The Eklipsa dashboard is your command center for all brand management activities. Here's a complete guide to help you find everything you need.
Dashboard Overview
When you first log in, you'll see your dashboard at the root URL. The dashboard provides:
- Quick Access: Direct links to key features and recent tools
- Brand Health: Overview of your Brand Intelligence completion status
- Recent Activity: Your latest generated content and assets
- Quick Links: Fast navigation to workshops and popular tools
- Credits: Balance and usage are in the sidebar and under Settings → Billing—not as a large card on the home dashboard (locked or unlocked).
- After workshops: A short optional checklist may appear (Configure Visual Foundation—opens Visual Foundation on
/visual-identity?mode=checklist—plus Reference Library and saving a Halo Studio output to Halo Assets); it hides once you complete every item.
Sidebar Navigation
The sidebar is a launchpad of primary items: Home first as a solo row (no category heading), then Clients (Overview, Brands, Workspaces), Team, Projects, Strategy, Create, and Governance. Clients, Strategy, Create, and Governance each start with an Overview child for that category's hub. Clients, Team, and the paid spine items unlock by plan and role, so you may not see every item. Each parent expands an accordion submenu for its steps. At the bottom, a compact utility strip holds Settings and Collapse. Switch or create brands from Clients → Brands or Settings → Brands. Learn & Share and account shortcuts appear in the top app header.
Dashboard
Your home (Dashboard) at /—Brand Intelligence snapshot (strategy, insights, governance), quick links, and Halo AI entry points
Sources & Decisions
Research, Strategy, Governance (including Content Checker, Playbook, and History), and Reports require a paid subscription. They are not gated on workshop completion—you get access as soon as your plan is active. On Free, you'll see an upgrade screen on those routes; after you finish workshops, the dashboard may show a Brand Intelligence upsell instead of live metrics until you upgrade.
Create strategy projects at /projects, add sources at /sources (tabs: Library, Add evidence, Needs review, Approved takeaways), and review AI-extracted findings on the Add evidence tab. Convert findings to takeaway candidates in Needs review. Legacy /research redirects to Add evidence; legacy /insights list redirects to Approved takeaways. Learn more
Brand Foundation hub at /strategy (legacy /intelligence redirects here). Published AI context lives on Brand Intelligence (/brand-intelligence): readiness status, coverage of the 9 core / 24 detailed areas, and a live bundle inspector for what Chat and Studio pack into prompts. Approved takeaways on Research fuel Workshop AI only — publish formal strategy through Strategy Review → Brand Intelligence. Live Chat, Studio, and Brand Standards stay on the published version until you Publish update.
Manage brand governance rules (voice, messaging, copy, tone, visual) with outline buttons to Content Checker, History, and Playbook. Show inactive rules reveals archived rows — inactive rules are hidden by default. Sync starter rules from published Brand Intelligence decisions, or add rules manually — /governance. Learn more
On-demand strategist reports with the same banded header as other Sources & Decisions pages (Learn More under the description): Strategy Health, Brand Consistency, and Research & Insight Summary — view, regenerate on cooldown, export DOCX. Open at /reports.
Strategy
The workshops: Brand Core, Brand Positioning, and Brand Persona at /workshops. (This is different from the Strategy item above, which is for reviewing approved vs pending fields.) The legacy URLs /strategy/workshops and /workshop permanent-redirect to /workshops; old paths under /workshop/… redirect to the same path under /workshops/….
Build or upload logos, colors, typography, and visual styles; optionally train custom models in Visual Foundation
Living reference from published Brand Intelligence plus Visual Foundation — unlocked after first BI publish, not fed into AI prompts. Export DOCX or Gamma at /brand/guidelines
Add optional proprietary reference content at /brand/knowledge with the same banded header layout as Sources & Decisions pages (Learn More under the description; outline button to Strategy). Learn more
Create
Chat with your brand AI assistant for strategy and content guidance. Halo reads published Brand Intelligence — active decisions, Brand Rules, and any Selected References you attach (open Brand Intelligence at /brand-intelligence to preview). Context modes: Full (full published AI context), Light (Brand Core, Positioning, Audience, and Voice & Tone), or Off. Research takeaways do not power Chat.
Access the full suite of brand-aware content creation tools
Manage all generated and uploaded visual assets
Learn & Share Section
- Community: Discussion forums at
/community - Documentation: In-app user guide and tutorials
Account Section
- Settings: Manage your account, billing, and preferences
Key Features
Collapsible Sidebar
On desktop, you can collapse the sidebar to an icon-only view by clicking the collapse button. This gives you more screen space while keeping navigation accessible.
Mobile Navigation
On mobile devices, the sidebar becomes a slide-out drawer. Tap the hamburger menu to open it, and it automatically closes when you navigate to a new page.
Keyboard Shortcuts
The sidebar supports full keyboard navigation:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Tab |
Navigate between items |
Arrow Keys |
Move up and down |
Enter / Space |
Activate selected item |
Escape |
Close mobile drawer |
Use the command palette (Ctrl+K or Cmd+K) for even faster navigation to any feature.