Command palette reference

Almost everything Operon does has a command in Obsidian's command palette. Open the palette and type Operon to see them. This page lists the commands by purpose.

Many commands are context-aware: the same command behaves differently depending on where you run it, such as on selected text, an empty line, an inline task, a normal note, a file task, or a task view. The descriptions below note when that matters.

This page is the index. The action commands link to a dedicated page with their full behavior; the view and feature commands link to the feature they open.

MEDIA-DOCS-022-1: The command palette filtered to Operon, showing the available commands.

MEDIA-DOCS-022-1 - Command palette filtered to Operon

Create tasks

Create New Operon Task: opens the full Task Creator. The safest starting point when you want Operon to guide you through the fields.
Create or edit inline task: context-aware. On an empty line it creates a task; on plain text or a checkbox it converts or upgrades the line; on an existing task it opens the Task Editor.
Create file task: creates a task that lives as its own note, optionally seeded from selected text or an inline task. See File tasks.
Create task in Excalidraw: with an editable drawing active, opens Task Creator and adds a card for the created task. See Excalidraw Task Cards.

Create periodic notes

Create daily note: opens today's Daily Note, creating it through Operon's existing Daily Note format, folder, and template flow when necessary. Manage daily notes with Operon must be enabled; otherwise the command makes no note and shows a short notice.
Create weekly note: opens the current Weekly Note, creating it through Operon's existing Weekly Note flow when necessary. Manage weekly notes with Operon must be enabled; otherwise the command makes no note and shows a short notice.

These commands create or open the periodic note itself; they do not require an inline task and do not create one automatically. See Daily and Weekly Notes.

Edit and convert

Edit or convert to file task: edits the current file task, or converts a normal note into one.
Convert file task to inline task: collapses a file task back into a single inline task, then moves the old note to the Obsidian trash. See Converting inline and file tasks.
Convert task to plain: picks an inline or file task with Task Finder, then removes its Operon identity while keeping a plain checkbox or normal note.
Convert Tasks emoji line to inline task: migrates a line written in the Obsidian Tasks emoji format into an Operon inline task. See Obsidian Tasks migration.
Convert Selection to Operon Tasks: turns selected list items, including plain bullets and numbered items, into tasks. See Create tasks from selected text.
Convert Checkboxes in Selection to Operon Tasks: converts only supported checkbox and Tasks emoji lines in a selection, leaving other content unchanged. See Create tasks from selected text.

Find and move

Task Finder: search and jump to any task across the vault. See Task Finder.
Move an inline task here: picks a task with Task Finder and moves it to the current cursor line.
Add Task Wikilink Overlay: picks a task with Task Finder and inserts a link to it at the cursor, which renders as a Task Wikilink Overlay.
Add task to Canvas: with an editable Canvas active, opens Task Finder to select an existing Inline Task or File Task and place its linked card on that Canvas. It does not create a new task. See Canvas Task Cards.
Add existing task to Excalidraw: with an editable drawing active, opens Task Finder to select an existing task and add its card. This does not create a new task. See Excalidraw Task Cards.

State and time

Toggle task completion: completes or reopens the task at the cursor.
Start/stop time tracker: starts or stops the timer on the task at the cursor. See Time tracking.

Open views and table embeds

Operon Filter View: filtered, saved task lists. See Filter View.
Operon Calendar: scheduled and timed tasks on a calendar. See Calendar overview.
Operon Kanban: tasks as cards in workflow columns. See Kanban overview.
Operon Table: tasks as rows and columns, like a spreadsheet. See Table overview.
Insert Operon Table embed: inserts the default Table preset's operon-table code block at the cursor in the active Markdown editor, or replaces the current selection. See Embed a table in a note.
Toggle Pinned Tasks dock / Open Pinned Tasks: the floating dock or the side panel of pinned tasks. See Pinned Task Dock.
Toggle status dock: desktop-only; hides or shows the Status Dock across windows without changing timers or breaks. The dock starts visible again after restarting Obsidian.
Open upcoming tasks: opens the Upcoming Tasks sidebar on the configured side, or brings the existing panel forward. See Upcoming Tasks.
Open Time Session History panel: review and edit tracked sessions. See Time session history.
Open FlowTime panel: start a focused work session. See FlowTime focus sessions.

Pool commands are available in their corresponding active Canvas or Excalidraw view:

Open Canvas Task Pool: find existing tasks to add to the active Canvas. See Canvas and Excalidraw Task Pool.
Open Canvas Property Value Pool: find property values to apply to Canvas task cards or use in group rules. See Canvas and Excalidraw Property Value Pool.
Open Excalidraw Task Pool: find existing tasks to add to the active drawing. See Canvas and Excalidraw Task Pool.
Open Excalidraw Property Pool: find reusable values to apply to task cards in the active drawing. See Canvas and Excalidraw Property Value Pool.

Maintenance

Rebuild full index: re-scans the vault for tasks. Use it when tasks are missing or a file was edited outside Obsidian. See Missing tasks.
Reload Operon settings from storage: reloads Operon settings from disk.
Show index stats: a quick count of total, open, due-today, and overdue tasks.
Open duplicate operonId manager: resolves tasks that share the same operonId. See Duplicate IDs.
Repair Task Wikilink Overlay Links: scans the vault and repairs stale inline [[File#-operonId]] links so their overlays resolve again. See Task Wikilink Overlay.
Update External Calendars: refreshes configured external calendar sources. See External calendars.