Scopes
Understanding personal vs. team context in Moongraph.
Scopes
Scopes determine which documents, graphs, and content you're working with. You're always in one scope at a time — either Personal or a specific Team.
What Is a Scope?
Think of scopes as separate workspaces:
- Personal scope: Your private documents and graphs. Only you can see them.
- Team scope: Shared documents and graphs for a specific team. All team members can see them.
The current scope affects what you see everywhere in Moongraph — Files, Graphs, Agent, Search, etc.
Switching Scopes
The scope switcher is the dropdown at the top of the sidebar. It shows your current scope (Personal or a team name).
Click it to switch between:
- Personal
- Any teams you belong to
What Changes With Scope
| Area | Personal Scope | Team Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Files | Your personal documents | Team's shared documents |
| Graphs | Your personal graphs | Team's shared graphs |
| Folders | Your personal folders | Team's folders |
| Agent | Queries your personal documents | Queries team documents |
| Search | Searches your documents | Searches team documents |
Everything is filtered to the current scope.
Creating Content in a Scope
When you upload a document or create a graph, it belongs to your current scope:
- In Personal scope → personal content
- In Team scope → team content
Check your scope before uploading or creating. If you accidentally create something in the wrong scope, you'll need to re-upload or recreate it.
Agent Access
The Agent is scoped too. When you ask a question:
- In Personal scope: The Agent searches your personal documents
- In Team scope: The Agent searches the team's documents
If you want to query across everything, you'll need to ask in each scope separately. Cross-scope queries aren't currently supported.
Moving Content Between Scopes
Content doesn't move directly between scopes. Instead:
To share personal content with a team:
- Put documents in a folder
- Share the folder with the team
- Team members can now access those documents
To make team content personal:
This isn't directly supported. You would need to download and re-upload the documents to your personal scope.
Common Patterns
Research with a Team
- Switch to team scope
- Upload shared documents
- Build graphs together
- Use Agent to query shared knowledge
Personal Drafts, Then Share
- Stay in personal scope
- Upload and organize documents
- Build and validate your graph
- When ready, share the folder with your team
Multiple Teams
If you're in multiple teams, each team has its own scope. Switch between them as needed. Content in Team A is separate from content in Team B.
Troubleshooting
"I can't find my document"
Check your current scope. You might be in team scope looking for a personal document, or vice versa.
"The Agent doesn't know about my document"
Same issue — make sure you're in the scope where that document lives.
"My teammate can't see the graph I created"
Did you create it in team scope? Did you share it? Check both the scope and sharing settings.