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Getting Started

Learn the core UI surfaces and complete your first Workbench actions.

First workflow5 min readChrome desktop · ChatGPT

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Getting Started

UI Walkthrough#

Cognardo Workbench adds a workspace layer around ChatGPT so your conversations, prompts, scratchpads, and citations are easier to reuse.

Extension surfaces#

  • Popup: Quick account and extension controls from the Chrome toolbar.
  • In-page sidebar: ChatGPT-adjacent tools for saved prompts, pins, scratchpads, and citation actions.
  • Floater: Fast access to contextual actions while you work.
  • Management pages: Deeper organization for prompts, sequences, scratchpads, and settings.

First Actions#

Complete these actions to understand the core Workbench workflow.

Save a reusable prompt#

Open the sidebar, add a prompt to your library, and give it a clear title you can search for later.

Insert a saved prompt#

Use the sidebar or the // shortcut to place a saved prompt back into ChatGPT without rebuilding it from memory.

Review a recorded conversation#

After working in ChatGPT, open Workbench and find the conversation record. Confirm the title, prompt-response turns, and metadata are easy to identify.

Save useful output to a scratchpad#

When ChatGPT produces something worth keeping, save it into a scratchpad so it can become part of a project rather than staying buried in the chat.

ActionWhy it matters
Save a promptTurns repeat instructions into reusable assets.
Insert a promptSpeeds up recurring workflows.
Review a conversationMakes previous AI work searchable.
Save to scratchpadOrganizes useful responses by project or topic.

What to learn next#

Core concepts#

Learn how auto-recording, cloud sync, active objects, privacy, and AI credits work behind the interface.

Feature guides#

Use feature-specific guides when you are ready to go deeper into prompts, sequences, scratchpads, citation checks, exports, and templates.