Public vs Private Workspaces and Discover Public

Category: Getting Started | Difficulty: Beginner | Last Updated: 2025-10-21

Overview

Understand workspace visibility options and how to subscribe to public workspaces using Discover Public.

What You’ll Learn

• Differences between Private and Public workspaces
• How subscriptions work via Discover Public
• When to use each visibility type

Prerequisites

• Usable account

Estimated Time

⏱️ 4 minutes

Concepts

Key Terminology

Term	Definition
Private Workspace	Only invited members can view/edit
Public Workspace	Anyone with a Usable account can subscribe (read-only by default)
Discover Public	Directory of public workspaces to browse and subscribe

Tutorial / How-To

Subscribe via Discover Public

1. From Workspaces, click “Discover Public”
2. Browse available workspaces (e.g., Usable Public, Orlando)
3. Click Subscribe to add to your list

Best Practices

• Keep sensitive content out of Public workspaces
• Use clear titles and summaries for better discoverability

Related Resources

• Creating Your First Workspace
• Memory Fragments: What They Are and How to Create One

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