> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.brew.new/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The interface

> Where everything lives in Brew and how to move around.

Brew is built around one idea: you describe what you want, Brew builds it. Everything starts in chat. This page explains where things live and how to move around.

## The chat

Every interaction starts in chat. Open it from **Home**, or use the chat panel on the left side of the canvas.

Type what you want and submit. You can ask for one campaign, several at once, a full automation flow, or edits to something you've already made:

* *"Create a Black Friday campaign with a product grid and a 24-hour countdown."*
* *"Generate three subject-line variations for this announcement."*
* *"Build a 4-step welcome flow for new SaaS trial users."*
* *"Make this more direct and cut it by half."*

Brew picks the right tool based on what you ask — generating a campaign, editing one, building variants, or assembling an automation flow. You don't select a mode.

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  **@-mentions.** Need to reference an existing campaign or automation? Type `@` in chat and pick from your recent work.
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**Chat tabs.** Open a new chat, switch between active chats, or reopen an older conversation using the tabs across the top of the canvas.

## The Emails section

Open **Emails** in the sidebar to access your campaigns and automations. At the top of the view, a toggle lets you switch between two tabs: **Campaigns** (one-off sends) and **Automations** (triggered flows).

### The Campaigns canvas

When you create a campaign, it appears on the **Campaigns canvas**.

The canvas is your working surface for campaigns. From here you can:

* See multiple campaigns side by side — when one prompt produces several emails, they appear next to each other on the same row
* Click into any email to edit it
* Resize, clone, or delete any email from the toolbar
* Switch between versions — every edit creates a new version, and the version dropdown lets you preview earlier ones
* Import designs from Figma, HTML, or images

**Canvas view vs list view.** Toggle between two views from the top of the Campaigns tab:

* **Canvas view.** Best for creating and editing. The default working surface.
* **List view.** Best for scanning a large library. Shows campaigns in a compact table.

## The flow editor

Automations use a separate flow canvas. Switch to the **Automations** tab to build triggered flows.

The flow editor shows the trigger, Send Email nodes, Wait nodes, Filter nodes, and Split nodes. You can still use chat to make changes — the artifact you're editing is a flow instead of a single email.

For everything about building automations, see [Automations](/create-emails/automations).

## Import tools

Already have email designs? Bring them into Brew from the **Import** tools on the right side of the canvas:

| What you have                     | What to use              | What Brew does                                              |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| HTML from an existing email       | Upload HTML              | Imports it as an editable email on the canvas               |
| A Figma design                    | Connect with Figma       | Converts the frame into a responsive email                  |
| A screenshot or image of an email | Upload image to recreate | Recreates the structure and style as an editable Brew email |

You can also forward emails to `hello@email.brew.new`. Forwarded emails land in **Templates → Forwarded** and can be remixed into your brand.

## Navigation shortcuts

**Global search.** Press **Cmd+K** (or **Ctrl+K**) to search navigation, campaigns, contacts, settings, and integrations from anywhere in the product.

**Brand switcher.** The active brand is shown at the top of the sidebar. Switching brands updates the canvas, audience, automations, analytics, domains, and integrations — everything scopes to whichever brand is active.

## AI model picker

By default, Brew uses Claude Sonnet for the orchestrator and Claude Haiku for fast email generation. Change models any time from **Settings → AI**:

* Anthropic (Claude Sonnet, Claude Haiku)
* OpenAI (GPT-4.1 Mini, GPT-5 Nano)
* Google (Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini 3 Flash)

You can also enable **reasoning effort** (low / medium / high) for slower but more thoughtful generations on Anthropic models.

## Need Help?

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