In user research Command Center (#149445) we found that the Command Palette on first opening is overwhelming, which might keep users from finding its value.

One core problem is that it is sorted A-Z, the top-most commands mostly not making sense in an environment that might not even have a file open:

One idea would be to curate ~5 commonly used commands that have high usage (format) and make make sense in a workspace-less state (split editor, toggle sidebars). It would be only shown when the user doesn't have past command history (which will then show the recently used).

cc @daviddossett @jrieken