Navigating the UI

This page covers the main areas of the MythTapestry interface so you can orient yourself quickly.

Dashboard

After logging in you land on the Dashboard. From here you can:

View and manage all your worlds
Create a new world
Access your profile, AI model preferences, and subscription settings

The dashboard top bar is always visible and contains:

Item	Description
MythTapestry logo	Click to return to the dashboard home
Theme switcher	Toggle between light, dark, and system themes
Docs	Opens these documentation pages in a new tab
Discord	Join the MythTapestry community for feedback, discussion, and support
Feedback	Opens a GitHub issue to report bugs or request features
Profile	Your account settings, AI preferences, and API key management
Sign Out	Log out of your account

On mobile, these items are accessible from the hamburger menu.

World view

Once you enter a world, the layout changes to a sidebar + main content arrangement. The sidebar has three fixed zones so you always know where you are and can access key settings without scrolling.

The sidebar is divided into three zones:

┌─────────────────────────┐
│  World Switcher         │  ← Always visible (sticky top)
│  AI Status Indicator    │
├─────────────────────────┤
│  World section          │
│  Container sections     │  ← Scrollable middle
│  Management section     │
├─────────────────────────┤
│  Settings               │  ← Always visible (sticky bottom)
│  Collapse toggle        │
└─────────────────────────┘

Sticky top — The world switcher and AI status indicator are always visible, even when the sidebar has many items. You always know which world you’re in and whether AI features are active.

Scrollable middle — All navigation sections scroll independently. As your world grows with more books, campaigns, and content, only this zone scrolls.

Sticky bottom — Settings and the collapse toggle are always one click away.

World switcher

The world switcher at the top of the sidebar shows the name of your current world. Click it to:

Switch to a different world
Navigate to the worlds list to create a new world

AI status indicator

Directly below the world switcher, the AI status indicator shows at a glance whether AI features are enabled for this world.

State	Display	Meaning
All off	⚡ AI: Off (amber)	No AI features are enabled — the default for new worlds
Some on	⚡ AI: 2/4	Some features are enabled
All on	⚡ AI: All On (green)	All AI features are active

When all features are off, a subtle “Enable in Settings →” hint appears to guide you.

Click the indicator to open a popover showing each feature’s status:

Entity Detection — Detects entity mentions in your writing
AI Extraction — Uses AI (instead of local GLiNER) for more accurate detection
Relationship AI — Suggests relationships between entities based on your content
Chat Widget — Shows a floating chat bubble for quick AI conversations

The popover includes a direct link to Configure AI Settings, which takes you to the World Settings page.

When the sidebar is collapsed to icon-only mode, the AI indicator shows just the ⚡ icon, color-coded to match the current state. The same popover appears when you click it.

The scrollable middle of the sidebar contains these sections:

World

The core navigation for your world’s data.

Item	Description
Overview	World summary with stats, recent activity, and quick links
Entities	Browse, search, and manage all entities (characters, locations, items, etc.)
Graph	Interactive knowledge graph showing entities and their relationships
Media	Image gallery for your world’s visual assets
Chat	Full-page AI chatbot with session management — ask questions about your world
Timeline	Multi-entity tracks view for comparing lifespans, relationships, and world events on a shared time axis (details)
Maps	Spatial maps with entity placement (coming soon)

Container sections (Books, Campaigns, Encyclopedia)

Each root container type gets its own collapsible section. The default types are:

Section	Purpose
Books	Novels and stories — contains chapters, which contain scenes
Campaigns	TTRPG campaigns — contains sessions, which contain segments
Encyclopedia	Knowledge domains — contains articles

Each section shows its containers as a tree. You can expand containers to see their children and content units. A + button on each container lets you quickly create new child items.

Management

Tools for managing your world’s type system and metadata.

Item	Description
Entity Types	Configure which entity types are available and their subtypes
Relationship Types	Browse and manage the relationship type catalog
Bulk Relationships	Create many relationships at once between entities
Content Types	Configure content unit types (scenes, segments, articles)
Calendars	Create and manage custom calendar systems
Date References	View all temporal references extracted from your content
Canon	Manage canon sources for multi-canon worlds (coming soon)
Conflicts	Track contradictions and continuity issues (coming soon)

Settings

The Settings link is pinned at the bottom of the sidebar so it’s always accessible. It opens the World Settings page where you can configure:

Demo data management
Custom writing environment (typography, colors)
Smart entity detection (method, triggers, thresholds)
Chat widget toggle
Danger zone (world deletion)

Click the Collapse button at the very bottom of the sidebar to switch to icon-only mode. This gives you more room for content editing and graph exploration.

In collapsed mode:

The world switcher shows a globe icon — click to go to the worlds list
The AI status shows a color-coded ⚡ icon — click to see the feature popover
All navigation items show only their icons with tooltips on hover
Settings remains accessible as a gear icon

On smaller screens, the sidebar is hidden by default. Tap the menu button (top-left) to open it as a slide-out drawer. A bottom navigation bar provides quick access to the most common pages.

Page headers

Most pages have a page header with the page title and action buttons (e.g. “Create Entity”, “Save”). Secondary actions appear to the left of the primary action.