Power Strip

A floating command toolbar that sits at the edge of your screen and gives you persistent access to ThinkForge without switching windows.

What it is

Power Strip is a topmost floating window with configurable opacity, position, and layout. It operates independently of the main ThinkForge window — you do not need Fire open to use it.

It provides one-click access to:

  • Capture — Quick notes, clipboard capture, file drops, browser page saves
  • Search — Semantic search across your workspace, document search by name/tag/meaning
  • Navigate — Recent documents, pinned items, shortcuts, folder browsing, workspace switching
  • Execute — Run agents, trigger automation pipelines, invoke browser agents

Command types

Power Strip has four types of commands:

  • Direct Actions — Single-click execution (Quick Note, Capture Clipboard, Search Memory)
  • Drop Zones — Accept file/folder/text drops from any application
  • Sidecar Panels — Open compact panels beside the strip (Recents, Folder, Smart Clipboard)
  • Browser Commands — Chrome-only commands that appear when the extension bridge is active

Per-application awareness

Power Strip tracks which application is in the foreground and adjusts automatically:

  • Position is saved and restored per application — right edge for Chrome, left edge for VS Code, your choice
  • When Chrome is active and the ThinkForge extension is connected, browser commands appear with globe badge indicators
  • When you switch to a non-Chrome app, browser commands disappear without any manual switching

Customization

The gear button opens a customize modal where you can:

  • Add or remove commands from the strip
  • Reorder commands via drag-and-drop
  • Adjust idle opacity (20% to 100%)
  • Choose vertical or horizontal layout
  • Switch between Full, Compact, and Peek display modes

Some commands support multiple instances — you can have several Folder buttons (each bound to a different folder), several Agent buttons, and several Automation buttons.

Power Strip has 26 unique commands: 15 desktop commands and 11 browser commands. See the Power Strip feature page for a broader product overview.

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