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Quick Dock

A column of floating windows on the right side of the conversation area. It gathers the "interactive artifacts produced during a task" in one place, so you can keep an eye on everything without scrolling through the message stream.


1. The Five Windows

From top to bottom:

Window What it shows Typical actions
Workflow The currently active workflow: which stage it is at, review status, pending branches Check process progress; use alongside branch selection
Todos The AI-created task list (todo): completion status of each item See how far the AI's execution plan has advanced
Sub agents Running/idle sub agent instances: status, what they are currently doing Open details to see the output timeline; use the ⋯ menu to force-close an out-of-control instance
Background commands Command tasks running in the background: status, elapsed time Open details to see the full output; force-close from the ⋯ menu
File records Files the AI has edited or created in the current task ⋯ menu: download / open in file manager (host mode) / copy path

Details panel

  • Click a sub agent / background command entry → opens the runner details panel: outputs and tool calls are interleaved on a real timeline; you can force-close when something runs out of control;
  • Click a file entry → opens the file preview panel: view the file content directly. Long lines scroll horizontally by default; in Personal Space you can switch to wrapping by panel width.

2. Expand and Collapse

  • Auto-expand when there is content (default): when any window has content, the whole column expands automatically; when all are empty, it collapses into a thin edge strip that takes up no space;
  • In Personal Space you can switch to manual expand only (quick_dock_auto_expand), or hide entirely (hide_quick_dock).

3. Usage Tips

  • Watch for runaway processes: when a sub agent or background command misbehaves, don't shout into the conversation — just use ⋯ → force close;
  • Watch progress: during long tasks, the Todos window plus the Sub agents window is your project board;
  • Collect artifacts: when the task ends, batch-download or jump to the directory from the File records window — much faster than hunting through cards in the message stream.