# Choose Your Work Mode

Source: https://help.zira.us/docs/getting-started/profile-preferences/home-page
Summary: Set how Zira opens when you sign in — the AI Assistant, a dashboard, or your feed.
Updated: 2026-09-23

Use **Work mode** to choose how Zira opens every time you sign in. It is your personal starting point, so you land straight in the way you like to work.

You can pick from three focused modes:

- **AI Assistant** — start in an assistant that can chat, navigate, and build from one place.
- **Dashboard** — open straight into the numbers you watch.
- **Feed** — stay on top of activity and updates.

You can set your Work mode in two simple ways:

- from **Preferences** when you want to browse and choose
- from a dashboard menu when you are already on the dashboard you want to use

## Set your Work mode from Preferences

1. Click your profile picture.
2. Click **Preferences**.
3. Find **Work mode** and click **Choose work mode**.

![Preferences with the Work mode section and the Choose work mode button.](/docs/getting-started/profile-preferences/home-page/01-choose-home-page.png)

4. In the **Work mode** dialog, choose the mode you want:
   - Select **AI Assistant** or **Feed** to use it directly.
   - Select **Dashboard**, then search and pick the dashboard you want to open.

The card you are using shows a **Current** badge, and the one you are picking shows a check, so your choice is easy to see.

![The Work mode dialog with AI Assistant, Dashboard, and Feed cards.](/docs/getting-started/profile-preferences/home-page/02-home-page-picker.png)

5. Click **Save** to keep the change.

After that, Zira opens your chosen mode first when you sign in.

## Set the current dashboard as your Work mode from the dashboard menu

Use this path when you are already looking at the dashboard you want.

1. Open the dashboard you want to start from.
2. Open the dashboard menu from the top-right actions area.
3. Under **Actions**, click **Set as work mode**.

![Dashboard menu open with Set as work mode visible under Actions.](/docs/getting-started/profile-preferences/home-page/03-dashboard-menu-set-home-page.png)

You should see a confirmation that the dashboard is now your work mode.

This is the fastest option when you already know which dashboard you want to start from each day.

## How it works

Your Work mode is your personal starting page after sign in.

That means:

- it affects your own account
- it helps you open Zira directly into the way you work most
- you can change it again anytime

If you like to work from a conversation, choose **AI Assistant**. If you prefer a dashboard for daily work, set that dashboard. If your work changes later, you can choose a different mode.

Choosing **Feed** or **Dashboard** does not lock you out of the assistant. Open it any time from the **AI Assistant** icon — the sparkles — in the left menu, just above **Chats**.

## When to update your Work mode

Update your Work mode when:

- your role changes
- your team starts using a new dashboard or channel
- you want a faster starting point for daily work
- you want to start your day in the AI Assistant instead of a fixed page

## Related guides

- [Change Your Preferences](/docs/getting-started/profile-preferences/preferences) - Review personal settings such as theme, notifications, and Work mode.
- [Home AI Assistant](/docs/ai-assistance/home-ai-assistant) - Chat, navigate, and build from one place.
- [Create a Dashboard](/docs/dashboards/create-a-dashboard) - Set up a dashboard before using it as your starting page.
- [Using Dashboards](/docs/dashboards/overview) - Learn how dashboards work in daily use.