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# Creating Teammates in Playground

### What is Playground?
Playground is a simplified chat interface that instantly creates AI Teammates as you start conversations. The moment you send your first message, a new Teammate is automatically created and saved—no setup required.
**Think of it as:** A quick-start environment where every conversation automatically becomes a Teammate you can return to or enhance later.

### How to access Playground
1. Navigate to Playground Page from Menu or by link [https://app.buildworkforce.ai/playground](https://app.buildworkforce.ai/playground)
2. You'll see a clean chat window ready for your first message

### What happens when you send your first message
The moment you click Send:
1. **A new Teammate is automatically created** in the background
2. **The Teammate is named** using the first characters of your prompt
3. **A unique URL is generated** using the chat ID so you can return to this conversation
4. **The conversation is saved** and appears in your Teammates list
**Example:**
* You type: *"Help me analyze sales data for Q4"*
* You click Send
* A Teammate is instantly created named: *"Help me analyze sales data"*
* You can now continue chatting with this Teammate
**No manual setup needed—just start talking!**

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### Selecting your AI model
1. Click the **Select an LLM** dropdown at the top of the interface
2. Choose from all available models (same options as in Teammate Builder)
3. Continue your conversation with the selected model
**Note:** You can change models at any time during your conversation.

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### Using voice input
Instead of typing, you can speak your prompt:
1. Click the **microphone icon**
2. Speak your message
3. The system converts your speech to text
4. Review and click Send

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### Enabling web search
To give your Teammate access to current web information:
1. Click the **web search icon** (globe with meridians) before sending your message
2. This enables the web crawl tool for your conversation
3. Your Teammate can now search and retrieve web content
**How it works:** When you enable web search and ask questions like *"Get me all listings on [example.com/somepage](http://example.com/somepage)"*, the tool automatically handles the search and returns results.
**When to enable:**
* Questions about current events or real-time information
* Requests to analyze specific websites
* Queries requiring up-to-date data

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### Uploading documents
To provide context from your files:
1. Click the **paperclip icon**
2. Select one or more files from your computer
3. The documents become available for this Teammate session
4. Ask questions about the uploaded content

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Playground offers pre-written prompt suggestions to help you get started quickly:
'Help Writing an Email' and 'Help me Brainstorm'. Click on the button on the top of the chat to use one of them.

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### Where to find your created Teammates
Every conversation you start in Playground creates a Teammate. To view all your Teammates:
1. Navigate to [https://app.buildworkforce.ai/teammates](https://app.buildworkforce.ai/teammates)
2. You'll see all your Teammates, including those created from Playground
3. Playground Teammates are identified by their auto-generated names
**Finding your Playground Teammates:**
* Look for names that match the beginning of prompts you sent
* Check the creation date to find recent Playground sessions
### 

### Enhancing your Playground Teammate
Teammates created in Playground start simple, but you can enhance them with advanced features:
1. Click **View Teammates** to navigate to the Teammate Builder
2. Find the Teammate you created in Playground
3. Click to open it in the full Teammate Builder
4. Add advanced capabilities:
    * **Knowledge Base:** Add permanent document collections
    * **Custom Tools:** Connect APIs and integrations
    * **Advanced Instructions:** Define specific behaviors and output formats
    * **Sharing Settings:** Share with team members
    * **Custom Configuration:** Fine-tune all settings

### Best practices for Playground
**Make your first message descriptive** Since the first prompt becomes your Teammate's name, make it clear and specific.
* ✅ Good: *"Help me analyze Q4 sales trends"*
* ❌ Bad: *"hi"* or *"help"*
**Enable tools before sending complex queries** If your question requires web search or document analysis, enable those features first for better results.
**Upload documents when asking specific questions** For questions about particular files or data, upload the documents before asking to get accurate, contextual answers.
**Convert valuable conversations to full Teammates** If a Playground chat proves useful, enhance it in the Teammate Builder with permanent configurations.
# Common workflows

### Quick Q&A
1. Open Playground
2. Type question and send
3. Get immediate answer
4. Close when done—Teammate is saved automatically

### Document Analysis
1. Open Playground
2. Click paperclip to upload document
3. Type: *"Summarize this document"* (or use prompt suggestion)
4. Send and receive analysis
5. Ask follow-up questions as needed

### Web Research
1. Open Playground
2. Enable web search icon
3. Type: *"Find the latest information about [topic]"*
4. Send and receive web-sourced insights
5. Continue with follow-up questions

### Brainstorming Session
1. Open Playground
2. Click on *"Help me Brainstorm"* suggestion
3. Customize the prompt for your project
4. Send and receive ideas
5. Enhance the Teammate if you want to use it regularly

### Frequently Asked Questions

**Can I delete Teammates created in Playground?** Yes. Navigate to View Teammates, find the Playground-created Teammate, and delete it like any other Teammate.

**Are my conversations private?** Yes. Playground conversations are private to you until you explicitly share the Teammate with others.

**Can I return to a Playground conversation later?** Yes. Every Playground conversation is saved with a unique URL. You can access it through View Teammates or by bookmarking the URL.

**What's the difference between Playground and Teammate Builder?** Playground is for quick, instant conversations with automatic Teammate creation. Teammate Builder is for creating fully configured Teammates with advanced settings, tools, and Knowledge Base.

**Can I use the same Teammate in both Playground and Teammate Builder?** Yes. Teammates created in Playground can be opened and edited in Teammate Builder at any time.