> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.prophecy.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Import projects > Import projects from existing Git repositories Import existing Prophecy projects from external Git repositories into your workspace. This connects your Prophecy project to the repository without creating a copy of the repository. You can only import projects from external Git providers (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.). Projects stored in Prophecy-managed Git cannot be imported using this method. ## Import a project To import a project from Git: 1. Open **Create Entity** from the left sidebar. 2. Hover over the **Project** tile. 3. Click **Import**. 4. Connect to the Git account that hosts your project repository. 5. Select your repository from the **Repository** dropdown. If your repository doesn't appear (common with forked repositories), paste the repository URL directly into the Repository field. 6. Verify the **Default Branch** field auto-populates correctly. 7. Keep the default root path or specify a path to the project folder within the repository. 8. Click **Continue**. 9. Configure your project settings: * **Name**: Display name for the project in Prophecy * **Description**: Optional context about the project * **Team**: The team that will own this project * **Project type**: Prophecy automatically sets the language based on the repository content (cannot be changed) * **Provider**: Where pipelines will execute 10. Click **Complete**. ## Import vs. clone Importing a project connects directly to the existing repository without creating a new copy. This means: * Multiple Prophecy projects can point to the same Git repository * Changes made in any connected project affect the shared repository * All projects connected to the same repository will see each other's commits Use caution when multiple projects share a repository, as changes are not isolated between projects.