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Overview

The Mesh Canvas is an interactive map of your Cowork workspace. Navigation is intentionally simple: pan and zoom the canvas, search by name, choose visibility layers, and click nodes to open the employee drawer.

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Zoom and pan

Zoom is bounded to a practical range. Double-click on empty canvas does not zoom (it may open Create / Open position when available). Bottom-right controls also include background options and distraction-free mode — press Esc to exit distraction-free mode.

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Keyboard shortcuts

There is no arrow-key pan or keyboard zoom. Use the search field to find employees by name instead of a find shortcut.

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Search employees

  1. Click Search employees in the top bar
  2. Type part of an employee name
  3. Matching nodes stay highlighted; others dim
  4. The view can auto-focus on the match

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Cowork Layers

The Layers menu controls who is visible on your canvas: Layers require the matching visibility permission. If a layer is disabled, ask your workspace admin.

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Employee detail drawer

Click any employee node to open the drawer on the side:
  • Name, avatar, and status badge
  • Performance summary and timeline of recent runs
  • Goal and Work Cycle summary when configured
  • Actions — Invoke, Pause, Resume, Terminate (fire), and Edit when permitted
  • Files and outputs linked to the employee
Pending approvals and input requests appear here and on the live run view — see Approvals & Interactions.

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Hire entry points

Besides the Hire dropdown (Open position, Talent Pool, etc.), you can double-click empty canvas to start creation when the product offers it, or use /hire in the Omnibar.

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Next steps