Command Panel

The Command panel is the left-sidebar surface for fast message delivery and prompt execution across one or many agents.

Use it when you need to send the same instruction to selected agents, run a starred Library prompt, or coordinate a group without switching into each terminal.

Two Modes in One Panel

1. Quick Prompts
2. Broadcast

Both modes operate on your current agent selection in the right roster.

When to Use It

• Send a one-off coordination message to selected agents.
• Reuse a starred prompt from the Library.
• Ask a whole role group to report status after selecting that group in Watchlists.
• Broadcast after Getting Started when you have more than one active agent.

Basic Workflow

1. Select the target agents in the right roster.
2. Open the Command tab in the left sidebar.
3. Click a starred quick prompt or type a broadcast message.
4. Confirm the all-agent fallback when no agents are selected.
5. Watch responses in Grid, Dashboard, or Queue.

Quick Prompts

Quick Prompts are starred prompt files from the Library (<wardian-home>/library/prompts).

What happens when you click a quick prompt:

• Wardian reads the prompt content
• flattens multiline content into terminal-safe input
• sends it to selected agents
• if no agents are selected, asks for confirmation before sending to all agents

Tips:

• Star prompts in the Library to make them appear here
• Use short prompt names so they are easy to scan under pressure
• Use this path for repeatable operational tasks (tests, diagnostics, common instructions)

Broadcast

Broadcast sends freeform text from the textarea to:

• selected agents, or
• all agents (after confirmation if nothing is selected)

Behavior:

• prompt injection uses Wardian's structured prompt delivery path, not raw terminal keystrokes
• delivery evidence is recorded in the same shape as CLI wardian send delivery evidence
• one submission fan-outs to all chosen agent sessions

Selection Rules

• Single selected agent: command goes to that one agent
• Multi-select: command goes to all selected agents
• No selection: confirmation prompt appears before sending to all active agents

Common Patterns

• Use Quick Prompts for curated, repeatable instructions.
• Use Broadcast for ad-hoc coordination messages.
• Combine with watchlists to target only the relevant squad of agents.

Important Limits

• Broadcasts record delivery evidence, but unverified terminal submission does not guarantee that a provider accepts or completes the instruction.
• No selection means "all active agents" only after confirmation.
• Quick Prompts only lists prompts starred in the Library.
• Use Wardian CLI for scriptable waits, marker watching, or structured peer asks.

Related Links

• Library
• Watchlists
• Grid
• Wardian CLI