Today we're shipping Focus Cards — automatic context recall for every workspace. Never again stare at a workspace name wondering "what was I doing here?"

The Problem: Context Switching is Expensive

You have five workspaces open. You've been deep in a debugging session in one, building a feature in another, and reviewing architecture in a third. You step away for lunch. You come back and... which workspace was doing what?

Branch names help a little. But fix/auth-redirect-loop doesn't tell you that you were halfway through adding a retry mechanism in auth_handler.rs and your next step was to write the integration test.

The Solution: Focus Cards

Focus Cards automatically capture what you're working on and surface it when you need it. Hover over any workspace in the sidebar and you'll see:

  • What you're doing — A one-line summary of the current goal
  • Where you left off — The specific file or function you were in
  • Progress made — What's been accomplished so far
  • What's next — The specific next action to take

All of this is extracted automatically from your Claude conversation — no manual note-taking required.

How It Works

When a workspace goes inactive for a few minutes, Sonars uses claude --resume to ask your existing session for a brief context summary. The response is parsed into structured focus items and stored alongside your conversation.

The next time you hover over that workspace — whether it's five minutes or five days later — the focus card appears instantly with your context.

Visual Identity with Identicons

Each workspace now has a unique visual identity: a metaball blob shape generated from the workspace UUID. These identicons appear in:

  • The workspace sidebar (replacing the generic git branch icon)
  • The focus card header
  • A subtle watermark in the chat container

No two workspaces look the same, making it easier to visually distinguish between them at a glance.

Workspace Color Gradients

Selected workspaces now show a colored gradient derived from their unique identicon colors. This gives each workspace a distinct visual feel and makes the currently active workspace immediately obvious.

Try It Today

Focus Cards are available now in the latest version of Sonars. Update your app and hover over a workspace to see it in action.

Context switching just got a lot cheaper.