The Moon AI screen has three areas: the sidebar on the left, which leads to every page, the conversation in the middle, and the message box at the bottom. The CtrlK search opens a conversation, a page or an action from the keyboard.
The home screenLink to the The home screen section
A new chat opens with a greeting (“Good morning” or “Good evening”, with your first name) and the message box “How can I help you today?” Starter buttons prepare a first message; none of them sends anything for you.
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| “Write” | Types “Help me write” in the message box |
| “Learn” | Types “Help me learn” and picks the “Learn” action (quizzes, flashcards, learning paths) |
| “Code” | Types “Help me code” |
| “Brainstorm” | Types “Give me ideas for” |
| “Search the web” | Types “Search the web for” and picks the web search action |
| “Create image” | Types “Create an image of” and picks the image creation action |
| “Create document” | Types “Create a document about” and picks a Word document |
Which buttons appear, and in what order, depends on your answers to the welcome questions, your plan and the model you chose. On a phone, four tiles replace them. Below the message box, the “Getting started” card can remind you of your next steps.
The sidebarLink to the The sidebar section
Top of the sidebarLink to the Top of the sidebar section
- The Moon AI logo opens a new chat; the button next to it, “Collapse sidebar”, closes the sidebar. Once collapsed, it opens again with “Open sidebar”, at the top of the page.
- The workspace switcher shows the open workspace (“Personal”, or “Team” with the number of members). See below.
- The bell shows your notifications.
- “New chat” opens an empty chat (CtrlShiftO, or ⌘ShiftO on Mac).
The entriesLink to the The entries section
| Entry | Leads to | When it appears |
|---|---|---|
| “Search” | The search (CtrlK, described below) | Always |
| “Agents” | Your agents and the catalog | Always |
| “Library” | Your files, and the images, videos and music you created | Always |
| “Create” | Video creation | If your plan includes video |
| “Notes” | Your notes | If notes are available for your account |
| “Team” | The team space: what is shared with the workspace and its members | In a team workspace |
The “Automate” group, which you can collapse, contains:
| Entry | Leads to | When it appears |
|---|---|---|
| “Pending approvals” | Agent actions waiting for your approval, with their count | Always |
| “Routines” | Your scheduled messages | Always |
| “Connectors” | Your connected services (Gmail, Notion, Slack…) | Always |
| “Skills” | The AI’s know-how | If skills are available |
| “Studio” | Custom models, knowledge and prompts | If your account has access |
| “Moon CLI” | The Moon CLI documentation, in a new tab | Outside the mobile apps |
Further down:
- your pinned models, if you pinned any;
- “Projects”, always shown: the “+” creates a “New project”; beyond eight projects, “Show … more” shows the others;
- “Pinned”, if you pinned conversations;
- “Chats”, sorted by date: “Today”, “Yesterday”, “Last 7 days”, “Last 30 days”, then by month and by year.
Each conversation has a ⋯ menu to rename, share, move or delete it: see Manage your conversations. Projects are explained in Projects.
The workspace switcherLink to the The workspace switcher section
Click the workspace name, at the top of the sidebar:
- The “Workspaces” list shows your workspaces and your role in each one (“Owner”, “Admin”, “Manager”, “Member”). Click another workspace to open it (“Workspace switched”).
- Below the name of the open workspace: “Your workspace” (its settings), “Team space” for a team workspace, and “Subscription and usage” (or “License and usage” in a managed organization). Organization admins also find “Manage …” there.
- At the bottom: “Join with a code” and “Create a workspace”.
Your personal workspace is called “My workspace” until you rename it. Team workspaces are explained in Workspaces and organizations.
The notification bellLink to the The notification bell section
The bell counts unread notifications: a routine or an agent task finished, an action to approve, a deep research completed. The panel keeps the last 20. At the bottom: “Pending approvals” if actions are waiting, “Mark all as read” and “Notification preferences”. See Notifications.
The account menuLink to the The account menu section
Click your name, at the bottom of the sidebar. Below your name you see your plan (“… plan”) and, during a trial, the days left. The small moon on the right shows your usage as a percentage.
The menu opens with your name and email address, then offers, in this order:
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| “Subscription and usage” | Opens your plan, your invoices and the details of your usage (“License and usage” in a managed organization). Below it, the fullest window (session, week or month) as a percentage and, on a computer, when it resets. See Usage limits and Subscription and billing. |
| “Upgrade to” followed by a plan | The next plan, for the workspace owner, on the website |
| “Getting started” | The list of first tasks, with your progress |
| “Settings” | Your settings (Ctrl.): see Your settings |
| “Manage” followed by the organization’s name | The admin console, for the admins of the open organization |
| “Locked conversations” | Conversations protected by a code, if you created one |
| “Developer API” | Only during a top-up offer for the API; the rest of the time, open it from “Settings” or the CtrlK search |
| “Help” | On a computer, a submenu: “Help center”, “Help and support”, “Join the Discord”, “Keyboard shortcuts”. On a phone, a single “Help and support” entry. See Get help. |
| “Admin” | For platform administrators only |
| “Theme” | “System”, “Light” or “Dark”, on one line, applied right away |
| “Sign out” | Signs you out of this device |
“Archived chats” open from “Settings” › “Data and privacy”, or with the CtrlK search.
The message boxLink to the The message box section
The message box includes:
- The model selector, on the right of the message box toolbar. It shows “Auto” when Moon AI picks the model for you, otherwise the name of the chosen model, followed by “· Agent” in agent mode. CtrlShift2 (⌘Shift2 on Mac) opens it. See Choose a model and Modes.
- The + button adds files, photos and actions for the message (create an image, search the web…). CtrlShift1 opens it. See The message box.
- The send button, on the right: “Send message” when you have typed something, “Voice mode” when the box is empty, “Stop response” while the AI is writing. The “Dictate” button turns your voice into text. See Voice.
- Input commands: type
/for actions and prompts,#for your files, notes and knowledge bases,@for your connectors, agents and models.
Below the message box, a note reminds you that “Moon AI is an AI and can make mistakes. Verify important information.” The “Protected by Moon Blur” shield is a reminder that the personal data detected in your message is replaced with tokens before it reaches the model. In a conversation, the “Moon Blur” pill in the top bar shows the number of items masked. See Moon Blur.
Confidential chatLink to the Confidential chat section
On a new chat, the “Confidential chat” icon, at the top right, starts a conversation that is not saved in your history, with no memories used or created. A window reminds you of the rules before “Enable confidential mode”. Depending on your plan, it may be locked. See Manage your conversations.
Search and commandsLink to the Search and commands section
CtrlK on Windows and Linux, ⌘K on Mac, or “Search” in the sidebar, opens the “Search or type a command” palette. It works even from the message box. When empty, it shows your recent conversations and a few actions.
As you type, it searches:
| Content | How |
|---|---|
| Your conversations | In the titles and the text of the messages |
| Your Library files | By file name, from two letters |
| Your agents | Yours and those shared with you |
| Your notes | By title, with the “Notes” filter |
| Your projects | By name |
| Moon AI pages and actions | By their name |
The “All”, “Chats”, “Files”, “Agents” and “Notes” buttons limit the search to one type.
Palette actionsLink to the Palette actions section
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| “New chat” | Opens an empty chat |
| “Start a confidential chat” | Opens a chat that is not saved |
| “Create a new note” | Opens an empty note |
| “Create image” | Prepares an image request |
| “Create an agent” | Opens agent creation |
| “Deep research…” | Prepares a deep research |
| “Record a meeting” | Starts recording a meeting |
| “Settings” | Opens your settings |
| “Use light theme”, “Use dark theme”, “Use system theme” | Changes the theme |
| “Keyboard shortcuts” | Shows the list of shortcuts |
| “New project” | Creates a project |
| “Archived chats” | Opens your archive |
| “Select conversations” | Switches to multiple selection |
| “Help and support”, “Join the Discord” | Opens help |
| “Replay tour”, “Personalize home page”, “Getting started” | Starts welcome and discovery again |
Creation actions only appear if your plan includes them. On a project page, the palette also offers “New chat in …”, “Add a source to …”, “Edit the instructions of …” and “Search in …”.
Once you have typed some text, three lines use it directly: “Ask “…”” (a new chat with this text), “Deep research on “…”” and “New note with “…””.
Search filtersLink to the Search filters section
| Filter | Searches |
|---|---|
pinned:true | Your pinned conversations (“Search pinned chats”) |
shared:true | Your shared conversations (“Search shared chats”) |
archived:true | Your archived conversations |
tag: followed by a tag | Conversations with this tag |
project: followed by a name | Conversations in a project |
While you type tag: or project:, the “Filters” section suggests possible values. With a filter, only conversations are searched.
The ↑↓ arrow keys move through the results, Enter opens, CtrlEnter opens in a new tab. Esc clears the text you typed, then closes the palette.
Keyboard shortcutsLink to the Keyboard shortcuts section
Ctrl/ (⌘/ on Mac) shows the “Keyboard shortcuts” window. The most used ones:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| CtrlK | Open search and commands |
| CtrlShiftO | Open a new chat |
| CtrlShift2 | Open the model selector |
| CtrlShift1 | Open the + menu of the message box |
| Ctrl. | Open settings |
The full list, with the shortcuts for the message box, documents and the model selector, and the specifics of the AZERTY keyboard, is in Keyboard shortcuts.
On a phone or tabletLink to the On a phone or tablet section
On a phone screen, the sidebar becomes a drawer that slides over the conversation:
- to open it, tap “Open menu” at the top left, or swipe right from the conversation, the home screen or the top bar, without starting from the edge of the screen (which is reserved for the phone’s “back” gesture);
- to close it, tap the darkened area, swipe left, or open a page.
The drawer has the same entries, with a “Search” field at the top and your account at the bottom. On a tablet, the sidebar is collapsed by default and opens over the page. On a computer, it stays open next to the conversation, and Moon AI remembers your choice.
On a phone, the model selector of the home screen sits in the middle of the top bar. The iPhone, iPad and Android apps are described in Mobile apps.