This page is the canonical reference for every menu item Sidekick adds under Plugins > Sidekick.
Sidekick
| Menu Item |
Availability |
What it does |
Learn More |
Open Sidekick |
Always |
Opens this window’s Sidekick tab on the workspace ledger with search focused. Select a row to work with its Chat, Memory, Tasks, Changes, and Artifacts in the side panel. Shortcut: Ctrl+K (⌘K on macOS). |
Working in the Sidekick Tab |
Start Sidekick Workspace |
Always |
Opens the task editor to choose binaries and describe work, or returns to the existing draft. Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+K (⌘⇧K on macOS). |
Working in the Sidekick Tab |
Chat and Suggestions
| Menu Item |
Availability |
What it does |
Learn More |
New Sidekick Chat |
When a binary view is open |
Creates a new chat thread for the current workspace. Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+C. |
Analyzing Binaries with Chat |
Suggest Repairs |
When a binary view is open |
Diagnoses and repairs inaccurate local analysis around the current address and reports whether the original symptom is resolved. |
Editing Binaries with Suggestions |
Suggest Types |
When a binary view is open |
Recovers and applies types and field names around the current address, including related type definitions needed to verify layouts. |
Editing Binaries with Suggestions |
Suggest Imported Types |
When a binary view is open |
Recovers likely imported function types around the current address. |
Editing Binaries with Suggestions |
Suggest Names |
When a binary view is open |
Renames default-named identifiers in the containing function, its default-named callees, and referenced data variables (or nearby data variables when outside a function). Changes names only and leaves informative names alone. |
Editing Binaries with Suggestions |
Suggest Comments |
When a binary view is open |
Adds targeted comments that explain non-obvious code or data patterns. |
Editing Binaries with Suggestions |
Workspace Management
| Menu Item |
Availability |
What it does |
Learn More |
Import/Export Workspace Data... |
When a binary view is open |
Opens the Workspace Portability dialog to export or import chats, notebook entries, indexes, code maps, and other workspace data. |
Sharing Analysis Data |
Reset Semantic Index for Workspace... |
When semantic indexing is running for the current workspace |
Clears stored semantic-index data for the current workspace and starts rebuilding open binary-view scopes and indexed chat messages. |
Using Semantic Indexing |
Use the Sidekick tab to
export or delete stored workspaces from their row menus. Project workspaces also
offer Rename…. Use New Workspace to create another workspace.
Migration
| Menu Item |
Availability |
What it does |
Learn More |
Import 5.x Automation Workbench... |
Always |
Opens the migration dialog for importing local Sidekick 5.x Analysis Workbench scripts into the Library as draft items. |
Migrating from Sidekick 5.x |
Configuration
| Menu Item |
Availability |
What it does |
Learn More |
Configure MCP Servers... |
Always |
Opens the MCP Servers configuration dialog for reviewing, editing, discovering, validating, and saving MCP server configuration. |
Configuring MCP Tools |
Configure Automation Models... |
Always |
Opens the Automation Models dialog, where you manage Model Endpoints and Completion Pools for agents, prompts, and automations. Default endpoints and pools are pre-installed on first launch. |
Scripting and Automation with the Sidekick API |
Configure Semantic Indexing... |
Always |
Opens the Semantic Indexing dialog for local embeddings, indexing behavior, and activity status. |
Using Semantic Indexing |
Configure Tool Permissions... |
When the window's current workspace is open |
Opens the Tool Permissions dialog that controls what Sidekick may do automatically and what requires approval. |
Understanding Tool Permissions |
Help
| Menu Item |
Availability |
What it does |
Learn More |
Open Sidekick User Guide... |
Always |
Opens the bundled Sidekick documentation in your web browser. |
Getting Started |
Open Sidekick FAQ... |
Always |
Opens the Sidekick FAQ on the Sidekick website. |
Getting Started |
Welcome to Sidekick! |
When a binary view is open |
Opens or focuses the onboarding chat for the current workspace. This chat opens only when you choose this menu item. |
Getting Started |
Account
| Menu Item |
Availability |
What it does |
Learn More |
Sign-in to Account... |
Always |
Opens the Sidekick account sign-in page in your web browser. |
Getting Started |
Configure API Key... |
Always |
Opens a dialog to view, replace, or clear the Binary Ninja setting sidekick.service.api_key for the running Sidekick client. |
Getting Started |
Purchase a Service Plan... |
Always |
Opens the Sidekick plans page in your web browser. |
Getting Started |
Toggle Online / Offline |
Always |
If Sidekick is online, disables service requests for the shared client. Otherwise, attempts to bring Sidekick online, using automatic Binary Ninja license access when no API key is configured. |
Getting Started |