> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/investigate-and-respond-to-cases/quick-launcher.md). # Quick Launcher The **Quick Launcher** provides a quick, in-context shortcut that you can use to search for information, perform common investigation tasks, or initiate response actions from any place in Cortex XDR. The tasks that you can perform with the **Quick Launcher** include: * Search for host, username, IP address, domain, filename, filepath, timestamp to easily launch the artifact and assets views.

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For hosts, Cortex XDR displays results for exact matches but supports the use of wildcard (*) which changes the search to return matches that contain the specified text. For example, a search of compy-7* will return any hosts beginning with compy-7 such as compy-7000, compy-7abc, and so forth.

* Search the **Asset Inventory** for a specific asset name or IP address. In addition, the following actions are available when searching for Asset Inventory data. * **Change search to \** to display additional actions related to that host. This option is only relevant when searching for an IP address that is connected to an asset. * **Open in Asset Inventory** is a pivot available when the host name of an asset is selected. * Begin **Go To** mode. Enter forward slash (**/**) followed by your search string to filter and navigate to Cortex XDR pages. For example, **`/ rules`** searches for all pages that include **`rules`** and allows you to navigate to those pages. Select **`Esc`** to exit Go To mode. * Add a processes by SHA256 hash to the allow list or block list * Add domains or IP addresses to the EDL block list * Create a new IOC for an IP address, domain, hash, filename, or filepath * Isolate an endpoint * Open a terminal to a given endpoint * Initiate a malware scan on an endpoint You can open the **Quick Launcher** by clicking the **Quick Launcher** icon located in the top navigation bar, or from the application menus, or by using the default keyboard shortcut: **`Ctrl-Shift+X`** on Windows or **`CMD+Shift+X`** on macOS. To change the default keyboard shortcut, select Settings → Configurations → General → Server Settings → **Keyboard Shortcuts**. The shortcut value must be a keyboard letter, A through Z, and cannot be the same as the **Artifact and Asset Views** defined shortcut. You can also prepopulate searches in Quick Launcher by selecting text in the app or selecting a node in the Causality or Timeline Views. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/investigate-and-respond-to-cases/quick-launcher.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.