Before sending a file-related request, check the selected project and connected host. The Agent works in that directory; changing the window's device does not move the files.
A directory you can return to
Add a project through the sidebar or directory picker, then select it to see its sessions. Settings → Projects lets you select a registered project and adjust its identity, project actions and worktree settings.
In VS Code, the editor's open workspace supplies the project. Yuri's separate Projects settings page is not offered there.
Keep work separate when needed
Use an ordinary new session for another conversation in the same directory. For a Git task that needs an isolated branch and checkout, create a worktree draft. Save repeatable shell commands as project actions.
Read the Agent's task list
When an Agent writes todos, Yuri displays them in the session's status area and tool results. These reflect the Agent's progress; they are not a user-editable project checklist. The Context view reports conversation usage rather than storing project notes.