> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.calderapbc.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome to Mesa

> Mesa is Caldera PBC's AI-powered government research and drafting platform. Start here to learn the platform and set up your workspace.

Mesa is Caldera PBC's AI-powered government research and drafting platform. It pairs conversational AI with a curated legal library and a personal document workspace, so you can research, draft, and organize your work in one place.

This guide walks you through Mesa in the order most people learn it: set up your account, master the chat, organize your documents and research, then customize Mesa to the way you work.

## Set up and learn the basics

New to Mesa? Start with the walkthrough, then get comfortable with the interface.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Getting started with Mesa" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Log in, ask your first question, and see results in minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Navigation" icon="compass" href="/navigation">
    Find your way around the home page, top bar, sidebar, and side panel.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Settings" icon="gear" href="/settings">
    Configure your theme, sidebar behavior, and message controls.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Usage" icon="chart-line" href="/usage">
    Understand your model usage allocation and how to pace it.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Work with the chat

Everything you need to get precise, reliable answers from Mesa's agents.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Models" icon="microchip" href="/models">
    Match the right model and effort level to each task.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Text editor" icon="keyboard" href="/editor">
    Learn the chat box's shortcuts and file-referencing features.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Writing effective prompts" icon="pen-nib" href="/prompting">
    Turn vague questions into specific, well-grounded requests.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Attachments" icon="paperclip" href="/attachments">
    Bring one-off documents into a conversation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Exhaustive search" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/exhaustive-search">
    Catalogue every match in a corpus, not just the best ones.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Notifications" icon="bell" href="/notifications">
    Get alerted when long-running requests finish.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Organize your documents and research

Keep the materials you rely on saved, searchable, and ready to reuse.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Files" icon="folder-open" href="/files">
    Upload, organize, share, and archive your documents.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connections" icon="plug" href="/connections">
    Import documents from Google Drive, OneDrive, and other storage.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Library" icon="book" href="/library">
    Browse, annotate, and pin jurisdictions and collections.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tagging files" icon="at" href="/tagging-files">
    Pull saved documents into any conversation with the `@` picker.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Make Mesa your own

Teach Mesa how you work so every conversation starts from the right place.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Skills" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/skills">
    Save reusable instructions for recurring tasks.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Preferences" icon="sliders" href="/preferences">
    Set standing instructions and manage Mesa's memories.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## For organization owners

Manage your team and set shared defaults across the workspace.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Organization admin" icon="users" href="/organization-admin">
    Add members, assign roles, and monitor team-wide usage.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Organization customization" icon="building" href="/organization-customization">
    Share skills, preferences, and pinned library content with your team.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
  Stuck on something this guide doesn't cover? Email [support@calderapbc.com](mailto:support@calderapbc.com) and we'll help you out.
</Tip>