LumaVista’s interface is built around a simple idea: projects are the center of everything. This guide walks through each part of the interface so you know where things are and what they do.

Dashboard layout annotated

The dashboard

The dashboard is your home screen. It shows all your projects as a list of cards, ordered by most recently active. Each project card displays:

Title — Derived from your research prompt. LumaVista generates a short title automatically.
Status — Whether the project is running, completed, stopped, or failed.
Last active — When the project was last updated.
Summary — A brief description of the research goal.

Click any card to open that project. From the dashboard, you can also create new projects using the New Project button at the top.

Filtering and sorting

As your project list grows, you can filter by status (show only completed projects, for example) and sort by date or name. The search bar at the top of the project list does a quick text search across project titles and descriptions.

The sidebar appears on the left side of the screen and provides navigation across the main areas:

Projects — Returns you to the dashboard project list.
Settings — Opens your account and preference settings.
Usage — Shows your research usage over time, including token consumption and cost breakdowns by hour and project.

The sidebar collapses on smaller screens. On mobile, tap the menu icon in the top-left corner to open it.

The project view

When you open a project, the view splits into several panels:

Research graph

The main area shows the research graph — a visual tree of all the work the agents are doing (or have done). Nodes represent individual agent tasks: planning, searching, reasoning, aggregating, and report writing. Edges show the parent-child relationships between tasks.

You can:

Click a node to see its details: input, output, status, cost, and timing.
Zoom and pan to navigate large graphs.
Watch in real time as new nodes appear while a project is running.

Report panel

Once a project completes, the report panel shows the final synthesized report. It is structured with sections, citations, and findings pulled from across all agent work. You can read it inline or copy it for use elsewhere.

Chat panel

The chat panel lets you interact with your research. Ask follow-up questions, request changes to the report, or explore specific findings in more depth. The chat has full context of the project — the prompt, all agent outputs, and the final report.

HITL panel

During project execution, the Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) panel shows pending approval requests. These appear when agents want to expand the research into new subtopics or need authorization for specific actions. You can approve, reject, or batch-manage requests from this panel. See Guiding Your Research: Human-in-the-Loop for details.

Settings

The settings area covers your account preferences and platform configuration:

Research profile

Your default research profile controls how LumaVista approaches new projects. Profiles set the depth, breadth, and budget for research. You choose a default during signup and can override it per project.

Theme

LumaVista supports light and dark modes. The dark theme uses warm deep brown tones rather than pure black — easier on the eyes during long research sessions. Toggle the theme from Settings or use the theme switch in the top navigation.

Account

Manage your email, password, and connected authentication providers. If you are using the Companion App for end-to-end encryption, device enrollment status appears here as well.

Mobile and responsive layout

The interface adapts to smaller screens:

The sidebar collapses into a hamburger menu.
Project cards stack vertically.
The research graph view supports pinch-to-zoom and touch panning.
The report and chat panels become tabs rather than side-by-side panels.

LumaVista works in any modern browser on desktop, tablet, or phone. The full experience is best on desktop or tablet, but you can check project status, read reports, and use the chat panel comfortably on a phone.

Keyboard shortcuts

For power users, a few shortcuts speed up navigation:

N — New project (from the dashboard)
/ — Focus the search bar
Esc — Close the current dialog or panel

Next steps

Now that you know where everything is, it is time to run your first project. Head to Your First Research Project for a step-by-step walkthrough.

If you want to understand the research process in depth, jump to Understanding the Research Graph for a detailed look at how agents plan, search, and synthesize.

If you missed the initial setup guide, see Getting Started with LumaVista for account creation and research profiles.