General
Startup and system behaviour, browser and links, composer input, automations, notifications, onboarding and the terminal.
Startup & System
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Restore Sessions on Launch | Reopens the chats you had open when you last quit. |
| Keep Awake While Waiting | Stops the machine sleeping while a long agent run is in flight. |
| Show in Menu Bar | Keeps a PandaOS icon in the system tray or menu bar. |
| Launch at Login | Opens the PandaOS window when you sign in. Distinct from the background service, see Unattended runs. |
| Use Native File Explorer | Uses the operating system's folder picker instead of the built-in one. |
| Hardware Acceleration | Turn off if the interface renders incorrectly on your GPU. Requires a restart. |
Browser & Links
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Browser Tools | Master switch for the embedded browser tools, so the agent can navigate, click and screenshot pages. |
| Auto-Open Browser Panel | Surfaces the browser panel when the agent starts using it. |
| Search Engine | Which engine the built-in browser searches with. |
| Open Links in Built-in Browser | Keeps links inside PandaOS instead of handing them to your system browser. |
| Inline Visuals | Lets rich output (charts, tables, small components) render inside the chat thread instead of as plain text. |
Input & Suggestions
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| App Actions | Master switch for every connected app's actions. Individual apps have their own toggle, see Apps. |
| Auto-Open App Tabs | Spotlight: opens an app's tab when PandaOS uses it. |
| Confirmation Timeout | How long an approval prompt waits before it gives up. |
| Prompt Suggestions | Offers follow-up prompts under the composer. |
| Recall Prompts with Arrow Keys | Steps back through what you previously typed, shell-style. |
| Show Turn Stats | Prints cost, duration, turns and tokens under each response. Each of the four is individually switchable. |
Automations
These are the defaults new automations inherit, all explained in Unattended runs: Start Background Service at Login, Keep Running in Background, Automation Approval Timeout, Missed Runs After Sleep, and Default Automation Permissions (Rules, Restricted or Full access).
Notifications
Choose the notification sound PandaOS plays when a run finishes or needs you, test it, or point it at your own audio file. Badge Count controls the count on the app icon.
Onboarding & Milestones
PandaOS ships a light progress track for new users. First Steps is the checklist widget that walks you through connecting an app, running a first chat and so on. Milestones records what you have unlocked as you use the app, on its own page, and Milestone Toasts control whether reaching one interrupts you. Turn any of them off and nothing else changes.
Terminal
Default Shell and Font Size for the integrated terminal and for the shell the agent runs commands in. See Files, Terminal & Browser.