Default Keys for the Main Contexts

Default Keys by Context

The program holds these defaults. Your file overrides them. Two contexts have no default key in this list. They are ProactivityMenu and MessageSelector. Two defaults depend on the platform:

• chat:cycleMode and confirm:cycleMode use shift+tab. On Windows with an older runtime, the program uses meta+m instead.
• chat:imagePaste uses ctrl+v. On Windows and WSL it uses alt+v. WSL keeps ctrl+v too.

Global

Key	Action	Status
ctrl+c	app:interrupt	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+d	app:exit	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+t	app:toggleTodos	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+o	app:toggleTranscript	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+shift+b	app:toggleBrief	Undocumented: Only the program shows this item. It can change without notice.
ctrl+r	history:search	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+up	app:diffFileListUp	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+down	app:diffFileListDown	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
meta+up	app:diffFileListUp	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
meta+down	app:diffFileListDown	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+]	app:openArtifact	Undocumented: Only the program shows this item. It can change without notice.

Chat

Key	Action	Status
escape	chat:cancel	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+l	chat:clearInput	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
cmd+k	chat:clearScreen	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+x ctrl+k	chat:killAgents	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
shift+tab	chat:cycleMode	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
meta+p	chat:modelPicker	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
meta+o	chat:fastMode	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+y	chat:defaultToNewerModel	Undocumented: Only the program shows this item. It can change without notice.
meta+t	chat:thinkingToggle	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
meta+w	chat:workflowKeywordToggle	Undocumented: Only the program shows this item. It can change without notice.
enter	chat:submit	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+x enter	chat:queueSubmit	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+x ctrl+s	chat:sendNow	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+enter	chat:sendNow	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+j	chat:newline	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
up	history:previous	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
down	history:next	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+_	chat:undo	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+-	chat:undo	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+shift+-	chat:undo	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+shift+_	chat:undo	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+x ctrl+e	chat:externalEditor	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+x ctrl+a	abovePrompt:toggle	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+x tab	abovePrompt:focus	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+g	chat:externalEditor	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+s	chat:stash	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+v	chat:imagePaste	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
space	voice:pushToTalk	Documented: An official docs page names this item.

Autocomplete

Key	Action	Status
tab	autocomplete:accept	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
escape	autocomplete:dismiss	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
up	autocomplete:previous	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
down	autocomplete:next	Documented: An official docs page names this item.

Confirmation

Key	Action	Status
enter	confirm:yes	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
escape	confirm:no	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
up	confirm:previous	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
down	confirm:next	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
tab	confirm:nextField	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
space	confirm:toggle	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
shift+tab	confirm:cycleMode	Documented: An official docs page names this item.

Help

Key	Action	Status
escape	help:dismiss	Documented: An official docs page names this item.

Transcript

Key	Action	Status
ctrl+e	transcript:toggleShowAll	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+c	transcript:exit	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
escape	transcript:exit	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
q	transcript:exit	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+u	scroll:halfPageUp	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+d	scroll:halfPageDown	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+b	scroll:fullPageUp	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+f	scroll:fullPageDown	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+n	scroll:lineDown	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+p	scroll:lineUp	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
g	scroll:top	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
shift+g	scroll:bottom	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
j	scroll:lineDown	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
k	scroll:lineUp	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
space	scroll:fullPageDown	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
b	scroll:fullPageUp	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
up	scroll:lineUp	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
down	scroll:lineDown	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
home	scroll:top	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
end	scroll:bottom	Documented: An official docs page names this item.

HistorySearch

Key	Action	Status
ctrl+r	historySearch:next	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
escape	historySearch:accept	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
tab	historySearch:accept	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+c	historySearch:cancel	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
enter	historySearch:execute	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+s	historySearch:cycleScope	Documented: An official docs page names this item.

Task

Key	Action	Status
ctrl+x ctrl+b	task:background	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+b	task:background	Documented: An official docs page names this item.

ThemePicker

Key	Action	Status
ctrl+t	theme:toggleSyntaxHighlighting	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+e	theme:editCustom	Undocumented: Only the program shows this item. It can change without notice.

Settings

Key	Action	Status
escape	confirm:no	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
up	select:previous	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
down	select:next	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
k	select:previous	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
j	select:next	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+p	select:previous	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+n	select:next	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
home	select:first	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
end	select:last	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
pageup	select:pageUp	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
pagedown	select:pageDown	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
space	select:accept	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
enter	select:accept	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
/	settings:search	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
r	settings:retry	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
d	settings:periodDay	Undocumented: Only the program shows this item. It can change without notice.
w	settings:periodWeek	Undocumented: Only the program shows this item. It can change without notice.
f	settings:fixUsage	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
t	settings:sortByTokens	Undocumented: Only the program shows this item. It can change without notice.
ctrl+u	scroll:halfPageUp	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+d	scroll:halfPageDown	Documented: An official docs page names this item.

Tabs

Key	Action	Status
tab	tabs:next	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
shift+tab	tabs:previous	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
right	tabs:next	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
left	tabs:previous	Documented: An official docs page names this item.

Attachments

Key	Action	Status
right	attachments:next	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
left	attachments:previous	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
backspace	attachments:remove	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
delete	attachments:remove	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
down	attachments:exit	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
escape	attachments:exit	Documented: An official docs page names this item.

Footer

Key	Action	Status
up	footer:up	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+p	footer:up	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
down	footer:down	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
ctrl+n	footer:down	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
right	footer:next	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
left	footer:previous	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
enter	footer:openSelected	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
escape	footer:clearSelection	Documented: An official docs page names this item.
x	footer:close	Documented: An official docs page names this item.

Related Pages

• Keybindings lists the contexts and shows how to write keybindings.json.