# The workspace assistant can work in Discovery

v0.27.0 · Released 2026-02-01

Previously the workspace chat was useful for questions and document generation. Now it can act: create an insight from something you describe, update an opportunity's description, link an idea to an insight, or reason across multiple entities before taking action. Session continuity means you don't start over when you switch between Discovery and your initiatives. This release also includes a significant amount of stability work — loading is smoother, document generation shows real progress, and Discovery sidebars are more predictable.

## What changed

- Workspace chat can create, update, and link Discovery entities
- Multi-step reasoning and handoffs between agent modes
- Chat session persists when you navigate between screens
- Smoother loading, better progress tracking, steadier Discovery navigation

## Chat that acts on the graph

The workspace assistant now has tools for insights, opportunities, ideas, links, and context. Describe what you want in plain language — 'create an insight from this customer quote and link it to the onboarding opportunity' — and the assistant does it. Changes appear in Discovery the same way manual edits do.

- Good for capturing things quickly during or after a customer call
- Useful for teams who prefer to describe intent rather than navigate forms
- Roadmap and initiative context available so the assistant understands where you are

## Reasoning and handoffs

For longer requests that span multiple steps or entity types, the assistant can reason about the sequence before acting and hand off to a specialized mode when the task changes. The reasoning steps are visible so you can see what it's doing.

- Less likely to get a half-finished result on multi-part requests
- Visible reasoning makes it easier to catch a wrong assumption before it acts

## Loading and generation stability

The app shell loads before data, so you don't see a blank screen waiting for the first API response. Document generation shows a monotonic progress bar so you know work is still happening on long jobs. Discovery sidebars are more predictable when you navigate between entities.

- Less time wondering if the app is frozen
- Clearer feedback during long PRD or brief generation runs

## More in this release

### Additional updates

- Workspace agent tools for insights, opportunities, ideas, and linking
- Reasoning and handoff flows for multi-step requests
- Chat session continuity across workspace screens
- Monotonic progress tracking for document and asset generation
- Shell-first loading with proper error states
- OKRs renamed to Objectives
- External links on discovery entities
- Discovery sidebar navigation and scrolling fixes

Canonical page: https://zentrik.ai/releases/v0-27-0