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title: Files workbench
description: Browse, filter, sort, and preview the files and generated material in a Knowledge Base.
owner: markus
last-reviewed: 2026-09-09
---

# Files workbench

Open a Knowledge Base and choose **Files**. Search by path or title, browse folders, filter by source or searchability, and sort by event, updated, or created date. Each row identifies where the material came from.

Choose a readable file to open it without losing your place. System-managed paths explain their purpose; generated exports may be visible without being searchable.

An Asset row may say **Described** after Atmina has written a generated description and receipt into its Companion. **Described by the search provider** means the provider keeps an index-only conversion that Atmina cannot read back, edit, or cite. **Not searchable** means the current Team setting and provider leave no searchable description for that file. In MCP and REST listings, `description_source` can be `atmina`, `provider-native`, or `none`; it is absent from non-Asset rows and when provider context cannot be resolved. `atmina` states who is responsible for description, while the **Described** state confirms completed text.

If a file says it cannot be searched, treat that state as information rather than proof of failure. The format or namespace may deliberately be excluded. For the file’s revisions, open [file history and recovery](https://atmina.ai/docs/file-history-and-recovery).