Projects and Sessions

LM Studio Bionic organizes work into Projects and Sessions.

Projects

A project keeps related sessions and files together, giving the agent a shared working context.

For example:

• For coding work, point a project to a local directory. Then create separate sessions within that project for different tasks while sharing the same codebase.
• For a long-running research initiative, add relevant templates and source files up front, then continue adding documents as you go. Start separate sessions within the project to explore different questions or workstreams, while keeping every session grounded in the same shared document set.

Sessions

A session is a conversation and task thread inside a project. Use separate sessions for work that should have separate instructions or conversation history.

You can Pin, Rename, Archive, or Delete a session. An icon appears next to a session when Bionic has finished working in the background.

Tabs and side-by-side work

Sessions open in tabs. Project files and built-in browser pages can also open as tabs.

To view two sessions side by side, drag a session tab over the left or right half of the current pane. This can be useful for comparing results or keeping one task visible while another runs.

You can also use Fork on an eligible response to open a new branch beside the current session.

Background sessions

Switching to another tab or project does not stop a running session. Bionic continues the task in the background.

Next, create your first project.