upload progress bar while it’s reading in. Remove one by clicking the × on its tile. An attachment-only message — no text — is perfectly valid.

## Folders

Adding a folder stages the folder reference, not a recursive dump of every file. The agent reaches into it with its file tools as the task needs — so a large directory doesn’t balloon your context up front.

> Open a project for ongoing workAttachments are great for a one-off. For sustained work on a codebase, open a project instead so the agent has the whole working tree. See the context meter to keep an eye on window usage.