WorkBuddy adds global search: recover the file and the discussion behind it

On September 28, 2026, WorkBuddy 5.7.0 added global search for library content and chat history. Tencent’s AI workspace contains tasks, revision discussions and artifacts such as documents or spreadsheets. The update helps users return to work they have already done.

The official task guide organizes current search results into tasks, spaces and artifacts. Search can lead you back to an earlier item; “global” here refers to the workspace, not an index of the whole computer or every external cloud drive.

Find the file and why it changed

Imagine preparing a customer-training session. You previously asked AI for a course schedule and later changed the demonstration order in a discussion. For the next session, you remember “equipment check” but not the task title or file name.

Opening tasks one by one can lead you to an early draft. Generating a new schedule can miss decisions already made. Search lets you narrow the scope with a remembered phrase, then open the artifact and relevant task separately to compare the schedule with its revision discussion.

The practical benefit is adding retrieval before regeneration. You still decide which material fits the new session and which decisions need confirmation. A file with a later modification time may contain only formatting changes; time alone does not make it the final approved arrangement.

These steps start with an existing WorkBuddy desktop user who has earlier tasks. Entry points and operations follow the official task guide. Global search was introduced in 5.7.0. Choose a phrase that genuinely appeared in your work. “Equipment check” illustrates the approach; it does not assume your account contains this example.

1. Open search. Use the search button at the top left. The guide also lists Cmd+K on Mac and Ctrl+K on Windows. This searches across the workspace rather than within a single document.
2. Enter the phrase and choose an object type. Categories include All, Tasks, Spaces and Artifacts. Look under Artifacts for the course schedule and Tasks for the revision discussion. Narrow by category when results are numerous; artifacts can also be filtered by file type.
3. Open the result and check its contents. Click a result or select it with the arrow keys and press Enter. The guide describes navigation to the corresponding content with a brief highlight at the match. Confirm the training session and whether the item is an early draft before consulting related records.
4. Make a continuation checklist. Manually note the schedule file, the discussion that changed its order and unresolved questions. For example: “Which discussion should determine the demonstration order?” Leave unsupported items unresolved instead of letting result ranking decide.

The task guide also describes the no-results state. Try another phrase you actually used, then inspect the relevant task or space; a search miss does not prove that material is absent. To find text inside an already open conversation, in-page search uses Cmd+F / Ctrl+F. Pay attention to whether keyboard focus is in the conversation or the web page.