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Main navigation is
the top-level structure of the project
on the left side of the screen. It’s not just a way to move around.
It’s the constant reference for the project’s structure.

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What it contains

Main navigation includes:
  • Project home
  • Graph
  • Tasks
  • Notes
  • Bookmarks
  • Projects (section group)
Each item is a different kind of work.

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What main navigation does

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Keeps structure visible

Main navigation always shows
how the current project is organized:
  • Which project you’re in
  • Which structure layer you’re viewing
  • What the higher context is
That doesn’t disappear while you work.

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Switches work mode

Moving inside a document
and using main navigation
are different. For example:
  • You’re writing → you go to Graph to check connections
  • You’re in structure → you go to Tasks to check progress
  • You finish a task → you go back to the document
That’s not just switching files;
it’s switching thinking level.

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Chooses perspective

Each item is a different perspective:
  • Project home → overview of the whole project
  • Graph → connection-focused view
  • Tasks → execution-focused view
  • Notes → supporting notes view
Main navigation is less
“where do I go?”
and more “what perspective am I working in?”

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Main idea

Main navigation is
not a menu to find files. It’s how you
adjust the scope of your thinking inside the project. The left side is always structure.
And that structure is Pensiv’s anchor.