Getting Started
How to get started using Layer's new agent-first tools
13 articles
- 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 sessionsEvery conversation is saved. Find recent sessions in the sidebar, or browse and search all of them from the Sessions 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.