Capability overview
How can I use activity center in DevDock?
Keep running Git operations and recent notifications within reach without leaving a progress window over the workspace.
Hide a running Git progress view without stopping the operation, then reopen it from the Activity Center to inspect its current step, elapsed time, and live output.
Recent success, warning, and failure messages remain available in the Activity Center, while completed workflows refresh the project and close cleanly.
If live command events are interrupted, DevDock reconnects and reconciles active executions so a missed finish event does not leave stale running state behind.
What it holds
Running Git operations and recent messages in one list
The Activity center is the bell button in the DevDock title bar. Its panel has two lists. Operations shows Git work started from DevDock's dialogs: creating a commit, checking repositories for updates, and pushing. Each entry shows the operation, the repository or project it applies to, its current message, the start time, and whether it is running, succeeded or failed.
Notifications keeps the success, warning and error messages DevDock showed during the session, newest first, up to the last 50. A number on the bell counts running operations or unread messages. Opening the panel marks messages as read, and Clear notification history empties the list.
An operation stays in the list while its progress window is hidden. Closing the progress window removes the entry, so the list only shows work you may still want to look at.
Hiding progress
Keep working while a push or fetch runs
A Git operation opens a progress window with three steps: Prepare repository, the Git step itself, and Refresh workspace status. It also shows elapsed time and Live output. While the operation is running, Hide progress closes the window without stopping Git.
Select the operation in the Activity center to reopen the same progress window. If it failed, the window keeps the explanation and the matching action next to the output, such as Pull changes when the remote has newer commits, or Recover and retry when a Git lock file is left behind.
Accurate status
Status that matches what is actually running
When a Git operation succeeds, DevDock refreshes the project's Git status and closes the progress window, so the Overview shows the new branch state. Running and failed operations can still be dismissed.
If DevDock misses live events from running commands, it reconnects and checks which commands are still active. A command that finished while events were missed is not left marked as running.
For long commands, the Notify when commands complete setting shows a Windows notification when a command that ran longer than the minimum duration finishes, fails or is stopped. The default minimum is 10 seconds.
Scope
What the Activity center covers
The Activity center lists Git commit, fetch and push operations. Other commands show their progress in the Commands view and under Running now on the project Overview and on Today, and finished runs are kept in Run History.
Notification history covers the current session and is cleared when you quit DevDock. The Activity center is included in DevDock Free.
In the workflow
How to use it
Start a Git operation
Commit, push, or check repositories for updates from the Overview, Today or a health warning.
Hide the progress window
Choose Hide progress while it runs. The operation continues in the background.
Keep working
Switch projects or run other commands. The bell shows a spinner and a count while the operation runs.
Reopen the result
Open the Activity center and select the operation to see its output, or use the suggested fix if it failed.
Useful in practice
When to use it
Related manual
Getting started with DevDock
Build a dependable DevDock workspace: register a project, verify detection, run commands safely, and create a daily workflow you can return to.
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Questions about activity center.
Does Hide progress cancel a push or fetch?
No. Hiding the window only closes it. The Git operation keeps running and stays listed in the Activity center.
Which operations appear in the Activity center?
Git commits, repository update checks and pushes started from DevDock's Git dialogs. Other commands appear under Running now and in Run History.
Are notifications kept after I restart DevDock?
No. The notification list covers the current session. Finished command runs are kept in Run History according to your retention settings.
Is the Activity center included in DevDock Free?
Yes. The Activity center is available in Free and Pro.
Free & Pro: what’s included
Available on the Microsoft Store. Free for up to three local projects with core commands, Git, Docker, project health checks, and security-audit tools. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks unlimited and multi-folder projects, custom workflows, full history and insights, database tools, SSH transfers, and configuration backup and restore.