Files & Artifacts
Right Panel Tabs
| Tab | Function |
|---|---|
| Directory | Project workspace file tree (the proactive browsing entry): click a file to open it in the central file view |
| Files | Read-only preview in the right panel (triggered by LanMate or the directory tree; can’t be opened manually) |
| Review | Three-way code diff view (unstaged/staged/untracked) with stage/unstage/commit/push/pull |
| Artifacts | Final file cards generated in the current turn |
| Browser | Built-in browser (local sessions only) |
| Temp Chat | Standalone side-channel conversation (close confirmation; content is not recoverable) |
| Terminal | Terminal output for this session |
| Sub-Agents | Run status and outputs of each sub-agent |
| Design | Design canvas (live HTML rendering) |
| Tasks | Taskboard tasks linked to the current session |
| Goals | Autonomous runs & goal management: run metrics, budget adjustments, quality-gate status |
| Refinement Records | Experience records the Agent distills through automatic self-reflection |
| Spec | Spec/tasks/acceptance documents produced by Spec mode |
| Plugin Pages | Panel entries registered by installed plugins; click to open the corresponding plugin page |
Artifacts Panel
After each turn ends, the final artifacts LanMate identified display as cards:
- Filename, format, size
- Click to preview (text/code/image/PDF/Office documents)
- Open the containing directory
- Send back to the current conversation for iteration
Web presentation export to PPTX: HTML presentations can be exported to an editable PPTX in one click — charts and layouts are preserved as much as possible; content that can’t migrate fully degrades gracefully, with an export report.
Version rule: Regenerating, condensing, polishing, or reformatting overwrites the previous turn’s file path by default. Only explicit requests for a new filename or preserving the original create a separate file.
Central File View
Click a file in the directory tree to open an editable file view in the central area:
- Multi-file tabs (up to 8; the oldest is evicted beyond that)
- Text files are directly editable; Cmd/Ctrl+S or the save button writes — no autosave
- Office documents like Word / Excel / PPT / PDF / Markdown / HTML open in built-in native editors and are directly editable (not just preview)
- When working on code, every file LanMate writes renders as an in-session diff: existing files can be restored to their original state in one click, and newly created files can be deleted wholesale (no git required)
- Unsaved changes show a dot on the tab
- When LanMate writes to the same file: with no draft it refreshes automatically; with a draft a conflict bar pops up (reload or keep editing)
- In an empty session, clicking a file in the directory tree also goes straight to the central preview (the “Chat” button at the top right returns to the home page)
- Both the tab and the hamburger menu offer “Open in Standalone Window”
Office Document Editing
The built-in Office editors support viewing and editing Word (docx), Excel (xlsx), PPT (pptx), PDF, Markdown, and HTML:
- Standalone collaboration window: entered from “Open in Standalone Window” or My Files, this opens a dedicated window — a persistent conversation for that file on the left, the editor on the right. Give instructions directly on the left (e.g., “delete the second paragraph”) and LanMate edits the document in place; reopening the same file returns to the same window and conversation, and the task survives closing the window
- Visible changes: LanMate’s Word edits land as “LanMate revisions” (compatible with Word’s tracked changes) that you can accept or reject one by one; PPT / Excel edits render live in the open editor
- In-place takeover: you don’t even need the collaboration window — with computer control enabled, LanMate can take over the Word / Excel / PPT you currently have open: it reads what you’re writing and edits it in place per your instructions, no closing windows or exporting files (the first call asks for system automation permission; writes still go through approval)
- PDF editing limits: annotation, page reordering, rotation, form filling, and text edits are supported; text rewrites are constrained by font subsets and layout, so complex PDFs are better annotated or rebuilt — don’t expect a lossless round trip
- Unsaved-change protection: closing a tab or window asks about unsaved changes first; editor autosave is off by default — whether to save is your call
New Office Files & Templates
The My Files page offers a “New” entry (lightweight doc .md / document .docx / spreadsheet .xlsx / presentation .pptx); the editor’s hamburger menu has the same “New” submenu:
- New documents can start from 18 official document templates (the 15 statutory document types — Resolution, Decision, Order, Communiqué, Announcement, Circular, Opinion, Notice, Bulletin, Report, Request for Instructions, Official Reply, Proposal, Letter, Minutes — plus 3 more layouts: letterhead (upward document), letterhead (downward document), and general document without letterhead)
- New presentations can start from 7 designer templates (Clear Blue Report, Ink Gray Analytics, Crimson Gov Report, Midnight Launch, Warm Classroom, Navy Proposal, Eco Green Report — design-system layouts with gradient backgrounds, rounded cards, and soft shadows), 8 theme color libraries (Black Gold, Business Blue, Forest Green, Fresh Cyan, Gray Magazine, Minimal White, Red & Blue, Warm Orange), or the flagship report layout
- When you ask LanMate to generate a whole deck in conversation, it offers 63 layout modes (50 underlying layouts) that combine with 27 design themes, and recommends layouts by searching your content
- Picking a template creates and opens it immediately (saved as a draft first; choose a save location at the first Cmd/Ctrl+S)
- In conversation you can also just say “create a Notice official document for me” and LanMate will build it from the template and fill in the content
File Viewer (Right-Panel Preview)
Supported formats:
- Text / code / data files (syntax highlighted)
- Images (including SVG)
- Word/Excel/PPT
- Markdown documents (typeset preview)
DOCX HTML conversion is sanitized via sanitize-html (whitelisted tags/attributes) to prevent XSS.
My Files
“My Files” in the sidebar opens the file management page — an aggregated view of session artifacts and file assets, organized into five groups: Recent / Office / Design / Coding / Attachments:
- View all: any group opens a second-level page listing everything (with category filters and load-more)
- LanMate Office: files opened/edited through the editors gather here; click to open in the standalone collaboration window and return to that file’s persistent conversation
- DOCX card preview supported