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Command Palette

The command palette is a keyboard-driven launcher for actions across the app.

Open it with Cmd+K (macOS) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux).

Open and Close

Action Shortcut
Open or toggle palette Cmd+K / Ctrl+K
Close palette Esc
Go back one level (sub-pages) Backspace on empty search

Global Shortcut

The app captures Cmd/Ctrl+K, so the palette opens even while your cursor is in an input, notebook document, or Python code cell.

Search and Navigation

  • Search is case-insensitive and supports partial matches.
  • Multi-word queries match commands by terms (for example, open settings).
  • Root-level search includes command groups and context-specific sub-page items.
  • Use ↑ / ↓ to move through results and Enter to run the selected command.

Command Groups

  • Go to Explorer, Data, Notebooks, Extensions, or AI Chat
  • Open settings (including deep links to a specific settings section)
  • Toggle left and right sidebars
  • Zoom app in/out or reset app zoom

Tabs

  • New, close, reopen, and switch tabs
  • Jump to tab numbers (Cmd/Ctrl + 1-9)
  • Open "Switch Tab..." and "Reopen Specific Tab..." sub-pages

Workspace

  • Undo or redo recent workspace changes
  • Open trace files
  • Manage agents (connect and disconnect)
  • Manage traces (open recent or close open traces)
  • Save the trace to disk as a .trz file
  • Close workspace

Timeline

  • Play/pause controls
  • Step, jump, timeline zoom, fit all, and undo zoom (paused state)
  • Return to live (live mode while paused)
  • Toggle ABS / REL (multi-trace)
  • Set preset view duration

Layouts

  • Toggle timeline visibility
  • Save current layout
  • Load layout from your available layouts
  • Share the active personal layout

Settings

  • Toggle fill plot areas
  • Toggle developer mode
  • Toggle performance overlay and debug logs (developer mode enabled)
  • Change update channel
  • Open quick settings sub-pages for add panel, theme, interpolation, framerate, data retention, log retention, and plot optimization

Extensions

  • Open installed extensions
  • Start, stop, or restart installed extensions
  • Check for extension updates

Notebooks

  • Create a notebook or open an existing .md / .markdown file
  • Save the active notebook immediately
  • Run out-of-date cells in the active notebook
  • Interrupt the active notebook run

App

  • Check for updates or update and restart
  • View release notes
  • Open logs folder
  • Restart agent
  • Sign out

Context-Aware Behavior

The palette only shows commands that apply to the current workspace state.

Examples:

  • Timeline transport commands appear only when a workspace is open.
  • Live-only commands appear only in live mode.
  • Multi-trace time controls appear only when multiple traces are open.
  • Tab and layout commands depend on the active tab and available data.
  • Save and run commands appear only while a notebook tab is active; interrupt appears only during a run.

Availability Matrix

Area Availability
Global open shortcut (Cmd/Ctrl+K) Always — it opens from any tab, including while typing in a notebook or a code cell
Timeline group Any active workspace mode (LIVE or trace); hidden when no mode
Timeline step/jump/zoom/fit/undo Paused timeline state
Return to Live Live mode while paused
ABS / REL toggle Multi-trace workspaces
Workspace undo/redo Available when the active workspace has history
Save Layout Active layout + at least one layout tab
Share Current Layout Active personal layout
Save/Run Notebook Active notebook tab
Interrupt Notebook Run Active notebook run
Add Panel quick setting Active tab is a layout tab
Performance overlay/debug logs toggles Developer mode enabled
Check Extension Updates Agent connected and installed extensions present

  • Sidebar

    Browse and filter data trees

  • Notebooks

    Edit and run repeatable analyses

  • Timeline

    Navigate time and playback

  • Settings

    Configure app defaults and performance