Project Dashboard

Project Dashboard

The Project Dashboard is your central hub for viewing project statistics, switching projects, and visualising your writing activity over time.

Opening the Dashboard

• Command Palette — Lighthouse: Open project dashboard
• Writing Workspace — The dashboard opens automatically when you enter the writing workspace

Dashboard Sections

Active Project Selector

Switch between your projects using the dropdown at the top. The entire dashboard updates instantly.

Goal Ring & Project Stats

If you’ve set a word count goal you’ll see:

• Goal ring — Animated circular progress indicator showing percentage complete
• Words written / goal total — Exact numbers with “X to go” or “Goal reached!”
• Files — Number of markdown files in the project
• Started — The date the project was created

If no goal is set, the total word count is shown as a simple stat card.

Writing Activity Heatmap

A 13-week (91-day) GitHub-style activity calendar showing daily writing output. Each cell is a circle that grows in size with intensity:

Level	Words (no daily target set)	Appearance
0	No writing	Small muted dot
1	1–249	Small accent circle
2	250–499	Medium circle
3	500–999	Large circle
4	1,000+	Full circle

When you set a daily goal or have a deadline, the levels scale relative to your target instead of absolute word counts.

Hover any cell to see the date and exact word count in a tooltip.

Month labels appear along the top and day labels (M/W/F/S) along the left.

Streak Stats

Below the heatmap legend:

• Day streak — Current consecutive-day writing chain (in amber)
• Personal best — Longest streak you’ve achieved (muted, shown alongside current)

Rest days you’ve marked in the Stats Panel count toward the streak.

Project Management Actions

Header buttons for the active project:

• Edit — Opens the full project settings modal
• Delete — Removes the project configuration (your files are not deleted)
• New project (+) — Creates a new project