Command Palette

The Command Palette is a fuzzy-searchable launcher built into every admin page. Press Ctrl+K (or Cmd+K on Mac) to open it, type to filter, arrow-key to navigate, and Enter to execute.

How It’s Triggered

Three ways to open the palette:

Method	Where
Ctrl+K / Cmd+K	Any admin page (global keyboard listener)
Sidebar button	AdminSidebar footer — “Search (Ctrl+K)“
Programmatic	window.openCommandPalette() from any script

Press Escape to close.

Item Categories

The palette organizes items into three categories, selectable via tabs (All, Content, Actions, Pages):

Pages (9 static entries)

Direct navigation links to admin sections:

Page	Path
Dashboard	/admin
Editor	/admin/edit
Content Pipeline	/admin/pipeline
Security Scanner	/admin/security
Review Queue	/admin/review
Build Swarm	/admin/build-swarm
Sandbox Catalog	/admin/sandbox
AI Chat	/admin/chat
Telemetry	/telemetry

Actions (5 commands)

Commands that trigger workflows or navigation:

Action	Effect
New Post	Navigate to /admin/edit?new=true
Full Health Check	Run full-health workflow (voice + PII + security scan)
Batch Sanitize	Run batch-sanitize workflow
Auto-Fill Metadata	Run auto-metadata workflow
AI Settings	Call window.openAISettings()

Workflow actions use runWorkflowFromPalette() which either calls window.runWorkflow() (if on the dashboard) or redirects to /admin?workflow=<type>.

Content (dynamic)

All posts and journal entries, loaded from GET /api/admin/content-index on first open. Each item shows:

• Icon: newspaper (posts) or book (journals)
• Title from frontmatter
• Path: collection/id
• Badges: DRAFT (gray) or FLAGGED (pink) if applicable
• Links to /admin/edit?collection=X&id=Y

Content is cached in memory for the page session. The API returns a 30-second Cache-Control header.

Fuzzy Search

The search input filters across all visible categories. The algorithm:

1. Empty query matches everything
2. Case-insensitive exact substring match (e.g., “edit” finds “Editor”)
3. Falls back to sequential character matching (e.g., “dshb” finds “Dashboard”)
4. Searches against title + subtitle concatenated

Results update instantly on every keystroke.

Keyboard Navigation

Key	Action
Ctrl+K / Cmd+K	Open / close
Escape	Close
Arrow Up / Down	Move selection
Enter	Execute selected item
Tab clicks	Filter by category

The selected item gets a purple highlight and auto-scrolls into view.

Execution

Items execute in two modes:

• Navigation (pages + content): Sets location.href to the target path
• Function call (actions): Runs an inline callback — either a workflow dispatch, a redirect, or a window function call

The palette always closes before executing.

Component Details

Property	Value
File	src/components/admin/CommandPalette.astro
Rendered in	CosmicLayout.astro (admin pages only)
Max width	640px
Results height	400px max, scrollable
Design	Glassmorphic — dark background with purple-tinted borders and backdrop blur
Animation	150ms slide-in (scale 0.98→1.0, translateY -10px→0)

Adding New Commands

New page entry

Add to the PAGES array in CommandPalette.astro:

{ type: 'page', icon: 'fa-database', title: 'Data Backup', href: '/admin/backup' }

New action

Add to the ACTIONS array:

{
  type: 'action',
  icon: 'fa-download',
  title: 'Export Data',
  sub: 'Download content as JSON',
  action: () => { fetch('/api/admin/export').then(r => r.blob()).then(b => { /* download */ }); }
}

New content types

Content items are auto-discovered from /api/admin/content-index. Add markdown files to src/content/posts/ or src/content/journal/ with a title field and they appear on next fetch.