Projects and views
A project is a folder with a sidebar of views. Open one view at a time, or up to nine in a grid.
The sidebar
The sidebar lists the project's views, each terminal and chat with its agent's status. Needs you, above them, lists the agents that wait for an answer.
- Press CtrlB to hide or show the sidebar.
- Drag a row to move it.
- Right-click a row for View settings… (name and icon) and Delete view.
- Add a Separator or a Subheader from New view to split the list into parts.
Add a view
Click New view in the sidebar and choose a kind. CtrlT adds a canvas.
| Kind | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Canvas | Nodes side by side. See The canvas. |
| Terminal | One shell or terminal agent. See Terminals. |
| Chat | One AI chat. See AI chats. |
| Browser | One web page. |
| File | One file in the editor. See Files and the editor. |
| Drawing, Diagram | See Drawings and diagrams. |
| Design | Pages an agent designs. Comment, edit, draw or change tweaks, and send the result to the chat. Implement starts a chat that builds the page into the project. |
To turn a node into a view, right-click it and choose Open as view. Its session keeps running. Show on canvas does the reverse.
Show several views at once
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl\ | Split the cell to the right |
| CtrlShift\ | Split the cell down |
| CtrlShiftEnter | Maximize the cell, or restore the split |
| CtrlW | Close the cell |
| Ctrl1 to Ctrl9 | Open the first nine views of the sidebar |
| CtrlShift[, CtrlShift] | Previous or next view |
A window holds up to three by three cells. Drag the title of a cell to move it.
A cell can hold tabs: right-click a view and choose Open in new tab. CtrlTab moves to the next tab. Moving a tab keeps its session running.
Share a view with your team
Right-click the view in the sidebar and choose Share with team. The view moves into the part of .ruimte you commit, and teammates get it when they pull. Make private takes it back. Your open views, camera positions and grid stay on your computer.
If the project changes on disk while you have unsaved edits, for example after git pull, choose Keep mine or Take the file.
Switch and close projects
- Press CtrlK to jump to a view or node, run a command, or open another folder.
- Settings, General, Projects shows a window's projects as tabs or in a menu.
- Press CtrlShiftN for a new window. Move project to new window takes the current project along. A project is open in one window at a time.
- Project settings… in the project menu sets the name, icon and color, and which of your accounts per CLI the project offers. The accounts are yours alone; colleagues choose their own.
- Close project ends its terminals and agents, unless another window or device still has it open. The project moves to Recent.
Chats without a project
Press CtrlAltN to start a chat in Chats, for questions and quick tasks. To turn a chat into a project, run Make project from chat. An agent in Chats can also suggest it; click Review… to see its proposal.