Projects

Create your first project

Start with a clear outcome, add the right source material, and give the project a useful next action.

7 min readBeginnerUpdated 2026-07-26For LobeWork 1.0+
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Start with an outcome

Start with an outcome

A strong project name describes what you are trying to finish. Use “Atlas launch website” instead of “Website ideas,” or “Client proposal — Acme” instead of “Acme notes.”

Create the project

Create the project

Open Projects

Choose Projects from the main navigation.

Choose New project

Enter the project name and a short description of the desired outcome.

Choose a location

Select where the project workspace should live when LobeWork asks for a local location.

Create

Review the details and create the project.

Add the minimum useful context

Add the minimum useful context

Attach the brief, important reference files, links, existing decisions, and constraints. Avoid adding every file you own—the goal is useful context, not a larger pile.

Use Project Context and Memory for information that should remain easy to find across future sessions.

Define the next action

Define the next action

Task

Create a task when the next step is clear and trackable.

Prompt or provider

Route work to an AI provider when you have a defined request and the right context.

Project Map

Open Project Map when you need to understand relationships or missing pieces.

Handoff

Build a handoff when another person, provider, or session will continue the work.

What a healthy project contains

What a healthy project contains

A clear outcome, a small set of current priorities, attached source material, recorded decisions, and a visible next action.

Project naming tips

Project naming tips

Use the deliverable

Name the thing that will be completed.

Include the client or initiative

Add enough context to distinguish similar projects.

Avoid generic names

Names such as “New project” or “Ideas” become hard to search later.

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