# Use applications through the portal

> Configure portal access and response visibility, then verify the experience as a user.

Source: https://doc.fastgpt.io/en/guide/build/publish/portal

Click **Portal** in the main left navigation bar to open the unified conversation workspace for signed-in team members, with **Home** (commercial edition), **All Apps**, and the **Recently Used** app list in the left pane, plus conversation history. The published App version governs runtime logic (such as file uploads, which follow the **File Upload** setting configured in the App's AI or System settings), while Portal visibility settings control how much execution detail and Dataset citation depth members can inspect.

![Portal visibility controls](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/labring/fastgpt-img@main/optimized/current/portal-visibility.png.webp)

## Portal Visibility Settings Reference

| Visibility Toggle                      | Visible to Signed-In Members When Enabled                                                              | When to Disable                                                                   |
| -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Real-time running status**           | Live node progress, tool calls, and Agent plan cards during generation                                 | Present only the final response text without exposing workflow steps              |
| **Show Full Response**                 | Access to **Run Details** showing per-node response flows, inputs, outputs, and latency                | Hide intermediate prompts and internal node payloads from ordinary users          |
| **View citation snippets**             | Citation badges and matched Dataset snippets below the answer                                          | Deliver answers without displaying retrieved chunk cards                          |
| **View full citation**                 | Access to the reader showing the complete file text containing the citation                            | Allow snippet verification while keeping surrounding document sections restricted |
| **Download/open source original text** | Download link for the original Dataset file (such as PDF, DOCX, or XLSX) or link to the source website | Keep confidential source files view-only online                                   |

## Configure and verify

1. Open Application → Publishing Channels → Portal and copy the displayed access link.
2. Configure **Real-time running status**, **Show Full Response**, **View citation snippets**, **View full citation**, and **Download/open source original text** according to the intended audience.
3. After publishing application configuration changes, open the link as a test member with application access and start a new conversation.
4. Check the answer and the execution and citation information visible to that member against your settings.

## Portal Navigation and Deep Links

* **Workspace navigation**: The left pane contains **Home** (commercial edition), **All Apps**, and the **Recently Used** list; **All Apps** has **Favourite Apps** and **Team Apps** tabs.
* **Direct URL parameters**: Open a specific application directly via `/chat?appId=<appId>`, or pass the `pane` query parameter to open a sidebar page: `h` for Home (commercial edition), `aa` for All Apps, `ra` for Recently Used, and `s` for Settings.
* **Permission checks**: When a member encounters an access error, verify the active team, application collaborator permissions ([Team Permissions](/en/guide/workspace/team/team_roles_permissions)), and [collection-level permissions](/en/guide/dataset/collection_permission) on referenced knowledge bases.

Next: [published versions](/en/guide/build/publish/versions), [team permissions](/en/guide/workspace/team/team_roles_permissions), and [conversation logs](/en/guide/build/logs).

![Portal conversation returns required documents and the policy deadline](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/labring/fastgpt-img@main/optimized/current/portal-answer.png.webp)

This example uses the signed-in creator. Verify visibility separately with the intended member permissions.