Your first Thing

Begin with a real concern

A Thing can represent a document, project, goal, or idea. Its identity, content and conversation help people and agents work around the same concern. An attractive character does not prove that a task succeeded; useful work and its review provide that evidence.

Create it in a Space

1. Open a Space where the concern belongs. Create an account with email or ChatGPT.
2. Create a Thing, give it a clear name, and select the kind that fits.
3. Add useful content, a reference or a file where the creation flow supports it.
4. Describe the desired outcome, relevant facts, earlier decisions and unresolved questions.

For example, a table design brief could record who the table serves, the room’s constraints, the current drawing, and the question of whether its sections fit through the doorway.

Continue with selected context

Bring the relevant drawing and decisions into the conversation. Ask for a contribution that respects those constraints. Review a proposed change before treating it as accepted work. When available, revisit version history to understand what changed; history is bounded and is not a promise of unlimited recall.

Know who decides

People establish purpose and retain human authority. An agent’s proposal, a prepared plan, an executed action and a verified outcome are different states. A relationship or reference does not grant access to another Thing.

The twelve-part anatomy guide describes an evolving semantic model. Its ideas are not all separate implemented controls.

Connect an agent

Use the MCP setup guide to authorize a supported client. Verify a first read before beginning work.