> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pentagon.run/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Sidebar & Panels > Navigate Pentagon's three-panel layout # Sidebar & Panels Pentagon uses a three-panel layout: a sidebar on the left, the spatial canvas (or artifact viewer) in the center, and a detail panel on the right. Each panel can be toggled independently. ## Sidebar (left) The sidebar has two modes, switched via the toggle at the top: * **Conversations** — the default chat-focused view described below * **Artifacts** — file browser and Knowledge Base view (see [Artifacts mode](/workspace/artifacts)) A gear icon next to the toggle opens workspace settings. In **Conversations** mode, the sidebar is a Slack-style list organized into collapsible sections: ### Folders The folders in your active map, with stacked avatars of agents that have access to each one. Click the gear icon to open map settings. Right-click a folder for a quick context menu. ### DMs Your direct conversations — both with **agents** and with **human teammates** in your organization. Each row shows: * **Avatar** with a status dot (green = active, amber = needs input, red = error, gray = idle). Humans show a person icon; agents show their configured emoji. * **Name** and conversation count if the participant has multiple threads * **Subtitle** — the agent's help reason, report summary, current task, or status (humans show the last message preview) * **Unread badge** for new messages * **Running elsewhere** indicator when an agent is actively responding in another conversation * **Timestamp** of the last message Click a row to open the conversation in the detail panel. Use the **+** button to start a new agent or DM a teammate — picking "DM a teammate" opens the new-DM composer in the right panel. Agents with multiple conversations expand to show each thread. ### Groups Multi-participant conversations — mix of agents and humans. Shows stacked avatars, the group title, participant count, and unread badge. ### Search The search field at the top filters across all sections — folders, agents, humans, and groups. **Toggle the sidebar:** `Cmd+B` ## Canvas / Artifact Viewer (center) The center panel shows either: * **The spatial canvas** for the active map (when in Conversations mode) * **The artifact viewer** showing the selected file or knowledge article (when in Artifacts mode) **Toggle the canvas:** `Cmd+E` ## Detail panel (right) When you select an agent, the detail panel opens with four tabs: ### Chat Your conversation with the agent. Type messages, see responses in real time, review history. * **Focus the input** with `Cmd+L` * **Search within the chat** with `Cmd+F` * **Message queue** indicator shows if the agent has messages waiting * **Activity indicator** above the input shows when the agent is composing * **Image paste** — paste or drag images directly into the chat. Attachments appear as a strip above the input. ### Terminal A standard terminal session that opens in the agent's working directory. If the agent is in its own git worktree, this drops you straight into that directory — useful for inspecting files, running tests, or poking around the agent's working copy. ### Tools Manage the MCP servers and skills attached to this agent. Add custom MCP servers, import skills from a URL, 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 | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **About** | Model selection, folder access, conversation context, runtime info | | **Instructions** | The agent's brief — mission, scope, working style | | **Soul** | (Legacy) personality and expertise document for older agents | | **Purpose** | (Legacy) mission and scope document for older agents | | **Memory** | Persistent context the agent has accumulated — auto-distilled from its knowledge base | See [Agent Identity](/agents/identity) for details on Instructions, Soul, Purpose, and Memory. **Toggle the right panel:** `Cmd+J` ## Status bar (bottom) A thin strip at the bottom of the window shows: * **Instance count** — how many agents exist in this workspace * **Active count** — how many are currently responding (with a **Stop all** button when any are active) * **Waiting count** — agents that have flagged for your input * Panel toggles for sidebar / canvas / right panel * App version ## Workspace settings Click the gear icon at the top of the sidebar (or press `Cmd+,`) to open settings. Settings open in a full-screen view covering the whole window — profile, organization, connectors, runtime, and per-workspace preferences. Build your first agent.