diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91bcba0..099eb82 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -159,18 +159,27 @@
         },
         "configuration": {
             "type": "object",
-            "title": "Custom Commands(menu)",
+            "title": "RT-Thread Smart",
             "properties": {
                 "smart.menuCommands": {
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                         "type": "string"
                     },
-                    "default": []
+                    "default": [],
+                    "description": "自定义构建菜单命令列表，使用 Ctrl+Shift+M 快捷键打开菜单。",
+                    "markdownDescription": "自定义构建菜单命令列表，使用 `Ctrl+Shift+M` 快捷键打开菜单。\n\n**示例：**\n```json\n[\n  \"scons -c\",\n  \"scons --dist\",\n  \"scons --target=mdk5\"\n]\n```",
+                    "scope": "resource",
+                    "order": 0
                 },
                 "smart.parallelBuidNumber": {
                     "type": "number",
-                    "default": 1
+                    "default": 1,
+                    "minimum": 1,
+                    "description": "并行编译使用的 CPU 核心数（默认为 1）。设置大于 1 的值可以加快编译速度。",
+                    "markdownDescription": "并行编译使用的 CPU 核心数（默认为 1）。\n\n设置大于 1 的值可以加快编译速度，例如：\n- `1`: 单核编译\n- `4`: 使用 4 个核心并行编译\n- `8`: 使用 8 个核心并行编译",
+                    "scope": "resource",
+                    "order": 1
                 }
             }
         },
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index f88a5ae..e8236fb 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,26 @@ function setupStatusBarItems(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     });
 
     let menuItems = getMenuItems();
+    
+    // Always register the command, regardless of menu items
+    let disposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand('extension.openMenu', () => {
+        const items = getMenuItems();
+        if (!items || items.length === 0) {
+            // Directly open settings and show a temporary notification
+            vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.openSettings', 'smart.menuCommands');
+            vscode.window.setStatusBarMessage('$(info) 自定义菜单命令未配置，请添加自定义命令', 5000);
+        } else {
+            vscode.window.showQuickPick(items).then(selectedItem => {
+                if (selectedItem) {
+                    executeCommand(selectedItem);
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    });
+
+    context.subscriptions.push(disposable);
+
+    // Only show status bar item if menu items exist
     if (menuItems && menuItems.length > 0) {
         const statusItem = vscode.window.createStatusBarItem(vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Right, 100);
         statusItem.text = '$(menu) 自定义构建...';
@@ -182,17 +202,6 @@ function setupStatusBarItems(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
         statusItem.show();
 
         context.subscriptions.push(statusItem);
-
-        let disposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand('extension.openMenu', () => {
-            const items = getMenuItems();
-            vscode.window.showQuickPick(items).then(selectedItem => {
-                if (selectedItem) {
-                    executeCommand(selectedItem);
-                }
-            });
-        });
-
-        context.subscriptions.push(disposable);
     }
 }