# tui/dock/close
Close the calling panel's dock region; the app content expands back over the carved area. Fires the app's `dock-close` method.
## Syntax
[tui/dock/close]
## Examples
[tui/dock/close] # e.g. from a menu action or mode switch
## Returns
bool — true when the close request was queued; false under the same workspace/panel guards as `tui/dock/open` (no workspace, docks disabled, dead or popped panel). Closing an already-closed dock is a no-op and does not fire `dock-close`.
## See Also
`tui/dock/open`, `tui/dock/state`, `tui/dock/anchor`