diff --git a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/playground/app.tsx b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/playground/app.tsx
index d7b9528a..eadf7014 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/playground/app.tsx
+++ b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/playground/app.tsx
@@ -98,22 +98,26 @@ export function App({
     }
 
     return (
-        <Pane title="Chat" actions={[
-            <ActionButton
-                key="new-chat"
-                icon={<MessageSquarePlusIcon size={16} />}
-                onClick={handleNewChatButtonClick}
-            >
-                New chat
-            </ActionButton>,
-            <ActionButton
-                key="simulate"
-                icon={<PlayIcon size={16} />}
-                onClick={handleSimulateButtonClick}
-            >
-                Simulate
-            </ActionButton>,
-        ]}>
+        <Pane 
+            title="PLAYGROUND" 
+            tooltip="Test your agents and see their responses in this interactive chat interface"
+            actions={[
+                <ActionButton
+                    key="new-chat"
+                    icon={<MessageSquarePlusIcon size={16} />}
+                    onClick={handleNewChatButtonClick}
+                >
+                    New chat
+                </ActionButton>,
+                <ActionButton
+                    key="simulate"
+                    icon={<PlayIcon size={16} />}
+                    onClick={handleSimulateButtonClick}
+                >
+                    Simulate
+                </ActionButton>,
+            ]}
+        >
             <div className="h-full overflow-auto">
                 {loadingChat && <div className="flex justify-center items-center h-full">
                     <Spinner />
diff --git a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/copilot.tsx b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/copilot.tsx
index 4d8e66b1..93019573 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/copilot.tsx
+++ b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/copilot.tsx
@@ -174,23 +174,35 @@ function App({
     workflow,
     dispatch,
     chatContext=undefined,
+    messages,
+    setMessages,
+    loadingResponse,
+    setLoadingResponse,
+    loadingMessage,
+    setLoadingMessage,
+    responseError,
+    setResponseError,
 }: {
     projectId: string;
     workflow: z.infer<typeof Workflow>;
     dispatch: (action: WorkflowDispatch) => void;
     chatContext?: z.infer<typeof CopilotChatContext>;
+    messages: z.infer<typeof CopilotMessage>[];
+    setMessages: (messages: z.infer<typeof CopilotMessage>[]) => void;
+    loadingResponse: boolean;
+    setLoadingResponse: (loading: boolean) => void;
+    loadingMessage: string;
+    setLoadingMessage: (message: string) => void;
+    responseError: string | null;
+    setResponseError: (error: string | null) => void;
 }) {
-    const [messages, setMessages] = useState<z.infer<typeof CopilotMessage>[]>([]);
-    const [loadingResponse, setLoadingResponse] = useState(false);
-    const [loadingMessage, setLoadingMessage] = useState("Thinking...");
-    const [responseError, setResponseError] = useState<string | null>(null);
     const messagesEndRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     const [appliedChanges, setAppliedChanges] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
     const [discardContext, setDiscardContext] = useState(false);
     const [lastRequest, setLastRequest] = useState<unknown | null>(null);
     const [lastResponse, setLastResponse] = useState<unknown | null>(null);
 
-    // Cycle through loading messages until reaching the last one
+    // First useEffect for loading messages
     useEffect(() => {
         setLoadingMessage("Thinking");
         if (!loadingResponse) return;
@@ -210,7 +222,7 @@ function App({
         }, 4000);
 
         return () => clearInterval(interval);
-    }, [loadingResponse, messages]);
+    }, [loadingResponse, setLoadingMessage]);
 
     // Reset discardContext when chatContext changes
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -328,7 +340,7 @@ function App({
         }
     }, [dispatch, appliedChanges, messages]);
 
-    // get copilot response
+    // Second useEffect for copilot response
     useEffect(() => {
         let ignore = false;
 
@@ -383,7 +395,16 @@ function App({
         return () => {
             ignore = true;
         };
-    }, [messages, projectId, responseError, workflow, effectiveContext]);
+    }, [
+        messages,
+        projectId,
+        responseError,
+        workflow,
+        effectiveContext,
+        setLoadingResponse,
+        setMessages,
+        setResponseError
+    ]);
 
     function handleCopyChat() {
         const jsonString = JSON.stringify({
@@ -483,40 +504,63 @@ export function Copilot({
     workflow,
     chatContext=undefined,
     dispatch,
+    onNewChat,
+    messages,
+    setMessages,
+    loadingResponse,
+    setLoadingResponse,
+    loadingMessage,
+    setLoadingMessage,
+    responseError,
+    setResponseError,
 }: {
     projectId: string;
     workflow: z.infer<typeof Workflow>;
     chatContext?: z.infer<typeof CopilotChatContext>;
     dispatch: (action: WorkflowDispatch) => void;
+    onNewChat: () => void;
+    messages: z.infer<typeof CopilotMessage>[];
+    setMessages: (messages: z.infer<typeof CopilotMessage>[]) => void;
+    loadingResponse: boolean;
+    setLoadingResponse: (loading: boolean) => void;
+    loadingMessage: string;
+    setLoadingMessage: (message: string) => void;
+    responseError: string | null;
+    setResponseError: (error: string | null) => void;
 }) {
-    const [key, setKey] = useState(0);
-
-    function handleNewChat() {
-        setKey(key + 1);
-    }
-
     return (
-        <Pane fancy title="Copilot" actions={[
-            <ActionButton
-                key="ask"
-                primary
-                icon={
-                    <svg className="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
-                        <path stroke="currentColor" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth="2" d="M5 12h14m-7 7V5" />
-                    </svg>
-                }
-                onClick={handleNewChat}
-            >
-                Ask
-            </ActionButton>
-        ]}>
+        <Pane 
+            fancy 
+            title="COPILOT" 
+            tooltip="Get AI assistance for creating and improving your multi-agent system"
+            actions={[
+                <ActionButton
+                    key="ask"
+                    primary
+                    icon={
+                        <svg className="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                            <path stroke="currentColor" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth="2" d="M5 12h14m-7 7V5" />
+                        </svg>
+                    }
+                    onClick={onNewChat}
+                >
+                    New
+                </ActionButton>
+            ]}
+        >
             <App
-                key={key}
                 projectId={projectId}
                 workflow={workflow}
                 dispatch={dispatch}
                 chatContext={chatContext}
-
+                messages={messages}
+                setMessages={setMessages}
+                loadingResponse={loadingResponse}
+                setLoadingResponse={setLoadingResponse}
+                loadingMessage={loadingMessage}
+                setLoadingMessage={setLoadingMessage}
+                responseError={responseError}
+                setResponseError={setResponseError}
             />
         </Pane>
     );
diff --git a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/entity_list.tsx b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/entity_list.tsx
index b0ebfc03..02a8ba52 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/entity_list.tsx
+++ b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/entity_list.tsx
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ export function EntityList({
     }, [selectedEntity]);
 
     return (
-        <Pane title="Index">
+        <Pane 
+            title="WORKFLOW" 
+            tooltip="Browse and manage your agents, tools, and prompts in this sidebar"
+        >
             <div className="overflow-auto flex flex-col gap-1 justify-start">
                 {/* Agents Section */}
                 <SectionHeader title="Agents" onAdd={() => onAddAgent({})} />
diff --git a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/pane.tsx b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/pane.tsx
index a7ecd136..095349f2 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/pane.tsx
+++ b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/pane.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,44 @@
 import clsx from "clsx";
+import { InfoIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { Tooltip } from "@nextui-org/react";
 
 export function Pane({
     title,
     actions = null,
     children,
     fancy = false,
+    tooltip = null,
 }: {
     title: React.ReactNode;
     actions?: React.ReactNode[] | null;
     children: React.ReactNode;
     fancy?: boolean;
+    tooltip?: string | null;
 }) {
     return <div className={clsx("h-full flex flex-col overflow-auto rounded-md p-1", {
         "bg-gray-100": !fancy,
         "bg-blue-100": fancy,
     })}>
         <div className="shrink-0 flex justify-between items-center gap-2 px-2 py-1 rounded-t-sm">
-            <div className={clsx("text-xs font-semibold uppercase", {
-                "text-gray-400": !fancy,
-                "text-blue-500": fancy,
-            })}>
-                {title}
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                <div className={clsx("text-xs font-semibold uppercase", {
+                    "text-gray-400": !fancy,
+                    "text-blue-500": fancy,
+                })}>
+                    {title}
+                </div>
+                {tooltip && (
+                    <Tooltip 
+                        content={tooltip}
+                        placement="right"
+                        className="cursor-help"
+                    >
+                        <InfoIcon size={12} className={clsx({
+                            "text-gray-400": !fancy,
+                            "text-blue-500": fancy,
+                        })} />
+                    </Tooltip>
+                )}
             </div>
             {!actions && <div className="w-4 h-4" />}
             {actions && <div className={clsx("rounded-md hover:text-gray-800 px-2 text-sm flex items-center gap-2", {
diff --git a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/workflow_editor.tsx b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/workflow_editor.tsx
index 404cd083..55988f14 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/workflow_editor.tsx
+++ b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/[projectId]/workflow/workflow_editor.tsx
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ import { apiV1 } from "rowboat-shared";
 import { publishWorkflow, renameWorkflow, saveWorkflow } from "../../../actions/workflow_actions";
 import { PublishedBadge } from "./published_badge";
 import { BackIcon, HamburgerIcon, WorkflowIcon } from "../../../lib/components/icons";
-import { CopyIcon, Layers2Icon, RadioIcon, RedoIcon, UndoIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { CopyIcon, Layers2Icon, RadioIcon, RedoIcon, Sparkles, UndoIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { EntityList } from "./entity_list";
+import { CopilotMessage } from "../../../lib/types/copilot_types";
+import { InfoIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { clsx } from "clsx";
 
 enablePatches();
 
@@ -524,6 +527,13 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({
     const saving = useRef(false);
     const isLive = state.present.workflow._id == state.present.publishedWorkflowId;
     const [showCopySuccess, setShowCopySuccess] = useState(false);
+    const [showCopilot, setShowCopilot] = useState(false);
+    const [copilotWidth, setCopilotWidth] = useState(25);
+    const [copilotKey, setCopilotKey] = useState(0);
+    const [copilotMessages, setCopilotMessages] = useState<z.infer<typeof CopilotMessage>[]>([]);
+    const [loadingResponse, setLoadingResponse] = useState(false);
+    const [loadingMessage, setLoadingMessage] = useState("Thinking...");
+    const [responseError, setResponseError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
     console.log(`workflow editor chat key: ${state.present.chatKey}`);
 
@@ -752,7 +762,7 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({
                 </div>}
                 {!isLive && <>
                     <button
-                        className="p-1 text-gray-400 hover:text-black"
+                        className="p-1 text-gray-400 hover:text-black hover:cursor-pointer"
                         title="Undo"
                         disabled={state.currentIndex <= 0}
                         onClick={() => dispatch({ type: "undo" })}
@@ -760,13 +770,20 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({
                         <UndoIcon size={16} />
                     </button>
                     <button
-                        className="p-1 text-gray-400 hover:text-black"
+                        className="p-1 text-gray-400 hover:text-black hover:cursor-pointer"
                         title="Redo"
                         disabled={state.currentIndex >= state.patches.length}
                         onClick={() => dispatch({ type: "redo" })}
                     >
                         <RedoIcon size={16} />
                     </button>
+                    <button
+                        className="p-1 text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:cursor-pointer"
+                        title="Toggle Copilot"
+                        onClick={() => setShowCopilot(!showCopilot)}
+                    >
+                        <Sparkles size={16} />
+                    </button>
                 </>}
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -792,7 +809,11 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({
                 />
             </ResizablePanel>
             <ResizableHandle />
-            <ResizablePanel minSize={20} defaultSize={60} className="overflow-auto">
+            <ResizablePanel 
+                minSize={20} 
+                defaultSize={showCopilot ? 85 - copilotWidth : 85} 
+                className="overflow-auto"
+            >
                 <ChatApp
                     key={'' + state.present.chatKey}
                     hidden={state.present.selection !== null}
@@ -826,23 +847,45 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({
                     handleClose={handleUnselectPrompt}
                 />}
             </ResizablePanel>
-            <ResizableHandle />
-            <ResizablePanel minSize={10} defaultSize={25}>
-                <Copilot
-                    projectId={state.present.workflow.projectId}
-                    workflow={state.present.workflow}
-                    dispatch={dispatch}
-                    chatContext={
-                        state.present.selection ? {
-                            type: state.present.selection.type,
-                            name: state.present.selection.name
-                        } : chatMessages.length > 0 ? {
-                            type: 'chat',
-                            messages: chatMessages
-                        } : undefined
-                    }
-                />
-            </ResizablePanel>
+            {showCopilot && <>
+                <ResizableHandle />
+                <ResizablePanel 
+                    minSize={10} 
+                    defaultSize={copilotWidth}
+                    onResize={(size) => setCopilotWidth(size)}
+                >
+                    <Copilot
+                        key={copilotKey}
+                        projectId={state.present.workflow.projectId}
+                        workflow={state.present.workflow}
+                        dispatch={dispatch}
+                        chatContext={
+                            state.present.selection ? {
+                                type: state.present.selection.type,
+                                name: state.present.selection.name
+                            } : chatMessages.length > 0 ? {
+                                type: 'chat',
+                                messages: chatMessages
+                            } : undefined
+                        }
+                        onNewChat={() => {
+                            setCopilotKey(prev => prev + 1);
+                            setCopilotMessages([]);
+                            setLoadingResponse(false);
+                            setLoadingMessage("Thinking...");
+                            setResponseError(null);
+                        }}
+                        messages={copilotMessages}
+                        setMessages={setCopilotMessages}
+                        loadingResponse={loadingResponse}
+                        setLoadingResponse={setLoadingResponse}
+                        loadingMessage={loadingMessage}
+                        setLoadingMessage={setLoadingMessage}
+                        responseError={responseError}
+                        setResponseError={setResponseError}
+                    />
+                </ResizablePanel>
+            </>}
         </ResizablePanelGroup>
     </div>;
 }