Managing Workspace Columns
You can configure multiple independent columns side-by-side to monitor different beats simultaneously:1
Add a New Column
Click the Add Column (+) button in the workspace toolbar, or drag a filter preset directly onto the canvas.
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Configure Column Filters
Click the filter icon in the column header to set specific criteria:
- Feed Scope: Select Latest (chronological), Top Stories (rank-weighted), or Hot (velocity).
- Category: Focus on specific beats such as Crisis, Politics, Tech, Crime, or World.
- Geographic Region: Filter by city, borough, or coordinate radius using PostGIS spatial search.
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Reorder and Save Layout
Drag columns horizontally to reorder your workspace. The terminal automatically persists your layout locally across sessions.
OmniCommand AI Search Engine
The OmniCommand Bar at the top of the terminal acts as an AI-powered intelligence compiler that translates complex editorial questions into high-speed database queries and synthesized briefings.How the AI Reduces Latency
To deliver sub-second search responses across massive media archives, the OmniCommand architecture uses a multi-tier caching and compilation pipeline:- Tier-0 Edge In-Memory Cache (Sub-1ms): Frequently requested newsroom queries and normalized prompt patterns are resolved instantly at the edge.
- Tier-1 Semantic Vector Cache: Converts incoming queries into vector embeddings and matches semantically identical requests using cosine distance indexing without invoking LLM inference repeatedly.
- AI Natural Language Intent Compiler: For novel prompts, a specialized language model extracts keywords, category beats, credibility requirements, media format preferences (video vs still photography), geographic bounds, and timeframes (e.g. 24h, 7d, 30d).
- Deterministic Client Fallback: If offline or experiencing connection drops, a local heuristic compiler processes keywords instantly without interruption.
AI Newsroom Briefing Synthesis
When you run a search, the OmniCommand engine can also generate an automated AI Newsroom Briefing—a concise 2–3 sentence factual summary synthesizing key breaking developments across all retrieved dispatches to accelerate editorial decision-making.Boolean Query Syntax
In addition to conversational AI prompts, editors can execute precise Boolean queries directly in the OmniCommand Bar:Acoustic Alert System
To ensure editors never miss breaking developments while multitasking across screens, the terminal includes audio alerts:- Real-Time Chimes: Emits a subtle acoustic tone whenever a newly published dispatch matching your column criteria hits the wire.
- Alert Customization: Configure audio tone, alert volume, or mute specific categories in Terminal Settings > Audio.