Getting around
Learn the three pieces of furniture every Elaichi screen shares: the sidebar, the header, and the command palette. Once you know those, everything else is a detail.
Where to find it: Anywhere in the signed-in app — the sidebar is on the left, the header across the top.
Use the sidebar
The sidebar lists the main areas of the app:
| Area | What lives there |
|---|---|
| Connections | The accounts you've authorized |
| Connectors | The catalog of products, plus custom ones you build |
| Toolboxes | Shared templates, your own toolboxes, and synthetic tools |
| Governance | Restrictions, the audit log, and access requests |
| Settings | Organization-wide configuration, including People — members, roles, and teams |
Areas you don't have permission for are hidden, so your sidebar may be shorter than a colleague's.
There is no MCP area in the sidebar. Your organization's MCP endpoint sits behind Connect your AI client — see How Elaichi connects to AI clients.
At the top sits the organization switcher. At the bottom, your profile menu — that's where you log out.
Jump with the command palette
Press ⌘K (Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux) from anywhere to open the palette. Start typing and it filters as you go.
It does two things:
- Navigate — jump to any area without reaching for the mouse
- Create — start common actions directly, like Add connection, New connector, or New toolbox
Like the sidebar, it only offers what you're allowed to do.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| ⌘K | Open or close the command palette |
| ⌘B | Show or hide the sidebar |
On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl in place of ⌘.
Read the header
The header shows where you are, with a breadcrumb back to the parent list when you're on a detail page. On the right you'll find:
- Page actions — the buttons for whatever you're looking at, like New toolbox
- Help — opens the guide for the page you're on
- Theme — switch between light and dark
Good to know
- Unsaved changes are held in a bar at the bottom of the screen. Save or discard before you navigate away.
- On small screens the sidebar collapses into a menu button, and header buttons shrink to icons.
- What you can see is driven by your roles. If a screen or action seems missing, ask an administrator to check your roles under Settings → People.