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Command palette

The command palette is Foundation’s keyboard-first launcher. Use it to jump to an action without hunting through menus — change status, export, share, refresh, open details.

The palette is context-aware: when a specific issue is focused, you get issue actions. When nothing is focused, you get general lens actions.

  • Press / anywhere in the grid to open the general palette.
  • Press . (period) on a focused row to open the palette scoped to that issue.
  • From the toolbar, click the command palette button (lightning icon).

Cmd + K is not used because Forge Custom UI iframes cannot intercept it — the browser grabs it for the address bar. / is the reliable equivalent.

  1. Start typing — the list filters by label.
  2. Use Arrow Up and Arrow Down to change the selection.
  3. Press Enter to run the highlighted action.
  4. Press Escape or click outside to close without running anything.

When opened on a focused row, the palette shows:

  • Change status — opens the inline status editor for that row.
  • Change priority — opens the inline priority editor.
  • Change assignee — opens the inline assignee picker.
  • Open in Jira — jumps to the issue in Jira.
  • View details — opens the Inspector panel side-view for the issue.

When opened from the toolbar with no row focus, the palette shows:

  • Refresh data — reloads the lens from the cache.
  • Export to CSV — downloads the current view.
  • Export to Markdown — downloads a Markdown outline of the tree.
  • Export timeline to PNG — captures the visible Gantt as an image.
  • Export full timeline to PNG — captures the full timeline including off-screen rows.
  • Share lens — opens the Share dialog.
  • The palette remembers no history between sessions — it’s stateless on purpose.
  • Pair it with Arrow keys for grid navigation: move the focused row, then hit . to act on it.
  • If the palette doesn’t open, check that you’re not inside a text input — it ignores keypresses while you’re typing into a cell editor or search box.