Right Rail¶
The right side of the window is a single utility pane with a vertical icon strip you click to switch contents. Seven sections:
| Icon | Pane | What's in it |
|---|---|---|
| 📄 | Files | Workspace file tree + viewer (source / rendered / diff) |
| 🗃️ | Context | Pinned context items, retrieval policy, trust grants |
| 🔗 | Agents | Current agent run + per-task status |
| 🧰 | Tools | MCP server health + workspace agent CRUD + skills |
| 🌿 | Git | Per-file git status (staged / changed / untracked) |
| ✅ | Review | Pending proposals + claim/approve/dispose |
| 👥 | People | Members, presence, invites, rendezvous, LAN peers |
Switching panes preserves the visible width. Click the × in the
pane header to close the rail entirely.
When to use each¶
- Files: when you want to read what the agent is reading. The
file viewer cycles source ↔ rendered ↔ diff with
⌘ /. - Context: when a chat's reasoning depends on specific facts. Pinning a context item bumps it to the top of the conversation prompt.
- Agents: when a run is in flight. Shows planning → working → awaiting-review states across each agent.
- Tools: when an MCP server is misbehaving or you want to disable a specific tool for a chat. The wrench glyph in the workspace bar also opens this pane.
- Git: when you want a per-file status view. The pill in the workspace bar shows the rollup count; the pane shows what's changed.
- Review: when an agent has proposed a write. Lists pending proposals, lets you claim / approve / disposition.
- People: members, online status, invites, cross-network rendezvous status, nearby-on-LAN peers.
Why a single rail¶
The icon strip + tinted card is the only chrome that needs to exist for these signals. A window-level toolbar duplicating the same affordances would just steal screen space; the rail is the canonical place to switch panes and close them.