# Smart Panel

![Fluent – The Smart Panel](/help-assets/fluent-smart-panel.webp)

The Smart Panel is the main Fluent interface.

Use it to enter prompts, run actions, switch models, attach context, open history, use integrations, and continue work in tabs.

-----

## Open

The Smart Panel supports two position modes:

- **Follow Mouse** opens near the pointer
- **Spotlight** opens at a fixed position

Choose the mode in **Settings → Smart Panel**.

The panel can also be pinned, minimized, expanded, copied from, or used to insert the result back into the active app.

If you forget a shortcut, use the help button inside the panel to open the shortcuts helper.

-----

## History

![Fluent – Smart Panel History Menu](/help-assets/fluent-smart-panel-history.webp)

Press `Cmd+Y` to open the History menu from the Smart Panel.

Use it to:
- Search previous chats
- Reopen an older thread
- Continue work from an earlier result

Tabs and follow-up tabs are managed from the same area of the Smart Panel, so short tasks and longer threads can stay separate.

-----

## Actions

![Fluent – Smart Panel Action Search](/help-assets/fluent-smart-panel-action-search.webp)

Press `/` in the Smart Panel to open action search.

This menu includes:
- Built-in actions
- Custom actions
- Favorite actions

Use it when you already know the operation you want and do not need to browse settings.

-----

## Models

![Fluent – Smart Panel Model Search](/help-assets/fluent-smart-panel-model-search.webp)

Press `#` to open model search.

Use this to switch models without leaving the Smart Panel. This is useful for quick comparisons between:
- Cloud and local models
- Fast and stronger models
- Different providers for the same task

-----

## Memory

![Fluent – Smart Panel Memory Search](/help-assets/fluent-smart-panel-memory-search.webp)

Press `@` to open Memory group search.

Use it to attach the Memory group that should influence the current request. This is more precise than keeping a large amount of memory attached all the time.

Small, focused Memory groups usually work better than broad ones.

-----

## Context

![Fluent – Smart Panel Context Popover](/help-assets/fluent-smart-panel-context-popover.webp)

Use the context popover to attach browser tabs and apps manually.

This is useful when the request depends on:
- Several browser tabs
- One app plus one or more tabs
- A specific app that is not frontmost

Automatic context is useful for quick work. Manual context is better when the source set should be deliberate.

-----

## Integrations

![Fluent – Smart Panel Integrations Popover](/help-assets/fluent-smart-panel-integrations-popover.webp)

Use the integrations popover to attach or access enabled tools such as:
- Finder
- Notes
- Reminders
- Calendar
- Web Search
- File attachments

This is the entry point when the request should use tools instead of only generating text.

-----

## Settings

The Smart Panel has its own settings section in Fluent.

![Fluent – Smart Panel Settings Position](/help-assets/fluent-smart-panel-settings.webp)

Use the first settings group for:
- Global shortcut
- Theme
- Liquid Glass
- Follow Mouse vs Spotlight
- Minimized position
- Toggle minimized behavior

Use the second group for:
- Font family
- Font weight
- Font size
- Colored icons
- Simplified buttons
- Streaming animation
- Auto-scroll
- Expand to maximum available space
- Integration tools workflow style

Use the third group for:
- Always show footer
- Snap points
- Auto create follow-up tab
- Auto pin on open
- Loading cursor for auto-insert actions
- Show text selection as attachment
- Attach selected files automatically
- Hide help button