Your first session
The screen, the request, the approvals and the keys that help.
Updated on Sep 16, 2026
Open HiNow Code inside your project folder. It reads the structure, the files that matter, and the AGENTS.md if present, and gets ready for your request.
cd meu-projeto
hinow-cliAt the top, the conversation: your request, the tools it used (read, edit, bash…) and the response. Below, the prompt box and a context line with three chips: organization, project and machine (This machine, or the name of another machine of yours when the session runs there). On the right, tab agents · ctrl+p commands: Tab switches agents, and ctrl+p opens the command palette.
Write as you would to a colleague. It decides what to read and what to run. Examples:
Adicione um endpoint GET /produtos/:id com cache de 60s e escreva o teste.
Quebre o users.ts em serviço, repositório e rotas, sem mudar o comportamento.
Rode os testes e corrija o que estiver quebrado.Reading files it does on its own. Editing, creating, deleting and running commands go through you: for each sensitive action a request appears, and you respond once, always (for that type of action in this session) or refuse. Details in Permissions and security.
HiCode thinks before acting. The level (low, medium, high) is in the command palette and applies to the next message: low for quick, high for hard. See Models and reasoning levels.
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
Tab | Switch agent |
ctrl+p | Command palette: sessions, model, reasoning level, settings |
Esc | Interrupt the response in progress |
ctrl+n / ctrl+h | In the remote folder selector: create a folder / show hidden ones |
Sessions are saved per project. hinow-cli --continue reopens the last one; the palette lists the others. hinow-cli session list shows everything in the terminal.