Web UI

Step back from the terminal and see the full picture of what your product does. The Web UI gives you:

• Bird's-eye view of your feature tree and progress
• Easier editing of feature specs without context switching
• Manual planning when you need to reorganize or reprioritize
• Version management with drag-and-drop assignment

Open the Web UI at http://localhost:4242 once the server is running. Not installed yet? See the Install guide.

Navigation

The header contains:

• Project selector: Dropdown to switch between projects
• Edit: Feature tree and detail editing (default view)
• Plan: Version matrix for release planning
• Activity: Timeline of implementation work
• Portfolio: All projects at a glance with swim lane cards (toggle with P)

Command palette

Press T to open the command palette and search features by title. Use arrow keys to navigate results and Enter to jump to a feature.

• Searches across all features in the current project
• Shows breadcrumb paths so you can distinguish similarly named features
• Toggle the Proposed only filter to narrow results to unstarted work

New project wizard

Create a project with Cmd+N or the + button in the header. A three-step wizard walks you through setup:

1. Details: Project name and initial version (e.g. 0.1.0)
2. Directory: Working directory path and optional git remote
3. Instructions: AI coding guidelines for your agents (optional, editable later)

Project settings

Click the gear icon in the header to open project settings. Organized into tabs:

• Project Name: Rename your project
• Directories: Add or remove working directories. Use Browse to pick folders with the native file picker.
• Defaults: Configure where new features go (Backlog or current version), detail level for feature sets and specs (Concise / Standard / Thorough), and acceptance criteria format (Checkbox or Gherkin)
• Server: Choose your CLI agent and configure the database path
• Delete: Permanently delete the project (requires typing the project name to confirm)

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
T	Command palette (search features)
P	Toggle portfolio view

Browser notifications

Manifest can send browser notifications when features change state. For example, when an agent completes work on a feature you're watching. Enable notifications in your browser when prompted, or configure them in project settings.

Update banner

When a newer version of Manifest is available, a banner appears at the top of the page with a link to update. This checks the latest release and compares it to your running server version.