Keyboard Shortcuts

CommandUI is designed for keyboard-first operation. All major actions are reachable without a pointer.

Global shortcuts

These work from anywhere in the app:

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+K`	Open command palette
`Ctrl+J`	Focus composer
`Ctrl+L`	Clear terminal
`Ctrl+T`	New session
`Ctrl+H`	Toggle history drawer
`Ctrl+Shift+W`	Toggle workflow drawer
`Ctrl+M`	Toggle memory drawer
`Ctrl+,`	Toggle settings drawer
`Ctrl+1` – `Ctrl+9`	Switch to session 1–9
`Ctrl+W`	Close current session (Tauri only)
`Escape`	Close all open drawers/overlays
`Ctrl+Enter`	Approve and execute the current plan

Plan panel shortcuts

These work when the plan panel has focus:

Shortcut	Action
`A`	Approve plan (same as Run Plan button)
`R`	Reject plan
`E`	Focus the command edit textarea

Composer shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Submit
`Ctrl+1`	Switch to Command mode
`Ctrl+2`	Switch to Ask mode

How shortcuts work

The shortcut system is zone-aware. The app tracks which zone has focus:

composer — the input textarea
terminal — the xterm.js terminal
plan — the plan panel
drawer — any open drawer
palette — the command palette

Resolution rules

Zone-specific matches take priority over global matches
Bare-key shortcuts (single letter, no modifier) are suppressed in text-input zones (terminal, composer) to avoid interfering with typing
Special keys (Escape, Enter, Tab) work in text-input zones
Modifier combos (Ctrl+..., Shift+...) work everywhere

Conditional shortcuts

Some shortcuts have when guards — they only activate when specific conditions are true. For example, the plan approval shortcut only works when a plan is present.

Command palette

Ctrl+K opens the command palette — a searchable list of all available actions. Type to filter, use arrow keys to navigate, Enter to execute. This provides discoverability for actions you might not know the shortcut for.