Performance
Performance is a short section covering two unrelated things that both trade a small amount of resource use for something else: an optional ambient overlay effect, and how often NEXUS re-checks system memory to warn you before it becomes a problem.
Controls
| Label | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Enable Nexus Overlay | Turns the ambient overlay effect on or off. | Off |
| Idle intensity | How strong the overlay effect is while idle. | 50% |
| Refresh | How often system monitoring refreshes. | 1000 ms |
| RAM alert | The memory-usage percentage that triggers a warning. | 85% |
Notes
The Nexus Overlay is a purely cosmetic ambient effect — it has no bearing on what any agent is doing and is off by default. Idle intensity only matters once the overlay is enabled.
Refresh and RAM alert work together: NEXUS re-samples system memory every Refresh interval, and if usage crosses the RAM alert percentage, you get a warning. Shortening the refresh interval makes the warning more responsive at the cost of slightly more constant background work; lengthening it does the reverse. The same interval also drives the live CPU and memory readout in the Inspector — one shared timer behind both.
Where to go next
- Settings reference — the control-by-control contract for this section.
- The Inspector — where the system-monitoring readout this section configures actually shows up.