Command Palette Lexicon
The complete command lexicon for the Standard Garden Launcher (The Gate).
Command Palette Lexicon
Standard Garden features a keyboard-first command system (called The Gate or The Launcher) inspired by professional developer tooling and terminal craft. Type :: followed by a command name to access features, themes, and navigation instantly.
Commands appear according to where you are: some only show while reading a note, others only while writing, and a few only for moderators.
1. Accessing the Gate
Open the command palette in any of the following ways:
- Press
Cmd+K(macOS) orCtrl+K(Windows / Linux). - Click the
::command trigger button in the upper header. - Type
::anywhere while browsing the garden. - Click any inline
::commandlink in these docs to open the palette pre-filled.
2. Navigation
Navigate across the garden at the speed of thought:
::home— Return to the garden’s homepage.::mycelium— Open the Mycelium exploration view to wander connections between notes.::daily— Visit the daily communal Bloom.::random— Serendipitous jump to a random public note.::guide— Open this guide.::standard— Read the Standard manifesto and foundations.::documentationsgoes to the same page.::notes— My Notes: review, open, or purge the notes you have published.
Getting started
::first-time— The first-visit experience shown to new anonymous visitors.::welcome— The original welcome screen.
3. Hyphe
::ask— Open Hyphe to search your garden and ask questions answered strictly from your notes. See The Mycelium Network & Hyphe.
4. Themes & Appearance
Switch color modes and atmospheric personalities on the fly. Every theme supports light and dark substrates.
Color modes
::light— Enforce the light color substrate.::dark— Enforce the dark color substrate.::auto— Follow your operating system’s light/dark appearance preference.
Themes
::theme— Open Appearance & Theme in your settings to choose a typographic theme and a light mood.::theme <name>— Apply any theme by name from the palette (type::themeand pick from the list).- Direct shortcuts for seven themes:
::theme-humanist,::theme-editorial,::theme-documentation,::theme-gallery,::theme-international,::theme-einkand::theme-reveal. ::reset— Reset theme and color mode to your system defaults.
The themes and their characters are described in Themes & Design Tokens.
5. Notes: Reading & Editing
When viewing or writing a note, context-aware commands appear automatically.
Create & edit
::new— Open the web writer to draft a new note.::edit— Open the current note in the editor.::cite— Create a new note that cites and links to the note currently in view.::delete— Permanently remove the current note (with confirmation).
Share & copy
::share— Share Note: get shareable links for the note you are reading.::copy-link— Copy the link to this page.::copy— Copy the permanent short link (stnd.gd/…) to your clipboard.::copy-content— Copy the raw Markdown source of the note.::highlight— Copy a link to the text you have selected (a deep link).
Raw & export
::raw— View the plain-Markdown twin of the note.::sourceis a hidden alias.::export— Download the current note as a clean.mdfile.::export-with-attachments— Export the note and its media as a ZIP archive.::export-my-garden— Export the whole garden as a ZIP of Markdown files.
6. Writing Helpers
While writing in the web editor, these insert Markdown for you:
| Command | Inserts |
|---|---|
::heading |
A heading (#, ##, …) |
::bold |
Bold text (**text**) |
::italic |
Italic text (*text*) |
::link |
A link ([text](url)) |
::code |
A fenced code block |
::list |
A bulleted list |
::quote |
A blockquote |
::hr |
A horizontal rule (---) |
7. Account & Settings
::settings opens Garden Settings & Preferences, organized in six tabs: Appearance & Theme, Custom domain, Obsidian & API key, Security & Passkeys, Pro subscription and Advanced & Data. Most of the commands below are shortcuts that open it on the right tab.
Sign in
::login— Passwordless email sign-in or a biometric passkey.::logout— End your session and return to guest mode.::profile— Jump to your gardener address (/@username).
Shortcuts into settings
::api(also::api-key) — View, copy, or rotate your personal API key (sg_…). See Your Account.::domain— Set your custom domain and verify its DNS records. A Pro feature; see Your Garden’s Front Page.::passkeys— Manage Touch ID, Face ID and other biometric sign-in.::pro— Manage your Pro plan ($80/year) and billing.::quota— Check your storage usage and note limits.::theme— The Appearance & Theme tab (see Themes).
Language
::language— List the available interface languages.::lang-en,::lang-fr,::lang-de,::lang-it,::lang-es— Switch the interface language directly.
8. Moderation & Diagnostics
::moderator— The moderation panel: garden oversight and moderation tools. Visible to moderators and administrators only.::debug— Toggle debug overlays and logging.
See Also
- Shortcuts & Export — keyboard paths beyond the palette
- The Canonical Lexicon — the philosophical vocabulary of the garden
- The Mycelium Network & Hyphe — how ideas weave together
- Obsidian: Settings & Commands — the Obsidian plugin has its own commands