Layer Agentic Workspace
The new Layer project, built as an agent-first system
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Getting Started
How to get started using Layer's new agent-first tools
Generate your first assetCreate your first image in Layer by describing it in plain language — then view, refine, and download the result.
What is Layer?Meet Layer — the creative AI platform where you describe what you want and an assistant generates, refines, and organizes it with you.
Writing better promptsYou don't need to be a prompt expert — Layer's Agent turns your plain-language description into a detailed prompt. Here's how to get the best results.
A tour of your workspaceGet your bearings in Layer — the sidebar, your chats and boards, the Library, models, and where to find everything.
Moving from the old LayerUsed Layer before? Here's what changed in the new agentic app, why, and how your old habits map across — plus how to still reach the legacy app.
Working with projectsGroup related chats, assets, and reference sets into a Project — and give the Agent shared context it applies across the whole project.
Using reference setsReference sets are reusable libraries of images, video, and 3D that keep your generations on-style and on-model — usable from chat or the generation form, shareable across projects, and where…
Finding your work in the LibraryThe Library holds every generation in your workspace. Search, sort, and filter to find who made what, and when — the upgrade from the old activity feed.
Finding your previous chatsEvery conversation is saved. Find recent chats in the sidebar, or browse and search all of them from the Chats page.
Generate and edit assets directlySkip the Agent and drive generation yourself — pick the model, set the parameters, pin a seed, and edit any asset on the board with an exact prompt. The direct…
Base ModelsBase Models is the catalog of every model Layer supports — see each model's quality (ELO), popularity, speed, cost, capabilities, and supported sizes, and choose which models are available in…
Managing workspace membersInvite teammates, set their permission level, suspend or remove them — and connect SSO/SCIM (Okta) for enterprise provisioning.
Groups & usage limitsUse groups to cap Creative Unit usage for sets of members — set a CU limit per period. Members in more than one group get the highest limit.