> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.watchtower.systems/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Navigating Watchtower

> A tour of the sidebar, top bar, and the main views inside Watchtower.

Watchtower is a single-screen app. The sidebar and top bar stay in place while the main panel switches between views. Nothing here requires a page reload or a different URL; you're always just one click away from any other view.

## Sidebar

The sidebar is your main way of moving around Watchtower.

* **Sync Codebase** (or **Connect Codebase** before a repository is linked): re-imports your test files and reconciles the inventory with what's actually in your repository. A status line underneath shows the last sync result, such as `synced · <commit> · <time ago>` or a warning if something needs attention.
* **Dashboard**: pass-rate trends, release readiness, and QA reports.
* **Test Center**: your test inventory, Patrol runs, and run comparisons.
* **Trash**: recover deleted test cases, with a badge showing how many are waiting.
* **Watchman**: AI-assisted review of pull requests and commits.
* **Project Settings**: a small menu with **Export** (download your data) and **Configuration** (all connection and workspace settings).
* **Overall** stats strip: a quick Passed / Failed / Blocked count across every test, pinned near the bottom.
* Your profile: opens a menu with **Manage account**, **Preferences**, **Contact Us**, and **Sign out**.

## Top bar

The top bar shows the title of whatever you're looking at, along with:

* **Current folder**: a breadcrumb and dropdown for jumping between test folders.
* **Environment picker**: filters what you see to a specific environment (staging, production, etc.), when environments are configured.
* **Patrol progress**: a live chip appears here whenever a test run is active, so you can see progress without leaving the page you're on.
* **Help Center**: opens Watchtower's built-in help articles.
* **Notifications**: a bell icon with an unread badge; click it to see recent activity like completed runs or connection changes, and use **Mark all as read** to clear it.
* **Console**: toggles a live log panel (Patrol has its own console built in, so this toggle is hidden while you're on that view).

## Main views

| View                                       | What it's for                                                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Dashboard](/v0.5.0/dashboard-and-reports) | Release readiness, pass-rate trends, and a per-folder health breakdown.                                                               |
| [Test Center](/v0.5.0/test-center)         | Your full test inventory. Browse, filter, triage, and edit tests.                                                                     |
| [Patrol](/v0.5.0/patrol)                   | Start test runs and watch results stream in live.                                                                                     |
| Compare                                    | Pick two past Patrol runs and see what changed between them. See [Dashboard & Reports](/v0.5.0/dashboard-and-reports#comparing-runs). |
| Reports                                    | A printable, shareable QA summary. See [Dashboard & Reports](/v0.5.0/dashboard-and-reports#the-qa-results-report).                    |
| [Watchman](/v0.5.0/watchman)               | AI analysis of pull requests and commits against your test suite.                                                                     |
| [Trash](/v0.5.0/guides/managing-trash)     | Restore recently deleted tests.                                                                                                       |
| Help Center                                | Built-in help articles, opened from the top bar.                                                                                      |