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Add a file explorer button next to the "Cron" button in the Control UI top bar. Clicking the button toggles a sidebar showing the workspace file tree.

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Add a file explorer button next to the "Cron" button in the Control UI top bar. Clicking the button toggles a sidebar showing the workspace file tree.

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Summary

🗂️ Feature Request: File Explorer Toggle in Control UI

Description

Add a file explorer button next to the "Cron" button in the Control UI top bar. Clicking the button toggles a sidebar showing the workspace file tree.

Use Case

  • Quick file navigation without leaving the chat interface
  • Browse workspace files visually
  • Select files to open in chat
  • Drag-and-drop files into conversation

Problem to solve

  • Users with complex workspace structures
  • Multi-file project workflows
  • Users who frequently reference documents

Proposed solution

Proposed UI Behavior

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ OpenClaw Control UI [Cron][📁][⚙️] │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ 📁 File Explorer │ 💬 Chat Session │ │ ├─ ~/workspace │ │ │ │ ├─ AGENTS.md │ User: ... │ │ │ ├─ TOOLS.md │ Assistant: ... │ │ │ └─ skills/ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ↑ Toggle sidebar

Mockup Details

  • Button icon: 📁 or Folder icon
  • Position: Right of "Cron" button, left of "Settings"
  • Sidebar: Left slide-in panel (collapsible)
  • Content: File tree starting from ~/workspace

Functional Requirements

  1. Tree view with expand/collapse folders
  2. File icons by extension
  3. Click to open file in chat (read command)
  4. Right-click context menu (Copy path, Open location)
  5. Refresh button for file changes
  6. Search/filter files

Alternatives considered

Impact

  1. Seamless workflow - No context switching to external file manager
  2. Faster navigation - Visual file tree vs typing paths
  3. Better discovery - See all available files at glance
  4. Reduced errors - No manual path typos

Evidence/examples

Similar Features (Reference)

  • VS Code Explorer sidebar
  • Claude Desktop file panel
  • Cursor IDE file tree
  • OpenAI Codex file panel

Additional information

Technical Notes

  • Could reuse existing read tool functionality
  • Watch file system changes for live updates
  • Configurable root directory (default: ~/workspace)

Priority

enhancement / nice-to-have / ui

Labels: enhancement, ui, feature-request

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TL;DR

Implement a file explorer toggle button in the Control UI top bar to display a sidebar with a workspace file tree.

Guidance

  • Review the proposed UI behavior and mockup details to ensure the file explorer meets the required functionality and design.
  • Consider reusing existing read tool functionality to open files in chat and implement a tree view with expand/collapse folders.
  • Investigate using a library or existing component for the file tree view to simplify development and ensure consistency with similar features in other applications.
  • Plan for watching file system changes to enable live updates and consider making the root directory configurable.

Example

No specific code example is provided as the issue focuses on the feature request and proposed UI behavior.

Notes

The implementation details and technical requirements will depend on the specific technology stack and framework used in the Control UI.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by utilizing an existing file explorer component or library to simplify development and ensure consistency with similar features in other applications, as this is an enhancement and nice-to-have feature.

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