The dotted card at the end of the utility grid.
## Turning it on
## How it works
The banner renders Markdown (headings, lists, bold, code, links) when the response looks like Markdown, and keeps plain dictation as plain text. Any links in the output open in your default browser instead of taking over the banner.
### Follow-up questions
You don't have to start over to refine a result. While the banner is open, **hold the Command Mode shortcut again** and speak a follow-up like *"make it shorter"* or *"more formal."* Vowen sends your follow-up along with the original request and previous response as context, reuses the same selected text, screenshot, and tone (nothing is re-captured), and replaces the banner with the updated version.
* A **`Hold [shortcut] for follow-up`** hint appears in the banner whenever a Command Mode shortcut is assigned
* Once you have two or more versions, a version pager (`1/2`, with prev/next arrows) appears so you can cycle back through earlier versions. **`Tab` pastes whichever version you're currently viewing**, not necessarily the newest
* While a follow-up is processing (`Thinking`), press `Esc` to cancel it. The banner reverts to the previous reply and stays open; press `Esc` again to dismiss it
## Context awareness
Command Mode automatically pulls context from several places so the AI knows what you're talking about without you having to spell it out.
### Selected text
If you have text selected on screen when you activate Command Mode, that selection is included as context. Phrases like "this", "it", "the text" automatically refer to the selection. This is the most common way to give the AI something to operate on.
**Example workflow:**
1. Select a paragraph of text in any app
2. Hold `Alt + Shift`
3. Say "Make this more concise"
4. Release, then press `Tab` to paste the rewrite over your selection.
### Selected files
If you have one or more files selected (in Finder on macOS, Explorer on Windows), Command Mode passes the filenames to the AI. This is what unlocks the file-action tools below (compress this image, merge these PDFs, zip these, convert to webp, and so on).
### Screen context
Command Mode can capture a screenshot and send it to the AI for visual context. This requires **two** things:
1. **Screen Recording permission** granted to Vowen (macOS only)
2. **Configure your AI > Command Mode > Context-awareness** toggled on
Until the permission is granted on macOS, the Context-awareness row is disabled and a **Grant Screen Recording Permission** button sits over it.
With both active, you can ask things like *"What's the error message on screen?"* or *"Draft a reply to this email."*
#### Drag to capture a region
By default the screenshot captures your whole screen. To pick exactly what the AI sees, turn on **Drag to capture region**, directly beneath Context-awareness on the same tab. With it enabled, starting a Command Mode recording shows a transparent overlay. Click and drag to select one or more rectangles.
**Captured regions replace the automatic full-screen shot for that command.** They are not added on top of it, so you can point the AI at a single chart, error dialog, or paragraph instead of the entire desktop. The overlay needs the same Screen Recording permission as full-screen capture, and it stays open for multiple selections until you finish the command or press `Esc`.
### Memory
Your saved [Memory](/features/memory) notes are automatically included as context.
**Example:** if you have a "My Writing Style" note in Memory, say *"Rewrite this in my style"* and the AI will reference it.
### Translation
The dotted card at the end of the utility grid.