Hypex Tools picker
One-keystroke discovery surface for every Hypex power feature.
The command palette is great when you know what you're looking for. But when you're new to Hypex it's a wall of 100+ entries. Hypex Tools is the curated picker that surfaces only the features that differentiate Hypex — agent, profiles, providers, driver/kernel, MCP, artifacts, plan mode, checkpoints, costs, docs, settings, account.
How to open it
- Ctrl+Alt+H on Windows / Linux, Cmd+Alt+H on macOS.
- Click the $(tools) Hypex badge on the left of the status bar.
- Command palette: Ctrl+Shift+P → type
Hypex Tools.
What's in the picker
| Item | Opens | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| $(sparkle) Open Hypex Agent | The chat sidebar (same as Ctrl+Shift+L) | Free |
| $(person) Switch Agent Profile | Quick-pick of 12 profiles (default / kernel / security / refactor / …) | Free |
| $(plug) Pick Model Provider | Hypex Managed (Pro) / Anthropic / OpenAI / OpenRouter / xAI / Ollama / Claude CLI | Free |
| $(key) Set / Replace API Key | Stores a BYOK key in OS keychain | Free |
| $(circuit-board) Driver / Kernel Toolchain | The WDK menu — scaffold + build + sign | Mixed |
| $(eye) Open Artifact Panel | Claude-style preview / code / versions tabs for HTML / SVG / Mermaid / React | Free |
| $(globe) Live Preview | Sandboxed in-IDE browser preview for HTML / SVG | Free |
| $(extensions) MCP Marketplace | Curated MCP server installs | Pro |
| $(map) Plan Mode | Cycles run-mode in the status bar (Approve → Auto → Plan) | Free |
| $(history) Rewind to Checkpoint | Undo any agent edit (Ctrl+Alt+Z) | Free |
| $(graph) Show Cost Report | Daily / per-provider spend breakdown | Free |
| $(book) Open Hypex Docs | This site | Free |
| $(rocket) Show Welcome Tour | Re-opens the interactive tour | Free |
| $(settings-gear) Open Hypex Settings | Provider / model / features visual settings panel | Free |
| $(account) Account / Billing | Plan, credits, top-ups, billing portal | Free |
Why a curated picker?
99% of Hypex's added value sits behind ~15 commands. The other 92 are configuration,
workspace utilities, internals. The picker is the equivalent of a pinned-favourites
bar: type driver and you go straight to the WDK menu. Type cost
and you land on the cost report. No remembering the exact command name.
Customising
The picker entries are hard-coded today (curated set, no user config). On the roadmap: a "Pin to Hypex Tools" action on every command palette entry that adds it to a user-extended list. Open an issue if this matters to your workflow.