Commands

To run a command, open the command palette and type its name. ICAP has no default hotkeys. To give a command a hotkey, open Settings → Hotkeys and search for “ICAP”.

Editor commands

An editor command works only when a note is open in an editor (Live Preview or Source mode). It does not work in Reading view.

Each editor command has an icon. On a phone or tablet, add these commands to the mobile toolbar in Obsidian’s settings.

Command	What it does	Icon
Ask the agent here	Adds a request block below the cursor. If text is selected, the agent gets the selection as context.	message-circle-question
Explain selection in context	Shows an explanation of the selected text, beside the passage.	lightbulb
Recall from memory (this section)	Adds a recall block for the section at the cursor.	brain
Check what I wrote (selection or paragraph)	Adds a check block for the selected text, or for the paragraph at the cursor.	spell-check
Check my understanding of this section	Adds a quiz block for the section at the cursor.	list-checks
Check my understanding of this note	Adds a quiz block for the whole note.	clipboard-check
Create a concept note from selection	Starts a task that writes a new note about the selected concept. If nothing is selected, ICAP shows “Select the concept first.”	file-plus-2
Collect key concepts of this note into notes	Starts a task that writes a note for each key concept of the note.	files
Write a comparison note…	Opens the Compare concepts dialog. Type the two concepts in This and With, then select Write comparison. The selected text, if any, is the first concept.	columns-2
Move into the nearest explanation or question	Moves the focus into the first explanation or block at or below the cursor. If the note has none, ICAP shows “No explanation or question in this note yet.”	corner-down-right

Other commands

These commands work from any view.

Command	What it does	Icon
Show activity	Opens ICAP/Activity.base. If a task waits for your answer and has no task note, it shows that task. If the Bases core plugin is off, it opens the activity list.	activity
Rebuild task notes from recent activity	Writes again the task notes that are missing for the latest 60 tasks. Use it after you delete a task note by mistake.	list-restart
Open the guide	Opens the guide note. If you deleted it, ICAP makes it again.	book-open
This vault’s conventions (AGENTS.md)	Opens the AGENTS.md at the vault root. If there is none, it opens the dialog that writes one.	scroll-text

Editor menu

Right-click in a note to open the editor menu.

These entries show only when text is selected:

Entry	Same as	Icon
Explain in context	Explain selection in context	book-open
Check what I wrote	Check what I wrote (selection or paragraph)	pen-line
Create a concept note	Create a concept note from selection	file-plus

These entries always show:

Entry	Same as	Icon
Ask the agent here	Ask the agent here	message-square-text
Recall from memory	Recall from memory (this section)	brain
Check my understanding	Check my understanding of this section	list-checks

Status bar and ribbon

• On a computer, ICAP adds a mark to the status bar. Its tooltip is Learning activity. The mark shows the state of the tasks, for example “working” or “2 questions for you”. Select it to do the same as Show activity.
• On a phone or tablet, Obsidian has no status bar. ICAP adds a ribbon button, Show activity, with the icon activity.

In a block

In a block, press Mod+Enter to submit or send. Mod is Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on other systems. Each block also shows a button for each action, for touch screens.