Commands & settings

PaneCrew doesn't have its own CLI flags or a hardcoded shortcut registry. As a VS Code extension, it contributes ordinary VS Code commands and settings, and keyboard shortcuts are bound the same way you'd bind any other command: through VS Code's ownkeybindings.json.

Commands

Every command in this table shows up the same way: type its title into the Command Palette.

Every command below is available from the Command Palette (⌘⇧P /Ctrl+Shift+P) by typing its title. To bind a keyboard shortcut to one, open the Keyboard Shortcuts editor (⌘K ⌘S / Ctrl+K Ctrl+S), search for the command title, and assign a key — or add an entry directly to keybindings.json:

{
  "key": "ctrl+alt+g",
  "command": "panecrew.openProjectGrid"
}

Command	Command ID
PaneCrew: Open Project Grid…	`panecrew.openProjectGrid`
PaneCrew: Set Default Projects Folder…	`panecrew.setDefaultProjectsFolder`
PaneCrew: Add Folder to Grid…	`panecrew.addFolderToGrid`
PaneCrew: Set Grid Template…	`panecrew.setGridTemplate`
PaneCrew: Apply Compact Look	`panecrew.applyCompactLook`
PaneCrew: Restore Default VS Code Look	`panecrew.restoreLook`
PaneCrew: Save Current Grid as Preset…	`panecrew.savePreset`
PaneCrew: Load Grid Preset…	`panecrew.loadPreset`
PaneCrew: Delete Grid Preset…	`panecrew.deletePreset`
PaneCrew: Search in Folder…	`panecrew.searchInFolder`
PaneCrew: Refresh Explorer	`panecrew.refreshExplorer`
PaneCrew: Set PaneCrew Theme…	`panecrew.setPaneCrewTheme`
PaneCrew: Rate PaneCrew / Give Feedback…	`panecrew.rateOrGiveFeedback`

Settings

Configurable from the Settings editor (search "PaneCrew") or directly insettings.json:

Setting	Default	Description
`panecrew.grid.defaultColumns`	`2`	Default column count for a new project grid.
`panecrew.grid.defaultRows`	`2`	Default row count for a new project grid.
`panecrew.grid.defaultProjectsFolder`	`""`	Folder the file picker opens in for "Open Project Grid…", "Add Folder to Grid…", and "Open Project in New Window…". Empty means VS Code's own default location. Set it with a folder picker via the "PaneCrew: Set Default Projects Folder…" command instead of typing a path here.
`panecrew.compactLook.hideStatusBar`	`true`	Whether Compact Look hides the status bar.
`panecrew.compactLook.hideMinimap`	`true`	Whether Compact Look hides the editor minimap.
`panecrew.git.showDecorations`	`true`	Show git status badges/colors in the PaneCrew explorer.

Compact Look never hides the activity bar, regardless of settings — that row stays visible in PaneCrew's standard look by design.

The command palette open on 'PaneCrew: Apply Compact Look', with panecrew.compactLook.hideStatusBar and panecrew.compactLook.hideMinimap controlling what it hides

Compact Look in action — the two settings above control exactly what it hides.