> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mage.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pipeline sidekick

> Have you ever wished you had a sidekick like Batman and Robin? Now you have one.

The Pipeline sidekick appears when you edit a pipeline.

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    <img alt="The Pipeline sidekick appears when you edit a pipeline." src="https://mage-ai.github.io/assets/dev-ux/sidekick/open-sidekick.gif" />
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In the top right corner of the page, click the `Chevron` or `Arrow` looking icon to expand
the right panel and reveal the Sidekick.

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## Visualize block output data

Add 1 or multiple charts to visualize the data produced by a block.

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    <img alt="Visualize block output data." src="https://mage-ai.github.io/assets/dev-ux/sidekick/add-chart.gif" />
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[Read more](/visualizations/dashboards) about how to create entire dashboards
for an individual pipeline or for the entire project.

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## Configure pipeline variables

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    <img alt="Configure pipeline variables." src="https://mage-ai.github.io/assets/dev-ux/sidekick/variables.png" />
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Use variables in your code and interpolate them at runtime.
These variables can be defined at the moment the pipeline is triggered or
pre-configured from the Sidekick.

[Read more here](/getting-started/runtime-variable)

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## Store sensitive secrets

Secrets don’t make friends... but they save companies from oblivion.

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    <img alt="Store sensitive secrets." src="https://mage-ai.github.io/assets/create-secrets.png" />
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[Read more here](/development/variables/secrets)

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## Customize settings for every individual block

1. Rename a block
2. Set what execution engine the block should use
3. Configure how the block should retry itself in case of failure
4. Set a timeout limit for how long the block can run before it should fail
5. Configure variables specific to a block
6. View which pipelines are currently using a block

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    <img alt="Customize settings for every individual block." src="https://mage-ai.github.io/assets/dev-ux/sidekick/block-settings.png" />
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