diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/agent.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/agent.py
index 94e15eb6..b1363105 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/agent.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/agent.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ from autogpt.models.context_item import ContextItem
 
 from .base import BaseAgent, BaseAgentConfiguration, BaseAgentSettings
 from .features.context import ContextMixin
+from .features.file_workspace import FileWorkspaceMixin
 from .features.watchdog import WatchdogMixin
-from .features.workspace import WorkspaceMixin
 from .prompt_strategies.one_shot import (
     OneShotAgentPromptConfiguration,
     OneShotAgentPromptStrategy,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class AgentSettings(BaseAgentSettings):
 
 class Agent(
     ContextMixin,
-    WorkspaceMixin,
+    FileWorkspaceMixin,
     WatchdogMixin,
     BaseAgent,
     Configurable[AgentSettings],
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/features/workspace.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/features/file_workspace.py
similarity index 74%
rename from autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/features/workspace.py
rename to autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/features/file_workspace.py
index 0e133aa0..ecdd2874 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/features/workspace.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/features/file_workspace.py
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
     from ..base import BaseAgent
 
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 
 from ..base import AgentFileManager, BaseAgentConfiguration
 
 
-class WorkspaceMixin:
+class FileWorkspaceMixin:
     """Mixin that adds workspace support to a class"""
 
-    workspace: Workspace | None
+    workspace: FileWorkspace = None
     """Workspace that the agent has access to, e.g. for reading/writing files."""
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         # Initialize other bases first, because we need the config from BaseAgent
-        super(WorkspaceMixin, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+        super(FileWorkspaceMixin, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
         config: BaseAgentConfiguration = getattr(self, "config")
         if not isinstance(config, BaseAgentConfiguration):
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class WorkspaceMixin:
         self.workspace = _setup_workspace(file_manager, config)
 
     def attach_fs(self, agent_dir: Path):
-        res = super(WorkspaceMixin, self).attach_fs(agent_dir)
+        res = super(FileWorkspaceMixin, self).attach_fs(agent_dir)
 
         self.workspace = _setup_workspace(self.file_manager, self.config)
 
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ class WorkspaceMixin:
 
 
 def _setup_workspace(file_manager: AgentFileManager, config: BaseAgentConfiguration):
-    workspace = Workspace(
+    workspace = FileWorkspace(
         file_manager.root / "workspace",
-        restrict_to_workspace=not config.allow_fs_access,
+        restrict_to_root=not config.allow_fs_access,
     )
     workspace.initialize()
     return workspace
 
 
-def get_agent_workspace(agent: BaseAgent) -> Workspace | None:
-    if isinstance(agent, WorkspaceMixin):
+def get_agent_workspace(agent: BaseAgent) -> FileWorkspace | None:
+    if isinstance(agent, FileWorkspaceMixin):
         return agent.workspace
 
     return None
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/planning_agent.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/planning_agent.py
index 53634176..f68611e3 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/planning_agent.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/planning_agent.py
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ from autogpt.models.context_item import ContextItem
 from .agent import execute_command, extract_command
 from .base import BaseAgent
 from .features.context import ContextMixin
-from .features.workspace import WorkspaceMixin
+from .features.file_workspace import FileWorkspaceMixin
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class PlanningAgent(ContextMixin, WorkspaceMixin, BaseAgent):
+class PlanningAgent(ContextMixin, FileWorkspaceMixin, BaseAgent):
     """Agent class for interacting with AutoGPT."""
 
     ThoughtProcessID = Literal["plan", "action", "evaluate"]
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/file_workspace/__init__.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/file_workspace/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76a26eef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/file_workspace/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from .file_workspace import FileWorkspace
+
+__all__ = [
+    "FileWorkspace",
+]
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/file_workspace/file_workspace.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/file_workspace/file_workspace.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4f572b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/file_workspace/file_workspace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+"""
+The FileWorkspace class provides an interface for interacting with a file workspace.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Callable, Optional
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class FileWorkspace:
+    """A class that represents a file workspace."""
+
+    NULL_BYTES = ["\0", "\000", "\x00", "\u0000"]
+
+    on_write_file: Callable[[Path], Any] | None = None
+    """
+    Event hook, executed after writing a file.
+
+    Params:
+        Path: The path of the file that was written, relative to the workspace root.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, root: str | Path, restrict_to_root: bool):
+        self._root = self._sanitize_path(root)
+        self._restrict_to_root = restrict_to_root
+
+    @property
+    def root(self) -> Path:
+        """The root directory of the file workspace."""
+        return self._root
+
+    @property
+    def restrict_to_root(self):
+        """Whether to restrict generated paths to the root."""
+        return self._restrict_to_root
+
+    def initialize(self) -> None:
+        self.root.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+
+    def get_path(self, relative_path: str | Path) -> Path:
+        """Get the full path for an item in the workspace.
+
+        Parameters:
+            relative_path: The relative path to resolve in the workspace.
+
+        Returns:
+            Path: The resolved path relative to the workspace.
+        """
+        return self._sanitize_path(
+            relative_path,
+            root=self.root,
+            restrict_to_root=self.restrict_to_root,
+        )
+
+    def open_file(self, path: str | Path, mode: str = "r"):
+        """Open a file in the workspace."""
+        full_path = self.get_path(path)
+        return open(full_path, mode)
+
+    def read_file(self, path: str | Path):
+        """Read a file in the workspace."""
+        with self.open_file(path, "r") as file:
+            return file.read()
+
+    def write_file(self, path: str | Path, content: str | bytes):
+        """Write to a file in the workspace."""
+        with self.open_file(path, "w") as file:
+            file.write(content)
+
+        if self.on_write_file:
+            path = Path(path)
+            if path.is_absolute():
+                path = path.relative_to(self.root)
+            self.on_write_file(path)
+
+    def list_files(self, path: str | Path = "."):
+        """List all files in a directory in the workspace."""
+        full_path = self.get_path(path)
+        return [str(file) for file in full_path.glob("*") if file.is_file()]
+
+    def delete_file(self, path: str | Path):
+        """Delete a file in the workspace."""
+        full_path = self.get_path(path)
+        full_path.unlink()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _sanitize_path(
+        relative_path: str | Path,
+        root: Optional[str | Path] = None,
+        restrict_to_root: bool = True,
+    ) -> Path:
+        """Resolve the relative path within the given root if possible.
+
+        Parameters:
+            relative_path: The relative path to resolve.
+            root: The root path to resolve the relative path within.
+            restrict_to_root: Whether to restrict the path to the root.
+
+        Returns:
+            Path: The resolved path.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If the path is absolute and a root is provided.
+            ValueError: If the path is outside the root and the root is restricted.
+        """
+
+        # Posix systems disallow null bytes in paths. Windows is agnostic about it.
+        # Do an explicit check here for all sorts of null byte representations.
+
+        for null_byte in FileWorkspace.NULL_BYTES:
+            if null_byte in str(relative_path) or null_byte in str(root):
+                raise ValueError("embedded null byte")
+
+        if root is None:
+            return Path(relative_path).resolve()
+
+        logger.debug(f"Resolving path '{relative_path}' in workspace '{root}'")
+
+        root, relative_path = Path(root).resolve(), Path(relative_path)
+
+        logger.debug(f"Resolved root as '{root}'")
+
+        # Allow absolute paths if they are contained in the workspace.
+        if (
+            relative_path.is_absolute()
+            and restrict_to_root
+            and not relative_path.is_relative_to(root)
+        ):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Attempted to access absolute path '{relative_path}' in workspace '{root}'."
+            )
+
+        full_path = root.joinpath(relative_path).resolve()
+
+        logger.debug(f"Joined paths as '{full_path}'")
+
+        if restrict_to_root and not full_path.is_relative_to(root):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Attempted to access path '{full_path}' outside of workspace '{root}'."
+            )
+
+        return full_path
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/workspace/__init__.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/workspace/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b348144b..00000000
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/workspace/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-from autogpt.workspace.workspace import Workspace
-
-__all__ = [
-    "Workspace",
-]
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/workspace/workspace.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/workspace/workspace.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b2a81e74..00000000
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/workspace/workspace.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-"""
-=========
-Workspace
-=========
-
-The workspace is a directory containing configuration and working files for an AutoGPT
-agent.
-
-"""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import logging
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Optional
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class Workspace:
-    """A class that represents a workspace for an AutoGPT agent."""
-
-    NULL_BYTES = ["\0", "\000", "\x00", "\u0000"]
-
-    def __init__(self, workspace_root: str | Path, restrict_to_workspace: bool):
-        self._root = self._sanitize_path(workspace_root)
-        self._restrict_to_workspace = restrict_to_workspace
-
-    @property
-    def root(self) -> Path:
-        """The root directory of the workspace."""
-        return self._root
-
-    @property
-    def restrict_to_workspace(self):
-        """Whether to restrict generated paths to the workspace."""
-        return self._restrict_to_workspace
-
-    def initialize(self) -> None:
-        self.root.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
-
-    def get_path(self, relative_path: str | Path) -> Path:
-        """Get the full path for an item in the workspace.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        relative_path
-            The relative path to resolve in the workspace.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Path
-            The resolved path relative to the workspace.
-
-        """
-        return self._sanitize_path(
-            relative_path,
-            root=self.root,
-            restrict_to_root=self.restrict_to_workspace,
-        )
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _sanitize_path(
-        relative_path: str | Path,
-        root: Optional[str | Path] = None,
-        restrict_to_root: bool = True,
-    ) -> Path:
-        """Resolve the relative path within the given root if possible.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        relative_path
-            The relative path to resolve.
-        root
-            The root path to resolve the relative path within.
-        restrict_to_root
-            Whether to restrict the path to the root.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Path
-            The resolved path.
-
-        Raises
-        ------
-        ValueError
-            If the path is absolute and a root is provided.
-        ValueError
-            If the path is outside the root and the root is restricted.
-
-        """
-
-        # Posix systems disallow null bytes in paths. Windows is agnostic about it.
-        # Do an explicit check here for all sorts of null byte representations.
-
-        for null_byte in Workspace.NULL_BYTES:
-            if null_byte in str(relative_path) or null_byte in str(root):
-                raise ValueError("embedded null byte")
-
-        if root is None:
-            return Path(relative_path).resolve()
-
-        logger.debug(f"Resolving path '{relative_path}' in workspace '{root}'")
-
-        root, relative_path = Path(root).resolve(), Path(relative_path)
-
-        logger.debug(f"Resolved root as '{root}'")
-
-        # Allow exception for absolute paths if they are contained in your workspace directory.
-        if (
-            relative_path.is_absolute()
-            and restrict_to_root
-            and not relative_path.is_relative_to(root)
-        ):
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Attempted to access absolute path '{relative_path}' in workspace '{root}'."
-            )
-
-        full_path = root.joinpath(relative_path).resolve()
-
-        logger.debug(f"Joined paths as '{full_path}'")
-
-        if restrict_to_root and not full_path.is_relative_to(root):
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Attempted to access path '{full_path}' outside of workspace '{root}'."
-            )
-
-        return full_path
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/basic_abilities/test_browse_website.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/basic_abilities/test_browse_website.py
index fafa9ad6..47e8733d 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/basic_abilities/test_browse_website.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/basic_abilities/test_browse_website.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge_decorator import challenge
 from tests.challenges.utils import run_challenge
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def test_browse_website(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
     level_to_run: int,
     challenge_name: str,
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     patched_make_workspace: pytest.fixture,
 ) -> None:
     run_challenge(
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/basic_abilities/test_write_file.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/basic_abilities/test_write_file.py
index 2a202ee3..66597813 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/basic_abilities/test_write_file.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/basic_abilities/test_write_file.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from autogpt.config import Config
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge_decorator import challenge
 from tests.challenges.utils import get_workspace_path, run_challenge
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def test_write_file(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
     level_to_run: int,
     challenge_name: str,
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     patched_make_workspace: pytest.fixture,
 ) -> None:
     run_challenge(
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/conftest.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/conftest.py
index 784dbf71..08803e15 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/conftest.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/conftest.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from _pytest.config.argparsing import Parser
 from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureRequest
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge import Challenge
 from tests.vcr import before_record_response
 
@@ -64,12 +64,14 @@ def check_beat_challenges(request: FixtureRequest) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def patched_make_workspace(mocker: MockerFixture, workspace: Workspace) -> Generator:
+def patched_make_workspace(
+    mocker: MockerFixture, workspace: FileWorkspace
+) -> Generator:
     def patched_make_workspace(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
         return workspace.root
 
     mocker.patch.object(
-        Workspace,
+        FileWorkspace,
         "make_workspace",
         new=patched_make_workspace,
     )
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/debug_code/test_debug_code_challenge_a.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/debug_code/test_debug_code_challenge_a.py
index 9bd49271..bdcfbf39 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/debug_code/test_debug_code_challenge_a.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/debug_code/test_debug_code_challenge_a.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 from autogpt.agents import Agent
 from autogpt.commands.execute_code import execute_python_file
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge_decorator import challenge
 from tests.challenges.utils import (
     copy_file_into_workspace,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_debug_code_challenge_a(
     patched_api_requestor: MockerFixture,
     level_to_run: int,
     challenge_name: str,
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     patched_make_workspace: pytest.fixture,
 ) -> None:
     """
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_a.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_a.py
index e117dba9..e5417c9d 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_a.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_a.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.basic_abilities.test_browse_website import USER_INPUTS
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge_decorator import challenge
 from tests.challenges.utils import get_workspace_path, run_challenge
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def test_information_retrieval_challenge_a(
     patched_api_requestor: MockerFixture,
     level_to_run: int,
     challenge_name: str,
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     patched_make_workspace: pytest.fixture,
 ) -> None:
     """
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_b.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_b.py
index 010afd87..6ec21601 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_b.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_b.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge_decorator import challenge
 from tests.challenges.utils import get_workspace_path, run_challenge
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def test_information_retrieval_challenge_b(
     patched_api_requestor: MockerFixture,
     level_to_run: int,
     challenge_name: str,
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     patched_make_workspace: pytest.fixture,
 ) -> None:
     """
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_c.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_c.py
index e827967d..2917f34a 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_c.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/information_retrieval/test_information_retrieval_challenge_c.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge_decorator import challenge
 from tests.challenges.utils import get_workspace_path, run_challenge
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_information_retrieval_challenge_c(
     patched_api_requestor: MockerFixture,
     level_to_run: int,
     challenge_name: str,
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     patched_make_workspace: pytest.fixture,
 ) -> None:
     """
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/kubernetes/test_kubernetes_template_challenge_a.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/kubernetes/test_kubernetes_template_challenge_a.py
index cd923e67..8a369cbc 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/kubernetes/test_kubernetes_template_challenge_a.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/kubernetes/test_kubernetes_template_challenge_a.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import pytest
 import yaml
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge_decorator import challenge
 from tests.challenges.utils import get_workspace_path, run_challenge
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def test_kubernetes_template_challenge_a(
     patched_api_requestor: MockerFixture,
     level_to_run: int,
     challenge_name: str,
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     patched_make_workspace: pytest.fixture,
 ) -> None:
     """
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_a.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_a.py
index bbd221f4..0db72f6d 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_a.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_a.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import pytest
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 from autogpt.config import Config
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge_decorator import challenge
 from tests.challenges.utils import get_workspace_path, run_challenge
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def test_memory_challenge_a(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
     level_to_run: int,
     challenge_name: str,
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     patched_make_workspace: pytest.fixture,
 ) -> None:
     """
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_memory_challenge_a(
 
 
 def create_instructions_files(
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     num_files: int,
     task_id: str,
     base_filename: str = "instructions_",
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_b.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_b.py
index 30d9b161..d2012058 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_b.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_b.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge_decorator import challenge
 from tests.challenges.utils import generate_noise, get_workspace_path, run_challenge
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def test_memory_challenge_b(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
     level_to_run: int,
     challenge_name: str,
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     patched_make_workspace: pytest.fixture,
 ) -> None:
     """
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_memory_challenge_b(
 
 
 def create_instructions_files(
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     level: int,
     task_ids: list,
     base_filename: str = "instructions_",
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_c.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_c.py
index db58cd4b..0918d6c0 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_c.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_c.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import pytest
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 from autogpt.commands.file_operations import read_file
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge_decorator import challenge
 from tests.challenges.utils import generate_noise, get_workspace_path, run_challenge
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def test_memory_challenge_c(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
     level_to_run: int,
     challenge_name: str,
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     patched_make_workspace: pytest.fixture,
 ) -> None:
     """
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def test_memory_challenge_c(
 
 
 def create_instructions_files(
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     level: int,
     task_ids: list,
     base_filename: str = "instructions_",
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_d.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_d.py
index 9cd9c8b0..28fdf3e5 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_d.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/memory/test_memory_challenge_d.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import pytest
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 from autogpt.commands.file_operations import read_file
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from tests.challenges.challenge_decorator.challenge_decorator import challenge
 from tests.challenges.utils import get_workspace_path, run_challenge
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def test_memory_challenge_d(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
     level_to_run: int,
     challenge_name: str,
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     patched_make_workspace: pytest.fixture,
 ) -> None:
     """
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def extract_beliefs(content: str) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, str]]:
 
 
 def create_instructions_files(
-    workspace: Workspace,
+    workspace: FileWorkspace,
     level: int,
     test_phrases: list,
     base_filename: str = "instructions_",
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/utils.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/utils.py
index 883f3f11..f21dac12 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/utils.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/challenges/utils.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ from typing import Any, AsyncIterator
 import pytest
 
 from agbenchmark_config.benchmarks import run_specific_agent
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from autogpt.logs import LogCycleHandler
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
 from tests.challenges.schema import Task
 
 
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ def setup_mock_log_cycle_agent_name(
     )
 
 
-def get_workspace_path(workspace: Workspace, file_name: str) -> str:
+def get_workspace_path(workspace: FileWorkspace, file_name: str) -> str:
     return str(workspace.get_path(file_name))
 
 
 def copy_file_into_workspace(
-    workspace: Workspace, directory_path: Path, file_path: str
+    workspace: FileWorkspace, directory_path: Path, file_path: str
 ) -> None:
     workspace_code_file_path = get_workspace_path(workspace, file_path)
     code_file_path = directory_path / file_path
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/conftest.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/conftest.py
index 78c7e61d..460c0a66 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/conftest.py
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ from autogpt.agents.agent import Agent, AgentConfiguration, AgentSettings
 from autogpt.app.main import _configure_openai_provider
 from autogpt.config import AIProfile, Config, ConfigBuilder
 from autogpt.core.resource.model_providers import ChatModelProvider, OpenAIProvider
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from autogpt.llm.api_manager import ApiManager
 from autogpt.logs.config import configure_logging
 from autogpt.memory.vector import get_memory
 from autogpt.models.command_registry import CommandRegistry
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
 
 pytest_plugins = [
     "tests.integration.agent_factory",
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ def workspace_root(agent_data_dir: Path) -> Path:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def workspace(workspace_root: Path) -> Workspace:
-    workspace = Workspace(workspace_root, restrict_to_workspace=True)
+def workspace(workspace_root: Path) -> FileWorkspace:
+    workspace = FileWorkspace(workspace_root, restrict_to_root=True)
     workspace.initialize()
     return workspace
 
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/memory/test_json_file_memory.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/memory/test_json_file_memory.py
index 76f867e2..d8e82c69 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/memory/test_json_file_memory.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/memory/test_json_file_memory.py
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import orjson
 import pytest
 
 from autogpt.config import Config
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from autogpt.memory.vector import JSONFileMemory, MemoryItem
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
 
 
-def test_json_memory_init_without_backing_file(config: Config, workspace: Workspace):
+def test_json_memory_init_without_backing_file(
+    config: Config, workspace: FileWorkspace
+):
     index_file = workspace.root / f"{config.memory_index}.json"
 
     assert not index_file.exists()
@@ -17,7 +19,9 @@ def test_json_memory_init_without_backing_file(config: Config, workspace: Worksp
     assert index_file.read_text() == "[]"
 
 
-def test_json_memory_init_with_backing_empty_file(config: Config, workspace: Workspace):
+def test_json_memory_init_with_backing_empty_file(
+    config: Config, workspace: FileWorkspace
+):
     index_file = workspace.root / f"{config.memory_index}.json"
     index_file.touch()
 
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ def test_json_memory_init_with_backing_empty_file(config: Config, workspace: Wor
 
 
 def test_json_memory_init_with_backing_invalid_file(
-    config: Config, workspace: Workspace
+    config: Config, workspace: FileWorkspace
 ):
     index_file = workspace.root / f"{config.memory_index}.json"
     index_file.touch()
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/test_setup.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/test_setup.py
index e1917189..400886fa 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/test_setup.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/test_setup.py
@@ -6,16 +6,29 @@ from autogpt.app.setup import (
     apply_overrides_to_ai_settings,
     interactively_revise_ai_settings,
 )
-from autogpt.config.ai_profile import AIProfile
 from autogpt.config import AIDirectives, Config
+from autogpt.config.ai_profile import AIProfile
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_apply_overrides_to_ai_settings():
     ai_profile = AIProfile(ai_name="Test AI", ai_role="Test Role")
-    directives = AIDirectives(resources=["Resource1"], constraints=["Constraint1"], best_practices=["BestPractice1"])
+    directives = AIDirectives(
+        resources=["Resource1"],
+        constraints=["Constraint1"],
+        best_practices=["BestPractice1"],
+    )
 
-    apply_overrides_to_ai_settings(ai_profile, directives, override_name="New AI", override_role="New Role", replace_directives=True, resources=["NewResource"], constraints=["NewConstraint"], best_practices=["NewBestPractice"])
+    apply_overrides_to_ai_settings(
+        ai_profile,
+        directives,
+        override_name="New AI",
+        override_role="New Role",
+        replace_directives=True,
+        resources=["NewResource"],
+        constraints=["NewConstraint"],
+        best_practices=["NewBestPractice"],
+    )
 
     assert ai_profile.ai_name == "New AI"
     assert ai_profile.ai_role == "New Role"
@@ -27,7 +40,11 @@ async def test_apply_overrides_to_ai_settings():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_interactively_revise_ai_settings(config: Config):
     ai_profile = AIProfile(ai_name="Test AI", ai_role="Test Role")
-    directives = AIDirectives(resources=["Resource1"], constraints=["Constraint1"], best_practices=["BestPractice1"])
+    directives = AIDirectives(
+        resources=["Resource1"],
+        constraints=["Constraint1"],
+        best_practices=["BestPractice1"],
+    )
 
     user_inputs = [
         "y",
@@ -41,7 +58,9 @@ async def test_interactively_revise_ai_settings(config: Config):
         "",
     ]
     with patch("autogpt.app.utils.clean_input", side_effect=user_inputs):
-        ai_profile, directives = await interactively_revise_ai_settings(ai_profile, directives, config)
+        ai_profile, directives = await interactively_revise_ai_settings(
+            ai_profile, directives, config
+        )
 
     assert ai_profile.ai_name == "New AI"
     assert ai_profile.ai_role == "New Role"
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_config.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_config.py
index 458898ba..8fc85262 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_config.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_config.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import pytest
 
 from autogpt.app.configurator import GPT_3_MODEL, GPT_4_MODEL, apply_overrides_to_config
 from autogpt.config import Config, ConfigBuilder
-from autogpt.workspace.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 
 
 def test_initial_values(config: Config) -> None:
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def test_smart_and_fast_llms_set_to_gpt4(mock_list_models: Any, config: Config)
     config.smart_llm = smart_llm
 
 
-def test_missing_azure_config(workspace: Workspace) -> None:
+def test_missing_azure_config(workspace: FileWorkspace) -> None:
     config_file = workspace.get_path("azure_config.yaml")
     with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
         ConfigBuilder.load_azure_config(config_file)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def test_missing_azure_config(workspace: Workspace) -> None:
     assert azure_config["azure_model_to_deployment_id_map"] == {}
 
 
-def test_azure_config(config: Config, workspace: Workspace) -> None:
+def test_azure_config(config: Config, workspace: FileWorkspace) -> None:
     config_file = workspace.get_path("azure_config.yaml")
     yaml_content = """
 azure_api_type: azure
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_file_operations.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_file_operations.py
index 0ea9ed73..a5929ab1 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_file_operations.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_file_operations.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import autogpt.commands.file_operations as file_ops
 from autogpt.agents.agent import Agent
 from autogpt.agents.utils.exceptions import DuplicateOperationError
 from autogpt.config import Config
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 from autogpt.memory.vector.memory_item import MemoryItem
 from autogpt.memory.vector.utils import Embedding
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def test_file_name():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def test_file_path(test_file_name: Path, workspace: Workspace):
+def test_file_path(test_file_name: Path, workspace: FileWorkspace):
     return workspace.get_path(test_file_name)
 
 
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ def test_file_with_content_path(test_file: TextIOWrapper, file_content, agent: A
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def test_directory(workspace: Workspace):
+def test_directory(workspace: FileWorkspace):
     return workspace.get_path("test_directory")
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def test_nested_file(workspace: Workspace):
+def test_nested_file(workspace: FileWorkspace):
     return workspace.get_path("nested/test_file.txt")
 
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def test_append_to_file_uses_checksum_from_appended_file(
     )
 
 
-def test_list_files(workspace: Workspace, test_directory: Path, agent: Agent):
+def test_list_files(workspace: FileWorkspace, test_directory: Path, agent: Agent):
     # Case 1: Create files A and B, search for A, and ensure we don't return A and B
     file_a = workspace.get_path("file_a.txt")
     file_b = workspace.get_path("file_b.txt")
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_workspace.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_workspace.py
index fbe14d8c..58cad459 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_workspace.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_workspace.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
-from autogpt.workspace import Workspace
+from autogpt.file_workspace import FileWorkspace
 
 _WORKSPACE_ROOT = Path("home/users/monty/auto_gpt_workspace")
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _INACCESSIBLE_PATHS = (
                 "test_folder/{null_byte}",
                 "test_folder/{null_byte}test_file.txt",
             ],
-            Workspace.NULL_BYTES,
+            FileWorkspace.NULL_BYTES,
         )
     ]
     + [
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def inaccessible_path(request):
 
 
 def test_sanitize_path_accessible(accessible_path, workspace_root):
-    full_path = Workspace._sanitize_path(
+    full_path = FileWorkspace._sanitize_path(
         accessible_path,
         root=workspace_root,
         restrict_to_root=True,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def test_sanitize_path_accessible(accessible_path, workspace_root):
 
 def test_sanitize_path_inaccessible(inaccessible_path, workspace_root):
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        Workspace._sanitize_path(
+        FileWorkspace._sanitize_path(
             inaccessible_path,
             root=workspace_root,
             restrict_to_root=True,
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ def test_sanitize_path_inaccessible(inaccessible_path, workspace_root):
 
 
 def test_get_path_accessible(accessible_path, workspace_root):
-    workspace = Workspace(workspace_root, True)
+    workspace = FileWorkspace(workspace_root, True)
     full_path = workspace.get_path(accessible_path)
     assert full_path.is_absolute()
     assert full_path.is_relative_to(workspace_root)
 
 
 def test_get_path_inaccessible(inaccessible_path, workspace_root):
-    workspace = Workspace(workspace_root, True)
+    workspace = FileWorkspace(workspace_root, True)
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         workspace.get_path(inaccessible_path)