Workspaces
A Workspace is the only access boundary in Irys One. Each Workspace contains a set of Matters and Members; members of the Workspace see all of its Matters.
What a Workspace contains
| Matters | Every Matter belongs to exactly one Workspace. |
| Members | The people with access. Membership equals access. |
| Library | A workspace-scoped slice of the document library, alongside the user's Personal Library and the Org Library where one exists. |
| AI instructions | Workspace-level prompt instructions that cascade into every Matter and chat in the Workspace. |
The workspace switcher
The workspace switcher sits in the top-right header next to the search bar. The active Workspace name shows in the header; the dropdown lists every Workspace in the current organization that you're a member of, plus your Personal Workspace and (for admins) a control to create a new Workspace.
Selecting a different Workspace re-scopes the rest of the platform to that Workspace's content:
| Surface | Re-scopes to |
|---|---|
| Matters | Only Matters inside the selected Workspace |
| Library | The Workspace's documents, plus your Personal Library and the Org Library where applicable |
| Tasks page | Tasks across all Matters in the selected Workspace |
| AI Assistant | Conversation context stays inside the selected Workspace |
Why this matters
Privilege, conflicts, and confidentiality require a clean access model. Workspaces give your firm one — access is set once at the Workspace level, not managed per-document or per-chat, so each team's Matters are visible to the right people without permission rules to maintain.
In this section
Creating a Workspace
Steps for organization admins to create a Workspace, add members, and set default AI instructions.
Learn moreMembers & access
Add or remove members. Membership is the access boundary — there are no per-document permissions.
Learn moreAI instructions
Workspace-level prompt instructions that cascade into every Matter and chat.
Learn morePersonal Workspace
A cross-Workspace view that aggregates Matters and tasks from every Workspace you belong to.
Learn moreOrganization vs. Workspace
How the billing entity (Organization) differs from the access boundary (Workspace).
Learn more