I would like to request a feature that allows users to create a new chat as a continuation of the previous one, while preserving the relevant project context.
At the moment, long or complex projects often have to be split across multiple chats. When that happens, too much continuity is lost. The assistant may lose track of established decisions, project structure, workflow rules, naming conventions, locked creative choices, and the current phase of the work. The result is unnecessary repetition, resyncing, and a higher risk of mistakes.
This is not really a memory problem in the general sense. It is a project continuity problem.
A new chat is often not a new task. It is simply the next segment of the same ongoing work.
What I am asking for is a user-controlled continuation mode when starting a new chat. For example, options such as:
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Continue from previous chat
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Carry over project context
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Carry over working rules and established structure
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Exclude unrelated side conversations or casual chat
The important part is that this should be intentional and selective, not automatic across everything.
Why this would matter:
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It would reduce the need to manually repeat context
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It would reduce misunderstandings and incorrect assumptions
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It would preserve continuity in long creative, technical, and structured workflows
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It would make ChatGPT feel more like a true project environment instead of a set of disconnected chat windows
An ideal implementation would let the user choose what carries forward, rather than forcing full context spillover by default.
In short:
If a user starts a new chat as a continuation of the previous one, ChatGPT should be able to retain the relevant working context of that ongoing project.