Open Storefront presents 3DS content as a tree of nested storefronts, each loaded from aDocumentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/drake-rochelle/open-storefront/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
storefront.json file hosted on Google Drive. Once the client launches you interact entirely through a numbered text menu — no mouse required. This page explains every navigation command available at that menu prompt.
The Menu
Each time you enter a storefront, the screen is cleared and the menu is redrawn. The current storefront’s name is printed at the top, followed by a numbered list of all items it contains.- The storefront name appears on the first line, followed by a colon.
x: <home>is shown whenever you are not already on the Home Storefront, giving you a quick way to get back.- Each item is prefixed with its index number starting at
0.
Navigation Commands
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
0, 1, 2… | Select an item by its index number |
x | Return to the home storefront |
<Google Drive ID> (15+ characters) | Jump directly to any storefront by its Google Drive file ID |
dump | Write the current input log to a file named input |
Selecting an item by number
Type the number shown next to an item and press Enter. What happens next depends on the item’s type:- Storefront item — if the selected item is of type
storefront, Open Storefront loads that sub-storefront and redraws the menu for it. You can keep drilling down through as many levels as the storefront tree offers. - Downloadable item — if the item is anything other than a
storefront, the file is fetched from Google Drive and saved to your downloads folder. See Downloading Files for full details.
Returning home with x
Entering x at any menu prompt resets navigation back to the home storefront and reloads it from Google Drive.
If a
home.3sf file is present in the same directory as main.py, pressing x loads the storefront ID stored in that file rather than the built-in default. This lets you set your own home storefront. See Configuration for details.Jumping to a storefront by Google Drive ID
If you enter a string of 15 or more characters, Open Storefront treats it as a raw Google Drive file ID and navigates directly to that storefront — no menu selection needed. The storefront name is temporarily displayed asUnknown Storefront until a proper name can be resolved from the loaded content.
This is useful for sharing direct links to specific storefronts or for quickly switching between unrelated libraries without going through the home menu.
Batch downloading with all
Entering all queues a batch download of every non-storefront item in the current menu. Because this command is processed from the scripted input buffer (where entries preserve their newline characters), all is intended for use in automated input files rather than typed interactively at the prompt. See Downloading Files for details on how the batch sequence is built, and Input Automation for how to create an input file.
Exporting the input log with dump
Entering dump at any prompt writes the session’s recorded input history to a file named input in the working directory, then continues reading the next command normally. This is useful for capturing a session to replay later as an automated input file.