> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mantle.chat/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Canvases
> Write plans, notes, and internal documents together in real time.
A canvas is a shared document inside a workspace. Use one when information should be organized and updated over time,
rather than left across many chat messages.
Canvases work well for project plans, meeting notes, product briefs, guides, decision records, and team handbooks.
## Create a canvas
Select the **+** beside the workspace selector and choose **New Canvas**. Mantle opens a blank canvas; replace its name
with one that will make sense in search results later.
You can also open the actions on a useful message and create a canvas from that message. This is helpful when a chat or
channel answer has grown into a plan or document.
You can use headings, lists, tables, links, images, quotes, and code blocks to make the document easy to scan.
## Edit together
Workspace members can edit a canvas together and see updates as they happen. Keep the current decision in the document
and use a nearby channel or thread for the discussion that led to it.
Mantle saves your changes as you work. Use **Version history** in the canvas header to review earlier versions when you
need to understand or restore a change.
## Add a canvas to AI knowledge
A workspace canvas is not automatically used as background for every AI answer. To make it part of workspace knowledge,
go to **Workspace settings → Context** and add the canvas.
You can also give a specific agent access to selected canvases. This is often better when the information is useful for
one job but not for every conversation.
## Share a canvas outside Mantle
Workspace owners and admins can publish a canvas and copy its public link. The public page is for viewing; people with
the link do not become workspace members or editors.
Review the entire canvas before publishing it. Use **Unpublish** when the link should stop working. You can also manage
published canvases from **Settings → Shared links**.
A public link can leave your team through forwarding or browser history. Do not publish secrets, private customer
information, or internal material that is not approved for external sharing.
Let AI use selected canvases, files, and instructions.
Review, manage, and revoke public links.