The Surface console
A map of the Surface console, what each page answers, and the shortcuts that work everywhere.
The console is organized by the question you are asking.
| Menu section | Page | Question it answers |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Insights | How are we doing overall? |
| Asset Graph | How are the tools connected? | |
| Discover | Inventory | What AI tools do we have? |
| Endpoints | Which laptops have what? | |
| Users | Who can use the console? See Users and roles | |
| Governance | Remediation | What should we allow, warn about, or block? See Governance |
| Policies | What rules are tools checked against? See Policies | |
| Activity | Sessions | How is AI being used? See Sessions |
| Audit Log | Who changed what? See Audit log | |
| Footer | Extensions | Which add-ons are on? See Extensions |
| Downloads | Installers and enrollment tokens. See Enrollment tokens |
Shortcuts
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
⌘K or Ctrl+K |
Command palette |
/ |
Focus the search box |
F |
Open filters |
G then I, V, E, A, R, S |
Go to Insights, Inventory, Endpoints, Asset Graph, Remediation, Sessions |
A, W, B |
Allow, Warn, Block the selected tool |
The console updates itself when a scan completes, a decision is applied, or new sessions arrive. You never need to refresh.
What Members see
People with the Member role only see their own laptop. Opening the console takes them straight to it. Everything below describes what Owners, Admins, and Viewers see.