Manual Reference Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts

Mod means Ctrl on Windows and Linux, Cmd on macOS.

Press ? anywhere outside a text field for the built-in shortcut sheet.

Single-key shortcuts — ?, the tool-approval digits — are suppressed while you are typing in a field. Chords with a modifier generally still work.

Shell

Keys	Action
?	Open the keyboard shortcuts sheet
Escape	Close the top overlay, popover, modal or side panel
Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Cycle the workspaces picker and recent apps (Ctrl even on macOS, since Cmd+Tab belongs to the OS)
Tab / Shift+Tab	Move focus through the app rail, menubar and app chrome
Ctrl+Scroll wheel	Zoom the interface in / out (desktop app; Ctrl+ / Ctrl− also adjust zoom)

In Code, Ctrl+Tab cycles editor tabs when the editor has focus.

Chat

Keys	Action
Enter	Send — or stop, while the send button is in stop mode
Shift+Enter	New line
/	Open the skill picker (at the start of an empty composer)
Mod+M	Per-chat model picker, with search focused
↑ / ↓	Previous / next prompt from history, when the caret is at the start or end
1 / 2 / 3	Tool approval: allow once, always allow, cancel

While the skill picker is open: ↑ ↓ to move, Enter or Tab to choose, Escape to close.

In the chat search popover: ↑ ↓ to move, Enter to open, Escape to close.

Code editor

Keys	Action
Mod+K	Quick Edit on the selection
Mod+I	Toggle Intent mode
Mod+S	Save
Mod+W	Close the editor tab
Mod+Tab / Mod+Shift+Tab	Cycle editor tabs
Tab	Accept AI ghost text or an open completion; otherwise indent
Shift+Tab	Outdent
Mod+→	Accept the next word of ghost text
Ctrl+Space	Trigger a completion
F12 or Mod+click	Go to definition
Mod+F	Find and replace
Escape	Dismiss ghost text, or blur the editor

File tree

With the tree focused and the editor not:

Keys	Action
Enter / Space	Open a file, or expand a folder
F2	Rename
Mod+C / Mod+X / Mod+V	Copy, cut, paste within the workspace
Delete	Delete
Shift+F10	Context menu

Terminal

Keys	Action
Ctrl+`	Toggle the terminal panel (Ctrl on every platform for this one)
↑ / ↓	Command history for that tab
Mod+C	Copy the selection, or send SIGINT when nothing is selected
Ctrl+V / Cmd+V	Paste clipboard text at the prompt

Browser preview

Keys	Action
F12	Toggle DevTools
Mod+Shift+I	Toggle DevTools

Orchestrate board

Keys	Action
Tab	Move between task cards and header controls
Arrow keys	Move around the kanban grid
Enter / Space	Open a task chat or the plan panel

Issues

Shortcuts apply when Issues is open and you are not typing in a field.

Keys	Action
j / k / Arrow keys	Move the focused issue
Enter	Open peek
Escape	Restore the expanded peek, then close peek, or clear the multi-select
s	Change status
p	Change priority
u	Change assignee
l	Change labels
g	Change project
A	Queue an agent on the focused issue
Y	Accept a triage issue
N / Backspace	Decline a triage issue
C	New issue
Ctrl/Cmd + I	Quick capture a new issue outside text inputs
E	Expand the focused issue (title and description)
Alt+↑ / Alt+↓	Move rank within the group or column
Shift+← / Shift+→	Move the card to the neighbouring board column
Mod+click	Toggle row selection
Shift+click	Select a range
Shift+F10	Context menu
Mod+Enter	Save a description edit

Settings

Keys	Action
Mod+K	Focus settings search
↑ / ↓ / Enter	Move through results and open one
Escape	Close overlays, or blur search

This manual

Keys	Action
Ctrl+K / Cmd+K	Focus wiki search while the manual is open
Escape	Close the manual

Related

• Working in chat
• Code app