Projects: research that lives somewhere.
A one-off Perplexity search vanishes when you close the tab. Projects are persistent workspaces — they hold sources, custom instructions, and conversation history, and they can be shared with a team. For any research that runs longer than a single question, a Project is the right home. Let's build one.
Spaces are now Projects.
On August 4, 2026, Perplexity renamed Spaces to Projects — and every existing Space was migrated automatically, so nothing you built is lost. It's more than a rename: Projects add a persistent file system where you and Perplexity's agents edit the same files, a self-improving Brain memory that carries context between tasks, connectors scoped per project, and the ability to kick off project work from Slack or Teams with a /project command. Everything in this lesson still applies — the workspace just got a bigger engine. If you see "Spaces" in an older screenshot, it's the same feature.
One-off search, or a Project?
The dividing line is whether the research continues. If you'll only ask once, stay in regular Perplexity. If it'll run over days, involve teammates, or benefit from accumulated context, make a Project.
A single fact or question you'll ask once. No persistence needed — and don't make a Project for anything sensitive you don't want kept on record.
Multi-session research, shared findings, uploaded reference docs, custom instructions. Context compounds instead of vanishing.
Configure a sales-research Project.
You research competitors before every sales call. That's exactly the kind of recurring work a Project is for. Set it up in three moves.
A shared Project is visible to everyone you share it with. Don't drop confidential customer data, contracts, or anything sensitive into a shared Project without thinking about who can see it — keep that research in a private Project.
Four ways teams use shared Projects.
One Project per distinct topic. Don't pile every session into one — they clutter fast, and clutter degrades the search.
Challenge: build a Project for your most active project
Pick the work topic you research most — a customer, a competitor, an ongoing initiative. Create a Project for it. Name it clearly, upload key docs, write 3–5 focused custom instructions, set the right sharing. Use it for a week and notice how much faster follow-up questions get when the context is already there.
What you can do now
- Make a Project only for research that extends beyond a single session
- Name Projects clearly so they stay findable
- Write 3–5 focused custom instructions — not a wall of them
- Give shared Projects a named owner and a quarterly review
- Keep anything sensitive in a private Project