New Task & Conversation | LanMate User Guide
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New Task & Conversation

New Task

Click “New Task” (Cmd/Ctrl+N) for an empty session page:

  1. Select work mode (Office/Coding/Design)
  2. Select project (defaults if unselected)
  3. Type your first message to establish the session

Each task corresponds to an independent backend AgentSession with its own session records context file.

Composer

Send & Interrupt

Streaming Render

Messages render in four stages:

  1. Thinking: Agent reasoning (collapsible, reasoning models only)
  2. Tool calls: Operations in progress (file reads, code execution, searches)
  3. Content: Final reply (Markdown with syntax highlighting)
  4. Artifacts: Generated file cards, click to preview

Session Operations

Right-click a session: rename, archive (recoverable), move to project. Cmd/Ctrl+W or Backspace archives the current session.

Task Status

Task execution has clear stage indicators:

Long tasks don’t need babysitting—switch away, come back, and review.