GWC Studio

Explore the Studio interface with example Taichu and Creative panels in your browser. Older Work/Design preview modes are compatibility examples within Creative, not separate products. The preview does not run agents, connect to your selected desktop, execute Creative generation or publish downloadable artifacts. A Design canvas example can import local JSON; that import remains in your browser.

The Windows release targets Windows 10 or later, 64-bit. Use the installer listed on the Download page. Before installing, read the notes for your platform, backups and recovery.

The Download page currently offers Studio 1.132.03433 for Windows. Studio 1.132.03435 remains an unpublished candidate. Before installing, compare the entire SHA-256 with the value published for that exact installer. In Windows PowerShell, use Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 -LiteralPath followed by your installer path in quotes. A matching hash checks file integrity; it is not a code signature, publisher authentication or a safety certification.

SmartScreen may show an unknown-publisher warning. Stop if the checksum is missing or different, the source is uncertain, or your device policy blocks installation. Do not disable Windows protection or bypass an organization's policy.

For an offered release, use the same Windows account that will run Studio. The per-user installation destination is %LOCALAPPDATA%\GWC Studio. Review the installer's optional Add to PATH and file-association choices and that release's instructions. These choices do not guarantee a system-wide install, a change to your default apps or automatic PATH cleanup on uninstall.

Sign in to GWC Studio to open New Session in the main work area. The sidebar remains available beside your work. Before sending a request, choose your own provider access or a local model and check that your Connect Pass is active.

GWC Studio is the core desktop application. Sign in and open New Session here. Local Studio sessions use this installation and its configured workspace. GWC for VS Code is the extension alternative to GWC Studio. Check that its own supported release is available first.

New Session and Creative open in this installed Studio.When continuing remotely from GWC for Web or GWC Connect, select the registered online computer that owns the work. Remote requests do not fall back to another computer.

Studio's main navigation opens these work areas. New Session and Creative are the current entry names, not separate Work and Design creation tabs. These surfaces use the main work area while developer tools remain in their sidebar. Follow local setup and sign-in prompts. Check the selected computer when working remotely. Opening a screen does not mean a session or generation has started.

1. New Session: Open the desktop conversation workspace and a new Taichu session on your PC.
2. Creative: Use Creative for session briefs, saved names, model choices and the Design canvas where supported. Creative does not start a separate cloud Work or Design session.
3. Artifacts: Review artifacts already in your desktop workspace. Seeing an artifact does not mean new generation or download options are available.
4. GWC Bridge: Review Bridge access and folders shared from this computer.
5. Agent-to-Agent: Open the supported collaboration and rooms view when available.

1. Use New Session with the plus icon for another Taichu session in this Studio installation. Creative has its own saved-session controls in the current work area; it does not start another independent cloud Work or Design session.
2. Choose a session under Recents, or open All sessions, to return to it. Use these entries to switch between ongoing tasks; use the + when you want a separate session.
3. Use the VSCodium tools rail beside the sidebar for Search and the other developer tools, and open Explorer from the View menu. Use the layout controls to show or hide the main sidebar, Terminal, bottom panel and secondary sidebar.

The Design canvas component may still appear for supported visual work or older saved activity. If the layout offers Hide canvas / Show canvas, or Design request / Canvas tabs in a narrow pane, those controls change presentation rather than creating a cloud session. Preserve your local draft before changing views. Floating-window actions require the desktop application; browser previews do not execute tools or generate files.

Creative is the current product name for document and design work. The selected-PC remote controls currently support creating, listing, reading, renaming and choosing the saved model for Creative sessions. Check that the saved name and model appear correctly. Submitting a brief, choosing a model or naming a session does not mean content has been generated.

Generation and remote file downloads are unavailable until the desktop supports those operations.The existing Design canvas component keeps its identity for supported presentation and older saved work, but it does not create an independent cloud Design session. Use the Creative guide for current features, examples of older saved work and limits.

Previous Web Work/Design cloud history is retired; it is not migrated into the selected computer's saved sessions. If you cannot confirm a create, rename or model change, keep the draft and original request details. Do not send it again automatically.

The VSCodium tools rail beside the GWC sidebar holds the four default developer tools.

• Search: File and text search.
• Source Control: Version-control changes.
• Run and Debug: Run configurations and debugging controls.
• Extensions: Extension management.

Open Explorer (workspace files and folders) from the View menu. Remote Explorer is not on the rail; it exists only when an installed extension adds remote views, and it is not shown by default.

These tools stay docked in the rail while Taichu or another GWC surface remains in the main area. Recents in the sidebar lists your latest sessions, and All sessions lets you return to earlier ones.

Remote Explorer, phone-to-PC Connect, local MCP tools and external GWC Bridge are separate capabilities. Installing Studio or signing in does not grant external LLM clients access to your folders. GWC Bridge is set up separately, and you choose the folders it can use on your computer.

Recents may show Taichu and Creative sessions, including older Work and Design activity. Select only the session owned by your current profile and connected desktop. Retired cloud Creative history is not available or migrated to the PC. If you see a sign-in prompt, use the footer. For a missing session check the shown GWC account, selected PC and Windows user profile.

An empty or unavailable list is not proof that a transcript was deleted. Contact GWC Support before deleting local data or starting over. Do not assume every local session, file or extension setting carries over between products.

Use Sign In in the footer to open New Session after authentication. Once signed in, your avatar and name open Settings, with Notifications beside them. Check the displayed account before account-related work. Manage Connect Pass in Settings > Billing.

GWC account sign-in is separate from model-provider authentication. In Settings > Models, use Account sign-in for supported provider accounts or API connections for your own named keys. You can keep several named API connections for the same provider. Local models use your own computer; any provider charges are handled by the provider.

Studio does not update itself. When a new installer is actually available on the Download page, read its version-specific upgrade and recovery notes and compare its full SHA-256. Back up important work, save open files, close Studio and run the checked installer for the same Windows account. Reopen Studio afterward; do not assume a background updater has installed a newer version.

These instructions do not publish a new Studio installer or change download availability. Studio 1.132.03435 remains unpublished. Do not substitute a historical installer or assume an in-place downgrade is a supported recovery method.

Close Studio and use Windows Settings > Apps > GWC Studio > Uninstall for application removal. The app list may be called Installed apps or Apps & features. Uninstalling the application is not a GWC account-deletion request; user-data cleanup is a separate action.

Back up important work first and follow the release's data-retention and recovery notes. Do not assume every local session, third-party extension setting or provider history is retained or synchronized. Ask support about the specific data you need to keep before uninstalling or removing profile or native-agent folders.

Studio Help links lead to GWC Support. Finish incomplete setup, save your work and restart Studio once. A Taichu connection error, a GWC account error and a model-provider error need different checks. Keep the exact message; a restart is not a guaranteed repair or permission to resend a task.

Send support the Studio version, Windows version, redacted error and steps that led to it. Never include passwords, keys, private transcripts or unredacted logs. Do not delete user data or disable Windows protection as a troubleshooting shortcut.

GWC Studio is the desktop app. GWC for VS Code is the extension for your existing VS Code editor. They have separate releases. Both use Taichu and Creative on the computer you select.

The Visual Studio Marketplace currently lists GWC for VS Code as GWC Connect (version 2.3.4). This is the VS Code extension, not the mobile app. Use the verified Marketplace link below to install it.

GWC for VS Code release details

Taichu and provider processing

Taichu brings your models, tools, and instructions together. Its runtime and local tools run on your machine; when you use cloud models, the request and included context are sent to your chosen provider.

Studio's editor telemetry is configured off. That is not a promise of zero network activity and does not control every third-party extension or model provider. Provider availability, account access, API keys, billing and terms are independent; installing Studio does not establish access through another client's subscription.

Use GWC for Web in your browser. Check the GWC Connect guide and Download page for mobile features and release availability. Sharing a GWC account does not guarantee migration of all local data.