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Finding Your Way Around

Learn how to navigate Muin's interface. Discover the sidebar, command palette, quick actions, and keyboard shortcuts to work efficiently.

Muin is designed for efficiency. Learn the navigation patterns and shortcuts that help you work faster.

The Main Interface

The left sidebar is your primary navigation:

Section What’s There
Home Dashboard and activity feed
Chat AI assistant conversations
Documents Document hub and search
Payments Transactions, payment pages, terminals
Finance Bills, invoices, expenses, cash flow, POS
Nonprofits Fundraising, grants, donors, volunteers, programs
HR Employees, onboarding, certifications, payroll
Compliance Policies, frameworks, risk register, training
Vendors Vendor directory, compliance, contracts
CRM Contacts, organizations, relationships
Communications Email hub, inbox, AI drafts, WhatsApp
Procurement Purchase orders, catalog, spend
Kiosk Donation kiosk configuration and campaigns
Workflows Automation builder and templates
Reports Generated reports and exceptions
Insights AI-detected patterns and detections
Tasks Work items and approvals queue
Agents Muin Agents — run your workflows
Settings Configuration, team, integrations, billing

The sidebar adapts to your enabled modules — sections for disabled modules are hidden by default. Admins can reorder sidebar sections under Settings → Menu Customization.

Collapsing the Sidebar

  • Click the hamburger icon (☰) to collapse
  • Hover to temporarily expand
  • Click again to restore full sidebar

Command Palette

The fastest way to navigate and act.

Opening the Palette

  • Keyboard: Ctrl+K (Windows) or Cmd+K (Mac)
  • Click: Search icon in the header

What You Can Do

Type Examples
Navigate “go to vendors”, “open settings”
Search “find invoice 1234”, “search contracts”
Create “new document”, “create task”
Actions “approve pending”, “export report”

Command Examples

> vendors                  → Go to Vendors
> invoice acme             → Search invoices for "acme"
> new task                 → Create a new task
> settings integrations    → Open integration settings
> help keyboard            → Show keyboard shortcuts

Recent Items

The palette shows your recent:

  • Pages visited
  • Documents viewed
  • Searches performed

Header Bar

The top header provides quick access:

Element Function
Search Opens command palette
Chat Opens chat panel
Notifications Alerts and updates
Insights AI-detected items
Help Documentation and support
Profile Account and settings

Notification Bell

Shows unread notifications:

  • Approval requests
  • Task assignments
  • System alerts
  • Workflow completions

Click to see details and take action.

Insights Bell

Shows AI-detected insights:

  • Anomalies found
  • Items needing attention
  • Opportunities detected

Quick Actions

On Any Page

Most pages have quick actions:

  • + button - Create new item
  • Filter icon - Filter the view
  • Sort icon - Change sort order
  • Export icon - Download data
  • Refresh icon - Update data

Context Menus

Right-click (or long-press on mobile) for context actions:

  • View details
  • Edit
  • Delete
  • Copy link
  • More options…

Keyboard Shortcuts

Global Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Ctrl/Cmd + K Open command palette
Ctrl/Cmd + / Show all shortcuts
Escape Close modal/panel
? Open help
Shortcut Destination
G then H Go to Home
G then C Go to Chat
G then D Go to Documents
G then F Go to Finance
G then V Go to Vendors
G then S Go to Settings

Action Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
N New item (context-aware)
E Edit selected item
Enter Open selected item
/ Focus search

Chat Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Ctrl/Cmd + K Open chat
Enter Send message
Shift + Enter New line
Escape Close chat
↑ Edit last message

From the command palette or header:

  • Search across all modules
  • Find documents, vendors, employees
  • Recent searches remembered

Within each module:

  • Filtered to that module’s data
  • More specific filters available
  • Saved searches option

Search Tips

  • Use quotes for exact phrases: "Acme Corp"
  • Use filters: status:overdue, vendor:acme
  • Use date ranges: created:last-week

At the top of detail pages:

Home > Vendors > Acme Corp > Contracts > Master Agreement
  • Click any level to navigate up
  • Shows your current location
  • Helps maintain context

Panels and Modals

Side Panels

Some features open in side panels:

  • Chat conversations
  • Quick view details
  • Help content

Close with Escape or clicking outside.

For focused actions:

  • Create forms
  • Confirmation dialogs
  • Settings modals

Close with Escape or the X button.

Mobile Navigation

On mobile devices:

Bottom Navigation

Core sections accessible from bottom bar:

  • Home
  • Documents
  • Chat
  • Menu (more options)

Swipe Gestures

  • Swipe right to go back
  • Swipe left to open actions
  • Pull down to refresh

Customizing Your Experience

Reorder sidebar items:

  1. Go to Settings → Preferences
  2. Find Sidebar Order
  3. Drag items to reorder
  4. Save changes

Default Page

Set your landing page:

  1. Go to Settings → Preferences
  2. Set Default Page
  3. Choose: Home, Documents, or any module

Theme

Switch between light and dark:

  1. Settings → Preferences → Theme
  2. Or use command palette: theme dark

Tips for Efficiency

Learn the Shortcuts

Master these three shortcuts to start:

  1. Ctrl/Cmd + K - Command palette
  2. G then D - Go to Documents
  3. N - New item

Use the Command Palette

The palette is faster than clicking:

  • Type what you want to do
  • Select from suggestions
  • Execute immediately

Pin Frequently Used Items

Pin items for quick access:

  • Click the pin icon on any item
  • Access from “Pinned” in sidebar

Use Chat for Quick Queries

Instead of navigating:

  • Open chat
  • Ask your question
  • Get answer with links to details

Next Steps

Now that you can navigate: