> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pensiv.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 8.4 How to use it

> Open with Ctrl+K, type, run

The command palette\
is a **global command window** you open with `Ctrl + K`.

The flow is simple:\
**Open → Type → Run**

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## 1. Open the command palette

![Command palette open](https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/24100a87-f568-4119-8737-ecdd32e8de5c/44341a80-d9f4-43db-9fb6-2b58d673d6b7/image.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256\&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD\&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAZI2LB466R2XXBAKK%2F20260227%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request\&X-Amz-Date=20260227T003150Z\&X-Amz-Expires=3600\&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEGgaCXVzLXdlc3QtMiJGMEQCIBa4G%2FQhFfefIr6E%2FXagtTWr5PUeEWKEXfqjTFE2uNszAiBr4pmEfg7oSi9FkvqnoGW3emgrOXtoI3u2yi6%2BjkVWaSr%2FAwgxEAAaDDYzNzQyMzE4MzgwNSIMbgq8SBdkmEm83qfEKtwDLJG406eWEaPyfAxLX%2BR6EkL%2FBP8731SAPGwUEVzQO%2FQ%2BHKe1Wf0PEAMTo8NOYJRTutLVbhmkiI7Zmtx3%2FeaHqt%2FKDzQWF3PfAux6LI7Jrl4pD4VUDpdfJNBal6O2HS68xuNOyhyO%2BQGYgC43I423UhEtJXasnGPZ30nqI8hXoV4ASQohWa1UZBt6YPbM14z%2FbIP11EVROoowKNRp5%2Bo%2BHs9R1XZfyuf2tvtAB6A3GsNU%2F2ryZHB01UtX6s5f%2BOmPbNP7of54KZIgyI4epBXUeaHDDhQn%2FBNoCs2hn%2FSFIN3h%2FWEwyrMBJYjElInBjI9ilk1RKJE1E%2BMVT25UAAT3OT1EtloRrujMRYRNiK9tBZQUV3ecxO1m3bV2mHYy%2Fd%2BbxWsysrBXmKdPJeMNTkj9j60mtMT1ImNRKJwGW3g%2BIaaFRQzxGm%2BBhVXKzT5tLSNFZGrKUzt0UAqSbQ3RWIRkcxI9pskZSemGUaY6wJEDuMny4RuqZmQgi2%2BAknvp6JZtvx%2B3%2FQoxPUxHqO8kR7uCc0H1FgUhjuD%2Fjuu5SCya3ntNSi0LZKTuG41SwE25LhcTiN%2B5oKBVmmljp1ChYRVw0qYKz8%2FG%2BOMnITm54FaVyKwcnj0s5Vt%2FfJbC0yEw8MKDzQY6pgHSSHDgvg6UG2Pi78pGKwWKLQEY4EgyeDK37oj7SiVLMgefORQ8Q%2FRLGPFtp6J7RklBJ44msnFFBfAYomoP3rg0VctbqEtnJPzy509KzvY1SPY%2BhLXaU7pyW571XZS6jaRfcCp94YiIffBLqfXZj3V%2BfKokgU5GdWBnNdurFKdOrC1JA2lVIigzRbomh22YGjjciqq3C0vnDAvuChKCKKiJ7txlIFcQ\&X-Amz-Signature=73abc38481a85b5fb4cf6879b7dc49e0d62b4e896dbb5aa0527241cfd80d9f9d\&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host\&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED\&x-id=GetObject)

* Shortcut: **Ctrl + K**
* Works from any screen
* **Esc** or click outside to close

You can start a new action\
without leaving your current context.

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## 2. Type what you want to do

It looks like a search box,\
but you’re not “finding where a feature lives.”

Type the **action** or **file name** you want.\
Examples:

* go / navigate
* notes
* graph
* settings
* part of a file name

You don’t need the exact command.\
Related options appear as you type.

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## 3. Run

* Use arrow keys to pick an item
* Press **Enter** to run
* **Esc** to cancel

From typing to running —\
all with the keyboard.

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## Summary

The command palette\
is not for exploring menus.

You **type the action**\
and run it.

You don’t have to remember the layout —\
you run the task directly.
