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# Command Center

The Command Center is SMAQ's at-a-glance triage view. Instead of clicking through five dashboards and three automations, you open one screen and see:

* What needs your attention right now (alerts firing, anomalies, pacing issues)
* Live snapshots of headline metrics across every platform
* In-flight media plans and their pacing status
* Open recommendations from Media Plan Intelligence, Creative Winner Detector, and other agents

> **\[Screenshot needed]** Command Center page with sections for Alerts (3 firing), Headline metrics strip (Spend / Conversions / ROAS today vs yesterday), Media Plans in flight (2 plans with pacing bars), and Recommendations from AI agents.

### Sections

#### Alerts firing

Every active [Metrics Alert](/documentation/features/automations/metrics-alert.md), [Multi-Metrics Alert](/documentation/features/automations/multi-metrics-alert.md), [Anomaly Digest](/documentation/features/automations/reference.md#anomaly-digest), [Budget Pacing Alert](/documentation/features/automations/reference.md#budget-pacing-alert), and similar alerting automation lands here when triggered. Click an alert to see the snapshot.

#### Headline metrics

A platform-aware strip showing today's headline metrics with comparison to yesterday and the prior 7-day average. Customizable per project — pick the metrics that matter to your business.

#### Media plans in flight

Every active [media plan](/documentation/features/media-plans.md) with:

* Days remaining
* % of budget consumed
* Pacing status (Ahead / On / Behind)
* Latest KPI vs target

Click into a plan to see full detail.

#### Open recommendations

Outputs from agentic automations that haven't been read yet. Includes:

* [Media Plan Intelligence](/documentation/features/media-plans/intelligence.md) recommendations
* Creative Winner Detector findings
* Search Term Analysis recommendations

Mark recommendations as read or dismissed as you action them.

### When to use Command Center

* **First thing in the morning** — your daily situational awareness.
* **Before a weekly review** — pulls the headline numbers you need.
* **When you've been away for a few days** — catches you up faster than reading every automation email.

### When NOT to use it

* For deep analysis. Use a [dashboard](/documentation/features/dashboard.md) or [chat](/documentation/features/chat.md) for that.
* For ad-hoc reporting. Use [Reports](/documentation/features/reports.md).
* For first-time setup. Build datablocks and dashboards first; Command Center pulls from those.

### Permissions

* Available to Owner, Editor, Member, and Viewer roles. Chat User doesn't see Command Center.
* Public dashboards don't expose Command Center — it's a project-internal view.

### Tier availability

* **All tiers** — Command Center is included starting at Starter.

### Tips

* **Customize the headline metrics strip.** Defaults are sensible but generic. A B2B SaaS plan probably wants MQLs and demo bookings, not blended ROAS.
* **Resolve alerts.** Don't let them pile up. The triage value of Command Center degrades when you have 12 firing alerts you haven't acted on.

### Related

* [Automations overview](/documentation/features/automations.md) — alerts feed Command Center.
* [Media Plans overview](/documentation/features/media-plans.md) — plans feed Command Center.