Settings overview

Settings is where you set up DataMind Oda on this computer: your account, how chats start and look, the models and apps Oda may use, and the features that stay off until you turn them on. This page covers the panel itself: opening it, finding a page, and what each app shows.

Open and close Settings

1. Choose Settings at the foot of the sidebar. Chats and workspaces in the sidebar covers the column itself.
2. Or press Ctrl , (⌘ , on macOS).

The panel opens over your work and shows one page at a time, starting with General. To close it, choose Close at the top, click outside the panel, or press Escape.

When Oda runs inside another app, Settings can fill that app's frame instead of opening as a panel.

Find a page

Type in Search settings to narrow the list to the pages that match. The search covers page names and each page's search words, so a related word often finds the right one when you cannot recall its name:

• mcp finds Connectors.
• shortcuts finds Keyboard.
• update finds About.

Working the search from the keyboard:

• Press / or Ctrl F to focus the field while you are not typing in one.
• Press Enter to open the first match.
• Press Escape to clear the query.

When nothing matches, the list reads No settings match.

The pages in Settings

The DataMind account page leads the list; the other pages sit in four groups. Which pages you see depends on the app you run.

In the browser, Oda shows only the pages marked All apps; the others appear in the desktop app (the Connectors page is also in the VS Code extension). Some pages also appear only while the feature behind them is available.

For what each area holds, see Settings sections and plugins.

Check the connection

A small pill sits beside the Settings control at the foot of the sidebar.

• Disconnected: Oda has lost its connection to its server. Choose the pill to try again.
• Reconnecting: the retry is running; the state holds until the connection returns.
• Connected: shown for a moment when the connection comes back, then it fades away.
• While everything is well, the pill stays out of sight.

Before your first chat

While no chat is open, Oda shows its first-run steps in the panel, one at a time.

Questions, answered

How do I open Settings?

Choose Settings at the foot of the sidebar, or press Ctrl , (⌘ , on macOS). The panel opens over your work, on the General page.

Which page does Settings open on?

General. Choose any other page from the list on the left at any time.

How do I close Settings?

Choose Close at the top, click outside the panel, or press Escape.

Why did Escape only clear my search instead of closing Settings?

While a query is in the search field, the first Escape clears it; press Escape again to close the panel.

How do I find a setting quickly?

Type in Search settings. The search covers page names and each page's search words, so a related word often finds the right page: mcp finds Connectors, and version finds About. Press Enter to open the first match.

Why is a Settings page missing?

Two reasons. In the browser, Oda shows only the pages marked All apps above; the rest appear in the desktop app. And some pages appear only while the feature behind them is available.

What does the pill beside Settings mean?

It shows the app's connection to its server: Disconnected when the connection has dropped, Reconnecting while a retry runs, and Connected for a moment when it returns. Choose the pill in a warning state to try again; while the connection is well, it stays out of sight.

What appears in Settings before I start my first chat?

While no chat is open, Oda shows its first-run steps in the panel, one at a time.