---
title: "Use the Notch"
description: "Keep an idea or an Assistant’s progress close without opening a full window."
locale: "en"
canonical: "https://orylo.io/en/docs/notch"
product_status: "in-development"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-05"
---

# Use the Notch

Keep an idea or an Assistant’s progress close without opening a full window.

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## One entry, three views

The optional Notch entry brings together Composer, Narration, and an Assistant overview. It is an additional entry point, not a separate conversation system. You can use Orylo without a physical camera notch.

Composer in the Notch shares the new-conversation draft with quick Composer. Opening it does not switch an existing conversation in the work window or automatically capture the current selection.

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## Check work at a glance

The Assistant overview shows available assistants and their active or unread work. Select an Assistant to compose, or a task to return to its conversation. Unavailable assistants are not listed in the overview.

Pin keeps the Notch open. Unpin releases that setting; moving the pointer away can then collapse it. Collapsing preserves an unfinished draft or Narration session.

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## Move into a conversation

Send the reviewed draft to continue in the full conversation window. The Notch is for getting started and staying aware; longer replies, files, and Team work belong in the conversation.

## Continue exploring

- [Compose a request](https://orylo.io/en/docs/instant-chat)
- [Narrate what you see](https://orylo.io/en/docs/narration)
- [Conversations & workspaces](https://orylo.io/en/docs/conversations)