Sidebar & Panels
Pentagon uses a three-panel layout: a sidebar on the left, the spatial canvas in the center, and a detail panel on the right. Each can be toggled independently.Sidebar (left)
The sidebar is a Slack-style conversation list organized into three collapsible sections:Folders
Shows the folders in your map with stacked avatars of agents that have access to each one. Click the gear icon to open map settings.DMs
Your direct message conversations with each agent, sorted by most recent activity. Each row shows:- Agent avatar with a status dot (green = active, amber = needs input, red = error, gray = idle)
- Name and conversation count if the agent has multiple threads
- Subtitle — the agent’s help reason, report summary, current task, or status
- Unread badge for new messages
- Timestamp of the last message
Groups
Group conversations between multiple agents. Shows stacked avatars, the group title, participant count, and unread badge. Click to open the group thread in the detail panel.Search
The search field at the top filters across all three sections — folders, agents, and groups. Toggle:Cmd+B
Detail panel (right)
When you select an agent, the detail panel opens on the right with four tabs:Chat
Your conversation with the agent. Type messages, see responses in real time, and review the full message history.- Focus the input with
Cmd+L - Message queue indicator shows if the agent has messages waiting
- Typing indicator shows when the agent is composing a response
Terminal
A standard terminal session that opens in the agent’s working directory. This is a regular shell — you can run any commands you’d normally run in a terminal. The key benefit: if an agent is isolated in its own worktree, this terminal drops you right into that directory. Useful when you want to inspect files, run tests, or poke around the agent’s working copy without navigating there yourself.Tools
Manage the MCP servers and skills attached to this agent. You can add custom MCP servers, import skills from a URL, and toggle them on or off. Tools assigned to an agent’s team are inherited automatically.Settings
Configure the selected agent:| Section | What’s in it |
|---|---|
| Profile | Your display name — shown in chat messages instead of your email |
| About | Model selection, folder access, conversation context |
| Claude CLI | Path to your Claude Code binary and detection status |
| Soul | The agent’s identity and personality |
| Purpose | The agent’s mission and scope |
| Memory | Persistent context the agent has accumulated — tribal knowledge that compounds over time |
Cmd+J
Next: Spawning Agents
Onboard agents and configure them for your project.