Panes and docs
A pane is a URL or a local file (markdown, HTML, text, or an image) that shows as a tab of the session, next to Board. A file pane refreshes on each save.
pi-kanban command |
What it does |
|---|---|
pane add, pane rm, pane list |
Add a URL or a local file as a tab next to the board, without switching to it |
session cost, session inspect |
Open pi-cost or pi-inspect for the session as a tab. See Companions. |
The kanban skill teaches pi these commands. They also run from a shell. See the CLI reference.
Tabs and splits
Section titled “Tabs and splits”| Keys | What it does |
|---|---|
[ / ] |
Previous or next tab. A split counts as one. |
Ctrl+Alt+1…9 |
Go to a tab. The board is 1. |
| |
Split the tab with the one before it, or unsplit. You can also drag a tab onto a side. |
{ / } |
Focus the left or right side of a split |
Alt+[ / Alt+] |
Change the tab in the focused side |
Alt+W |
Close the focused pane |
Shift+F10 |
Menu of the focused tab |
Linked docs
Section titled “Linked docs”pi-kanban command |
What it does |
|---|---|
doc link, doc unlink, doc list |
Link a file or URL to the session. Linked docs show on the session card and in session info. |
doc preview |
Open a markdown or HTML file in the preview modal now |
Click a linked doc to open it in the preview. For a file the preview cannot show, the board says so and gives a button that copies the file path. From pi, /kanban session link-doc and /kanban session view-doc do the same. See the CLI reference.
Scratch folder
Section titled “Scratch folder”Each pi session gets a scratch folder for notes, scripts, and logs. pi gets its path in the system prompt and in $PI_SCRATCHPAD_DIR, and session info shows it. The folder is deleted 7 days after the session ends.