Desktop
Settings
Every section of Hull Desktop's settings and what it controls.
Open settings with ⌘ , (Ctrl , on Windows and Linux).
Preferences
| Section | What it controls |
|---|---|
| General | Project and session order, automation runs, what happens when you send a message while the agent works (Queue or Steer), and the environment panel. |
| Account | Sign in or out, plan and credits, billing, and remote access. |
| Appearance | Light or dark mode, theme, time format, font sizes, terminal font, UI density (Compact, Comfortable, Spacious) and font smoothing. |
| Keybindings | Change any shortcut. |
| Notifications | Activity toasts, desktop notifications and sounds. |
Coding
| Section | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Agents | The agent used for new chats and each agent's settings. |
| Sandboxing | Whether agent tools run in a sandbox, network access and extra writable paths. See Troubleshooting and privacy. |
| Skills | Skill sources and which skills are on. |
| Workflows | Reusable slash-command workflows. |
| Rules | Instruction files such as AGENTS.md. |
| Checkpoints | Whether Hull snapshots your files as the agent works. |
| Context | Automatic compaction and pruning of tool output. |
| Commit Message | How commit messages are written. |
| Memory | What Hull remembers across sessions. |
| Indexing | Codebase indexing. |
Integrations
| Section | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Computer use / Computer history | Computer use and its activity log. |
| Glimpse | Window capture shortcut and destination. |
| Model connections | Providers and API keys, and voice input. |
| Plugins | Installed plugins. |
| MCP tools | MCP servers. |
| Connected clients | Other tools that can create and follow Hull tasks. |
| Browser | Browser automation options. |
Workspace
| Section | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Worktrees | Worktrees Hull created; restore or delete them. |
| Archived sessions | Restore or delete archived sessions. |