Settings controls how Studio looks, how tabs behave, how the terminal responds, how Copilot thinks, and what happens when you sign out. Most choices are per-user and follow you across devices once you sign in, so you can pick a theme and a default model on your laptop and see the same setup on your desktop. The settings surface is organized into Workspace, Appearance, Terminal, AI, and About. Use Workspace for the IDE shell, Appearance for theme and type, Terminal for session behavior and safety, AI for Copilot defaults, and About for platform, version, and update checks.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://altostrat.io/docs/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Workspace
Workspace settings control the IDE shell itself: tab close buttons, preview mode, modified-tab highlighting, split-on-drag, status bar visibility, and whether Zen mode hides the status bar.| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tab close button | Choose where the tab close button appears, or hide it. |
| Highlight modified tabs | Show an accent border on tabs with unsaved changes. |
| Enable preview mode | Single-click opens a preview tab that can be replaced by the next preview. |
| Reveal if open | Focus an existing tab instead of opening a duplicate. |
| Split on drag-and-drop | Drop a tab near an editor edge to split the workbench. |
| Status bar visible | Show or hide the bottom status bar. |
| Hide status bar in Zen mode | Keep Zen mode as minimal as possible. |
Appearance
Studio ships with light and dark modes and a small library of presets. You can also set exact colors with the color wheel and a contrast slider.| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Theme mode | Light, dark, or follow system. |
| Preset | Pick a built-in theme or define your own. |
| Accent, background, foreground | Pick exact colors with the color wheel. |
| Contrast | Slider from 0 to 100 — nudges text contrast against the background. |
| UI font size | Adjusts the Studio shell: sidebars, tabs, menus, settings, and controls. |
| Code font size | Adjusts terminal-like and editor-like text surfaces. |
Terminal
Terminal settings are grouped into expandable sections so you can tune the session surface without hunting through unrelated preferences.| Section | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Display | Font, cursor, visual density, scrollback, and rendering preferences. |
| Behaviour | Copy/paste behavior, selection behavior, bell behavior, and session interaction defaults. |
| AI features | Terminal-to-Copilot affordances, command staging, suggestions, and analysis helpers. |
| Network | Connection behavior, timeouts, keepalives, and network helper integration. |
| Session | Recording, replay, reconnect, and session lifecycle behavior. |
| Safety | Safeguards for high-risk commands and approval prompts. |
| Quake mode | Global drop-down terminal behavior. |
| Keyword highlighting | Rules that colorize matching terminal lines, such as errors or operational keywords. |
AI
The AI section controls the default model, high-autonomy behavior, run length, chat suggestions, and access to AI memories.| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Model | Default model Copilot uses for new conversations and runs. |
| YOLO mode | Auto-approves tools and removes turn limits for agentic runs. This is the Settings equivalent of enabling Autopilot-level autonomy. |
| Max agent turns | Upper bound for how long Copilot can work autonomously before stopping. |
| Chat suggestion threshold | Controls how often Studio suggests follow-up threads. |
| AI memories | Opens the memories view used by Copilot recall. |
AI usage
The AI usage page shows token counts, a cost estimate, and a per-organization breakdown over the period you pick. It’s the page to open when you want to see where spend is going — a verbose procedure, a long investigation, or a teammate running high-autonomy sessions will all stand out here.About and updates
The About section shows your platform, the Studio version, and update status. Use Check for Updates when support asks for your version or when you want to confirm you are on the latest desktop build before a maintenance window. Studio checks for updates in the background. New versions download silently; a toast tells you when one is ready to install. You choose when to restart, so an update never interrupts an active session.Storage and cache
Studio keeps a local cache of your workspace so you can work while offline. When you come back online, the cache reconciles with your organization and the two converge. The cache is rebuilt from scratch on sign-out and repopulates from your organization the next time you sign in, so you don’t have to think about it day-to-day.Sign out
Signing out clears local credentials and the decrypted cache from your machine. Your synced organization data stays in the cloud. Signing back in restores the workspace — the same hosts, the same team procedures, the same memories — as soon as the cache rebuilds.Related
AI Copilot
Pick modes, set approval posture, and learn what Copilot can see.
Security and privacy
See what’s encrypted, what leaves the machine, and how sign-out clears state.