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Buttons & Features Guide

Sidebar Navigation (Left Panel)

Main Button (⌂)

Returns you to the main dashboard view. Shows system status, state indicator, cognitive load, API usage, internal states, and mode controls.

Memory Button (🧠)

Opens the memory panel showing GENESIS's stored knowledge:

  • Working Memory — Short-term active memories with importance scores and decay rates
  • Episodic Memory — Past experiences and lessons learned
  • Semantic Memory — Factual knowledge stored long-term

Tracker Button (📋)

Opens the project tracker (kanban board). Shows all tasks organized in columns: Backlog → To Do → In Progress → Review → Complete.

Settings Button (⚙)

Opens the settings panel with all configurable options for GENESIS behavior, API limits, model settings, and system preferences.

Telegram Button (✈)

Toggles the Telegram bot integration. Green dot means the bot is running and you can control GENESIS from Telegram. No dot means stopped.

Top Bar (Main Panel)

State Indicator

StateColorStatus
Idle🟢 Green ●Waiting for input
Thinking🔵 Cyan ◉Processing a request, analyzing
Executing🟡 Yellow ◎Actively running tasks
Resting🟠 Orange ◑Taking a scheduled break
Sleeping🟣 Purple ◐In sleep mode
Halted🔴 Red ⊗Stopped or errored

Cognitive Load Bar

Horizontal bar filling from left to right. Green (low) → Yellow (medium) → Red (high). Shows exact load percentage.

API Usage Counter

Format: "calls / min / hr / day". Helps you stay within your AI provider's rate limits and cost budgets.

Control Buttons (Top Right)

⚡ OVERRIDE Button (Purple)

Clears rest/sleep states immediately. Does NOT stop currently running tasks. Use when GENESIS is resting but you need it working again now.

⏹ STOP ALL Button (Dark Red)

Nuclear option — stops EVERYTHING. Stops current action in any mode, clears the entire task queue, resets all states to idle. Use for emergency stop when things go wrong.

⏸ STOP Button (Red)

Stops current action gracefully. Stops current task/action, clears the queue, sets state to idle. Use for normal stopping during any operation.

Mode Toggle Row

💬 CHAT MODE Button

Switches GENESIS to interactive chat mode. Waits for your messages, responds one at a time. Best for questions, quick tasks, and conversations.

🤖 AUTONOMY MODE Button

Switches to autonomous goal-directed operation. GENESIS creates its own plan and executes it without intervention. Best for complex multi-step projects.

⚡ WORK MODE Button

Switches to scheduled work mode with timetable blocks. Work is planned into specific time slots in the timetable. Best for structured work sessions with defined start/end times.

▶ Play Button (Green)

Starts autonomy/work mode execution immediately. GENESIS must have a goal set before this will work effectively.

🎯 Set Goal Button

Opens a dialog to enter a new goal for GENESIS. Be specific: "Research Philippines cottage investments and create a report" is better than "do research".

Chat Interface (Bottom of Main Panel)

Message Input Box

Type your message/question here. You can paste text, URLs, and code into the input box.

Tab System

  • Chat Log (Tab 1): Shows clean conversation (messages only)
  • Full Log (Tab 2): Shows everything including thinking, reflections, and system messages

Work Mode Banner (Orange Bar in Tracker)

⚡ Work Mode is Running

Visible only when work mode is active. Shows current work mode status.

⏹ Stop Work Mode Button

Stops the current work mode session. Ends the mission, saves progress, returns to idle.