Workspace

The commands that shape BEAM itself: appearance, input surfaces, voice, encryption status, your account, and the direct line to the team.

settings

Aliases: none
Purpose: Open settings, or toggle AI access to workspace data.
Syntax:

>settings
>settings ai-context on|off

Flags: none
Examples:

>settings
>settings ai-context off

See also: skin, privacy

The full settings surface lives behind the gear icon in the status bar — see the Settings reference page. ai-context off stops the AI from reading your workspace data entirely; it can still answer general questions.

skin

Aliases: theme
Purpose: Switch the UI skin.
Syntax:

>skin terminal|studio|light

Flags: none
Examples:

>skin studio

See also: settings

Terminal is the monospace CLI-first dark default; Studio is deep navy with glass panels; Light is low-glare grey. All features work identically in every skin.

paste-mode

Aliases: none
Purpose: Set how pasted text is handled.
Syntax:

>paste-mode smart|plain

Flags: none
Examples:

>paste-mode plain

See also: settings

Smart offers to import structured pastes (lists become tasks); plain always pastes as text.

spotlight

Aliases: ?
Purpose: Open the Spotlight overlay.
Syntax:

>? [prefill]
>spotlight

Flags: none
Examples:

>?
>? where did I leave the outline

See also: palette, ask

Spotlight (also Cmd+K) is the fast lookup-and-ask surface. See Concepts: Spotlight vs Terminal for how it differs from the terminal.

palette

Aliases: k
Purpose: Toggle the command palette.
Syntax:

>palette

Flags: none
Examples:

>palette

See also: spotlight, help

calendar

Aliases: cal
Purpose: Open the calendar panel.
Syntax:

>calendar [view]

Flags: none
Examples:

>calendar
>calendar week

See also: today

Day, week, and month views of your tasks by due date.

voice

Aliases: none
Purpose: Text-to-speech and Voice Mode controls.
Syntax:

>voice
>voice on|off
>voice mode [on|off]
>voice voices
>voice set <name-or-#>
>voice rate <0.5-2>
>voice test

Flags: none
Examples:

>voice on
>voice set 2

See also: shutup

voice on has BEAM read responses aloud. voice mode is conversational voice — early and rough; the microphone dictation button in the input bar is the dependable voice path today. Voice mutations always compile to a plan you confirm before anything runs.

shutup

Aliases: shh, quiet, stfu
Purpose: Immediately silence voice output.
Syntax:

>shutup

Flags: none
Examples:

>shutup

See also: voice

privacy

Aliases: none
Purpose: Show encryption status, or lock the workspace.
Syntax:

>privacy
>privacy lock

Flags: none
Examples:

>privacy
>privacy lock

See also: settings, account

privacy shows whether encryption is on, which fields are encrypted, and what stays as plaintext metadata. privacy lock clears the keys from memory and returns to the unlock screen — same as Lock Now in Settings → Encryption.

account

Aliases: none
Purpose: Cloud sync and account management.
Syntax:

>account
>account enable|disable
>account signout
>account export
>account delete confirm

Flags: none
Examples:

>account
>account export

See also: signout, sync

export downloads your data as JSON. delete requires typing the full account delete confirm — it is not offered as a one-key confirmation.

signout

Aliases: sign-out, logout, log-out
Purpose: Sign out.
Syntax:

>signout

Flags: none
Examples:

>signout

See also: account

Signing out drops your keys from memory. Your encrypted data stays on the device and in the cloud; sign back in and unlock to continue.

feedback

Aliases: none
Purpose: Send feedback to the team.
Syntax:

>feedback "your thoughts"
>feedback rate <1-5> ["note"]

Flags: none
Examples:

>feedback the council output overflows on narrow windows
>feedback rate 4 "brief is the feature I open first"

See also: help

Goes straight to the team. When something feels wrong, off, or just bad — send it.

help

Aliases: keys, shortcuts, hotkeys
Purpose: In-app manual and command reference.
Syntax:

>help
>help <command>
>help <topic>

Flags: none
Examples:

>help
>help council
>help quickstart

See also: feedback

Bare help shows the command table and keyboard shortcuts. help <command> renders that command's reference entry; help quickstart, help concepts/encryption, and help reference/<family> render the same manual you're reading now, inside the terminal.