---
id: "apply-scope"
type: "guide"
title: "Select and apply organization/agent scope"
summary: "Set the workspace scope before reading or writing."
why: "Wrong scope violates isolation."
audiences: ["builders", "developers"]
related: ["org-agent-scope"]
invariants: ["Do not mutate another organization's data"]
confirmationRequired: false
---
# Select and apply organization/agent scope

Set the workspace scope before reading or writing.

## Why this path

Wrong scope violates isolation.

## Use this when

- Entering Studio or an API session

## Do not use this when

- You already confirmed the active scope matches the task

## Invariants

- Do not mutate another organization's data

## Steps

1. **Choose organization** — Org selected
2. **Choose agent** — Agent selected
3. **Apply scope** — UI/API uses that scope

## Verification

- Subsequent reads show the expected workspace