These shortcuts work while typing at the prompt.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Enter | Submit your message |
Shift+Enter or Alt+Enter | Insert a newline (for multi-line input) |
Shift+Tab | Cycle between modes (Normal, Plan, Bypass) |
Ctrl+C | Cancel current input (clears text), or cancel running agent |
Ctrl+D | Exit (when input is empty) |
Esc | Cancel running agent |
Ctrl+G | Open external editor for composing your message |
Ctrl+O | Open full-screen viewer for the thinking trace |
Ctrl+L | Redraw / refresh the screen |
Ctrl+V | Paste image from clipboard (images appear in input area; use Left/Right to navigate, Backspace to remove) |
@ | Open file/directory autocomplete to add context |
On macOS, Alt is the Option key. Some shortcuts below use Alt (Option) as a modifier.
Mode & Model Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Shift+Tab | Cycle to the next mode (Normal → Plan → Bypass → Normal) |
Alt+T (macOS: Opt+T) | Cycle thinking level for the current model |
/normal, /plan, /bypass, or /mode <name>.
Text Editing
The input uses Emacs-style keybindings for text editing.
Cursor Movement
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Left or Ctrl+B | Move backward one character |
Right or Ctrl+F | Move forward one character |
Alt+Left or Alt+B | Move backward one word |
Alt+Right or Alt+F | Move forward one word |
Home or Ctrl+A | Move to beginning of line |
End or Ctrl+E | Move to end of line |
Up or Ctrl+P | Move to previous line (or browse history when on first line) |
Down or Ctrl+N | Move to next line |
Deleting Text
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Backspace or Ctrl+H | Delete character before cursor |
Delete or Ctrl+D | Delete character at cursor |
Ctrl+K | Kill (cut) from cursor to end of line |
Ctrl+U | Kill (cut) from cursor to beginning of line |
Alt+D or Alt+Delete | Kill (cut) word forward |
Alt+Backspace | Kill (cut) word backward |
Ctrl+W | Kill (cut) word backward (whitespace-delimited) |
Text Manipulation
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Ctrl+T | Transpose (swap) characters around cursor |
Alt+U | Uppercase the current word |
Alt+L | Lowercase the current word |
Alt+C | Capitalize the current word |
When the autocomplete menu appears (e.g., after typing / or @):
Passive Mode (ghost text shown, not yet inserted)
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Tab | Accept and insert the completion |
Down or Ctrl+N | Move to next item and insert |
Up or Ctrl+P | Move to previous item and insert |
Shift+Tab | Move to previous item and insert |
Right or Ctrl+F | Accept if cursor is at end of input |
Esc | Dismiss the menu |
Active Mode (completion is inserted in buffer)
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Tab or Down or Ctrl+N | Cycle to next completion |
Shift+Tab or Up or Ctrl+P | Cycle to previous completion |
Enter or Right or Ctrl+F | Accept the current completion |
Esc | Dismiss and revert |
When the agent requests permission to run a tool:
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Enter | Select the highlighted option |
Up / Down | Navigate options |
1-9 | Jump to option by number (press Enter to confirm) |
Esc or Ctrl+C | Reject the tool call |
Subagent Panel
When subagents are running in the background, you can view them in the subagent panel.
Opening the Panel
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Down (from input) | Focus the subagent indicator (when subagents exist) |
Enter (on indicator) | Open the subagent panel |
Selector Mode (choosing a subagent)
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Up / k / Shift+Tab / Ctrl+P | Move up |
Down / j / Tab / Ctrl+N | Move down |
Enter | View selected subagent |
f | Foreground a background subagent |
x | Cancel the selected subagent |
Esc or Ctrl+C | Close the panel |
View Mode (viewing a subagent)
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
f | Foreground the subagent |
x | Cancel the subagent |
Esc or Ctrl+C | Go back to selector |
Running Agent
While the agent is actively working:
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Ctrl+C or Esc | Cancel / interrupt the agent |
Ctrl+B | Move a foreground subagent to the background |
Agent Question Panel
When the agent asks a multi-choice question, these shortcuts are available:
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
Up / Down | Move between options |
Space | Toggle selection (multi-select questions) |
e or Shift+Enter | Type a custom answer for the selected option |
Enter | Submit your answer |
Esc | Cancel typing / exit text editing |
? | Ask the agent to help you decide |
Tab / Shift+Tab | Navigate between questions (multi-question panels) |
