Commands
Press Ctrl+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+P (Mac) to open the Command Palette and search for any of the following:
Panel & Navigation
| Command | ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex: Open agent panel | open-cortex-agent | Opens or focuses the chat panel. Also available via the wave icon in the left ribbon. |
| Cortex: Toggle Cortex panel | toggle-cortex-panel | Quickly hide or show the chat panel without closing it. |
| Cortex: Show session history | show-cortex-session-history | Show all saved sessions and resume a previous conversation. |
Session Management
| Command | ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex: New session | new-cortex-session | Start a fresh conversation. The current session is saved automatically. |
| Cortex: Clear current session | clear-cortex-session | Clear all messages from the current session. Context is re-injected on the next message. |
Communication & Settings
| Command | ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex: Export conversation | export-cortex-conversation | Copy the current conversation as markdown to the clipboard. |
| Cortex: Export session to vault | export-cortex-to-vault | Save the current conversation as a vault note. Prompts for a path (defaults to configured Export folder). |
| Cortex: Copy last response | copy-cortex-last-response | Copy Claude's last response to the clipboard. |
| Cortex: Open settings | open-cortex-settings | Jump directly to the Cortex settings panel. |
| Cortex: Send selection as context | send-selection-to-cortex | Highlight text in any note, then run this command to attach it as context. |
| Cortex: Focus chat input | focus-cortex-input | Open the Cortex panel and place the cursor in the chat input. Good for hotkey binding. |
| Cortex: Open context file | open-cortex-context-file | Open _claude-context.md (or your configured path) for editing. |
| Cortex: Refresh session context | refresh-cortex-context | Re-inject the context file, command allowlist, and frontmatter into the active session. Queued and sent with your next message. |
| Cortex: About Cortex | show-cortex-about | Show version info and links. |
