Project Management

Project Management

Learn how to create, edit, switch between, and delete Lighthouse projects.

Creating Projects

Via Command Palette

1. Press Cmd/Ctrl+P
2. Run Lighthouse: Create Project
3. Fill in the project modal

Via Dashboard

1. Open the Dashboard
2. Click + New button
3. Configure your project

Via Settings

1. Go to Settings → Lighthouse
2. Click Create New Project
3. Set up your project

Editing Projects

To modify an existing project:

1. Open Settings or Dashboard
2. Find your project
3. Click Edit
4. Update settings
5. Save changes

You can edit:

• Project name
• Root folder path
• Content folder designations
• Source folder designations
• Word count goal

Switching Projects

The active project is your current working context.

From Dashboard

Select a different project from the dropdown at the top.

From Command Palette

1. Press Cmd/Ctrl+P
2. Run Lighthouse: Switch Project
3. Type to search for your project
4. Press Enter to switch

The fuzzy search makes it easy to find projects quickly, even if you have many.

Your active project persists across sessions.

Deleting Projects

To remove a project:

1. Open Settings or Dashboard
2. Click Delete next to the project
3. Confirm the action

Important: Only the project configuration is deleted. Your files remain untouched.

More detailed documentation coming soon.