---
title: Command Menu Items
description: Surface front components as quick actions and command menu (Cmd+K) entries with defineCommandMenuItem.
icon: "terminal"
---

A **command menu item** is the bridge between the user and a [front component](/developers/extend/apps/layout/front-components). It registers the component in Twenty's command menu (Cmd+K) and, optionally, as a pinned quick-action button in the top-right corner of the page.

```ts src/command-menu-items/open-dashboard.command-menu-item.ts
import { defineCommandMenuItem } from 'twenty-sdk/define';

export default defineCommandMenuItem({
  universalIdentifier: 'a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890',
  label: 'Open Dashboard',
  shortLabel: 'Dashboard',
  icon: 'IconLayoutDashboard',
  isPinned: true,
  availabilityType: 'GLOBAL',
  frontComponentUniversalIdentifier: '74c526eb-cb68-4cf7-b05c-0dd8c288d948',
});
```

## Configuration fields

| Field | Required | Description |
|-------|----------|-------------|
| `universalIdentifier` | Yes | Stable unique ID for the command |
| `label` | Yes | Full label shown in the command menu (Cmd+K) |
| `frontComponentUniversalIdentifier` | Yes | The `universalIdentifier` of the front component this command opens |
| `shortLabel` | No | Shorter label displayed on the pinned quick-action button |
| `icon` | No | Icon name displayed next to the label (e.g. `'IconBolt'`, `'IconSend'`) |
| `isPinned` | No | When `true`, shows the command as a quick-action button in the top-right corner of the page |
| `availabilityType` | No | Controls where the command appears: `'GLOBAL'` (always available), `'RECORD_SELECTION'` (only when records are selected), or `'FALLBACK'` (shown when no other commands match) |
| `availabilityObjectUniversalIdentifier` | No | Restrict the command to pages of a specific object type (e.g. only on Company records) |
| `conditionalAvailabilityExpression` | No | A boolean expression that dynamically controls visibility (see below) |

## Headless commands

A command menu item paired with a [headless front component](/developers/extend/apps/layout/front-components#headless-vs-non-headless) is the idiomatic way to ship a one-click action — run code, navigate, or confirm and execute. The Front Components page covers the [SDK Command components](/developers/extend/apps/layout/front-components#sdk-command-components) (`Command`, `CommandLink`, `CommandModal`, `CommandOpenSidePanelPage`) that handle the action-and-unmount pattern.

A typical flow:

```tsx src/front-components/run-action.tsx
import { defineFrontComponent } from 'twenty-sdk/define';
import { Command } from 'twenty-sdk/command';
import { CoreApiClient } from 'twenty-sdk/clients';

const RunAction = () => {
  const execute = async () => {
    const client = new CoreApiClient();
    await client.mutation({
      createTask: {
        __args: { data: { title: 'Created by my app' } },
        id: true,
      },
    });
  };

  return <Command execute={execute} />;
};

export default defineFrontComponent({
  universalIdentifier: 'e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-345678901234',
  name: 'run-action',
  description: 'Creates a task from the command menu',
  component: RunAction,
  isHeadless: true,
});
```

```ts src/command-menu-items/run-action.command-menu-item.ts
import { defineCommandMenuItem } from 'twenty-sdk/define';

export default defineCommandMenuItem({
  universalIdentifier: 'f6a7b8c9-d0e1-2345-fabc-456789012345',
  label: 'Run my action',
  icon: 'IconPlayerPlay',
  frontComponentUniversalIdentifier: 'e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-345678901234',
});
```

## Conditional availability expressions

The `conditionalAvailabilityExpression` field lets you control when a command is visible based on the current page context. Import typed variables and operators from `twenty-sdk` to build expressions:

```ts src/command-menu-items/bulk-update.command-menu-item.ts
import {
  defineCommandMenuItem,
  objectPermissions,
  everyEquals,
} from 'twenty-sdk/define';

export default defineCommandMenuItem({
  universalIdentifier: '...',
  label: 'Bulk Update',
  availabilityType: 'RECORD_SELECTION',
  frontComponentUniversalIdentifier: '...',
  conditionalAvailabilityExpression: everyEquals(
    objectPermissions,
    'canUpdateObjectRecords',
    true,
  ),
});
```

<Note>
  `RECORD_SELECTION` already implies a non-empty selection — use `numberOfSelectedRecords` only for specific counts (e.g. `>= 2`).
</Note>

### Context variables

These represent the current state of the page:

| Variable | Type | Description |
|----------|------|-------------|
| `pageType` | `string` | Current page type (e.g. `'RecordIndexPage'`, `'RecordShowPage'`) |
| `isInSidePanel` | `boolean` | Whether the component is rendered in a side panel |
| `numberOfSelectedRecords` | `number` | Number of currently selected records |
| `isSelectAll` | `boolean` | Whether "select all" is active |
| `selectedRecords` | `array` | The selected record objects |
| `favoriteRecordIds` | `array` | IDs of favorited records |
| `objectPermissions` | `object` | Permissions for the current object type |
| `targetObjectReadPermissions` | `object` | Read permissions for the target object |
| `targetObjectWritePermissions` | `object` | Write permissions for the target object |
| `featureFlags` | `object` | Active feature flags |
| `objectMetadataItem` | `object` | Metadata of the current object type |
| `hasAnySoftDeleteFilterOnView` | `boolean` | Whether the current view has a soft-delete filter |

### Operators

Combine variables into boolean expressions:

| Operator | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `isDefined(value)` | `true` if the value is not null/undefined |
| `isNonEmptyString(value)` | `true` if the value is a non-empty string |
| `includes(array, value)` | `true` if the array contains the value |
| `includesEvery(array, prop, value)` | `true` if every item's property includes the value |
| `every(array, prop)` | `true` if the property is truthy on every item |
| `everyDefined(array, prop)` | `true` if the property is defined on every item |
| `everyEquals(array, prop, value)` | `true` if the property equals the value on every item |
| `some(array, prop)` | `true` if the property is truthy on at least one item |
| `someDefined(array, prop)` | `true` if the property is defined on at least one item |
| `someEquals(array, prop, value)` | `true` if the property equals the value on at least one item |
| `someNonEmptyString(array, prop)` | `true` if the property is a non-empty string on at least one item |
| `none(array, prop)` | `true` if the property is falsy on every item |
| `noneDefined(array, prop)` | `true` if the property is undefined on every item |
| `noneEquals(array, prop, value)` | `true` if the property does not equal the value on any item |