> ## Documentation Index
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# Use Context Library in Palette Desktop sessions

> Use the Context Library in Palette Desktop to browse organizational context and mention a permitted page for the connected agent to read through Palette MCP.

Palette Desktop works on its own with the folder you choose. If your organization has Palette OS access, you can also browse Context Library pages and mention one in chat.

## What the Context Library adds

Your workspace is the folder you are working in. The Context Library contains scoped company context generated from selected source activity and team check-ins.

Depending on your access and the pages your organization generates, the Context Library can include:

* Organization background and priorities
* Team purpose, members, focus, and active work
* User roles, teams, and relevant working context

Generated pages refresh weekly. They are not a real-time feed of every connected tool.

## How it shows up in Palette Desktop

Open the organizational context view to browse the pages available to you. In a chat, mention a context page you want the agent to use.

The agent reads the mentioned page through Palette MCP when the Palette connector is connected. It does not automatically load every Context Library page into every session.

## It's optional

You can use Palette Desktop without the Context Library. Just your workspace, your sessions, your chats. That's the full product.

The Context Library is an additional Palette OS feature for organizations that want to make scoped company context available to people and supported agents.

## Setting it up

Palette OS access and the Palette connector are separate from the folder you open in Desktop:

1. Connect supported company tools and select the sources Palette can access.
2. Wait for the first generated context pages to appear in Palette.
3. Connect the Palette connector in Desktop.
4. Browse organizational context or mention a permitted page in chat.

See the [Context Library overview](/docs/os/overview) for the full picture, or the [Context Library quick start](/docs/os/quickstart) to get going.

## Why both together is the point

The workspace holds the files for the work in front of you. The Context Library adds company context without copying that material into the workspace.

When you mention a page, the connected agent can read that selected context on demand. You remain in control of which page the chat uses.

## Next

* [Context Library overview](/docs/os/overview), what it is and how it works
* [Context Library quick start](/docs/os/quickstart), connecting your tools
* [Workspaces](/docs/desktop/workspaces), the local side of Palette Desktop