Instructions repeat
You rewrite role, tone, format, and quality preferences across prompts.
Feature · Customization
Shape Workbench around the way you actually use AI.
Workbench Customization lets you set instruction profiles, copy behavior, shortcuts, active profiles, sidebar/floater preferences, theme/layout settings, and auto behaviors.
Use it when your AI workflow has repeatable preferences that should follow you instead of being rewritten in every prompt and every session.
Instruction profiles Shortcuts Theme and layout
Active profileResearch Analyst
Copy format
Shortcuts
Sidebar
Floater
Theme
Auto rules
⌘ / Ctrl + Shift + KOpen universal action
The problem
AI productivity slows down when every session starts from default settings.
People work differently across research, writing, study, client work, and planning. If the product does not remember your preferences, you keep rebuilding the same setup.
Copy behavior varies
Outputs need different formatting depending on where they are pasted.
Workspace surfaces feel fixed
Sidebar, floater, theme, and layout preferences should adapt to how you work.
Manual defaults add friction
Small repeated choices add up across daily AI workflows.
Workbench approach
Save preferences as part of the workflow, not as afterthoughts.
Workbench Customization helps you define instruction profiles, choose the active profile, tune copy settings, set shortcuts, adjust sidebar and floater behavior, and match theme/layout preferences.
Auto behaviors reduce repeated setup so the product starts closer to the way you intend to work.
01Profile
02Copy
03Shortcut
04Layout
05Automate
Key capabilities
Personal settings for repeatable AI work.
Customization helps Workbench feel less like a generic tool and more like a workspace configured around your actual habits.
Instruction Profiles
Save reusable instruction preferences for different work styles, projects, audiences, or roles.
Custom Copy Settings
Control how copied outputs are formatted before they move into documents, tools, or clients.
Keyboard shortcuts
Trigger frequent actions faster and reduce repetitive navigation.
Active profile
Switch the current instruction context without rewriting preferences every time.
Sidebar preferences
Tune how the persistent Workbench panel behaves during daily work.
Floater preferences
Adjust lightweight quick-access behavior when you do not need the full sidebar.
Theme/layout settings
Match visual preferences and workspace density across light, dark, and layout choices.
Auto behaviors
Set defaults for repeated actions so Workbench feels less manual over time.
Example workflow
Set once, reuse across daily work.
A customized Workbench setup reduces repeated decisions and keeps the right preferences close to the task.
Create a profile
Define instructions for a specific kind of work, such as research, writing, study, consulting, or product planning.
Tune the workspace
Set sidebar, floater, theme, layout, shortcuts, and copy behavior around how you actually work.
Use the active profile
Keep the right instruction context available while you prompt, save, copy, or transform content.
Refine defaults over time
Adjust auto behaviors as you learn which settings reduce friction in recurring workflows.
Why Workbench
Customization matters because AI workflows are personal and context-dependent.
Workbench is not only a set of features. It is a workspace around prompts, chats, tools, scratchpads, and browser actions. Customization keeps that workspace aligned with your habits.
Generic defaults
Fast to start, but repetitive for recurring professional work.
Prompt-only preferences
Useful, but easy to lose when they are not saved as profiles.
Manual formatting
Works, but slows copy and handoff workflows.
Configured workspace
Keeps preferences available where repeated AI work happens.
Related pages
Explore features affected by customization.
Profiles, shortcuts, copy settings, and layout preferences improve the way other Workbench features feel in daily use.
FAQ
Questions people ask before customizing Workbench.
Straight answers about profiles, copy behavior, shortcuts, workspace preferences, and automation defaults.
What is Workbench Customization?
Customization is the set of Workbench settings that help adapt the product around your preferred instructions, copy behavior, shortcuts, sidebar, floater, theme, layout, and automation habits.
What are Instruction Profiles?
Instruction Profiles are reusable preference sets for different kinds of AI work, such as research, writing, learning, analysis, client work, or product planning.
What is an active profile?
The active profile is the instruction profile currently applied to your workflow, so you can switch contexts without rewriting the same preferences repeatedly.
What are Custom Copy Settings?
Custom Copy Settings help control how copied content is formatted before it is pasted into documents, editors, reports, or other destinations.
Can I customize keyboard shortcuts?
Keyboard shortcuts help speed up repeated actions and reduce mouse-heavy workflows. They are part of making Workbench feel faster in daily use.
What sidebar and floater preferences matter?
Sidebar and floater preferences help control how persistent or lightweight the workspace feels, depending on whether you need deep work or quick access.
Can I change theme and layout?
Theme and layout settings help match Workbench to your preferred visual style and workspace density.
What are auto behaviors?
Auto behaviors are defaults for repeated actions that help reduce manual steps, such as how Workbench opens, saves, copies, or handles common workflow patterns.
Install Workbench
Make your AI workspace feel like your workflow.
Download Workbench to configure profiles, copy behavior, shortcuts, workspace surfaces, themes, layouts, and auto behaviors around the way you work.