Command Bar

The command bar is a keyboard-driven command palette for quickly navigating Iris, managing threads, and accessing skills and prompts — without reaching for the mouse.

Open it with Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux). Press the same shortcut or Esc to close it.

Navigation

The command bar gives you instant access to every section of Iris:

Destination	Description
Insights	Analytics and usage dashboard
Memories	Semantic memory browser
Truths	Core facts and knowledge
Conversations	Thread list
Prompts	Saved prompts
Agent Tasks	Delegated task overview
Guidance	Rules and guides
Follow-ups	Reminders
Logs	Debug information

Select any destination and press Enter to navigate there immediately.

Thread Management

The command bar provides full thread management without leaving your current conversation:

• Search Threads — find and switch between threads with fuzzy search
• New Thread — create a fresh thread
• Pin/Unpin Current Thread — toggle the pinned status of your active thread
• Rename Current Thread — edit the thread name inline
• Delete Current Thread — remove the active thread (with confirmation)

These actions are only available under the Threads category. Thread-specific actions like pin, rename, and delete require an active thread.

Skills and Prompts

When you have an active thread, two additional categories appear in the command bar:

• Skills — browse available skills and pin or unpin them for the current thread
• Prompts — browse your saved prompts and attach or detach them from the current thread

Pinned skills and attached prompts are reflected immediately in the thread's settings. This is the fastest way to configure what context Iris uses for a specific conversation.

Searching

Start typing at any point to filter results with fuzzy search. The command bar searches intelligently based on where you are:

• At the top level — searches across categories, navigation destinations, and thread actions
• Inside a category — searches only within that category's items
• In thread search — filters threads by name

The fuzzy matching algorithm scores results by how well characters align with the start of words, rewarding matches at the beginning of text and after word boundaries.

Keyboard Controls

The command bar is fully keyboard-driven:

Key	Action
Cmd+K / Ctrl+K	Open or close the command bar
↑ ↓	Move through items
Enter	Select the highlighted item
Esc	Go back one level, or close if at the top
Backspace	Go back when the search field is empty

Arrow keys wrap around — pressing ↓ on the last item jumps to the first.

Breadcrumb Navigation

As you drill into categories and actions, a breadcrumb trail shows your current position:

• Threads > Search — browsing threads
• Threads > Rename — editing a thread name
• Threads > Delete — confirming thread deletion
• Skills — browsing available skills

Press Esc or Backspace (with an empty search) to navigate back through the breadcrumb trail.