Keyboard Shortcuts Quick Reference

All keyboard shortcuts in one place. Use conduit debug-keys to verify how your terminal reports key combinations.

Global Shortcuts

These work in all modes unless overridden by context-specific bindings.

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+Q`	Quit Conduit
`Ctrl+T`	Toggle sidebar
`Ctrl+N`	New project / Open project picker
`Ctrl+P`	Open command palette
`Ctrl+O`	Show model selector
`Ctrl+G`	Toggle view mode (Chat / Raw Events)
`Ctrl+4`	Toggle Build/Plan mode (Ctrl+)
`Ctrl+Alt+P`	Open/create pull request
`Alt+T`	Show theme picker
`Alt+P`	Toggle metrics display
`Alt+N`	New workspace (current project)
`Alt+I`	Open session import
`Alt+G`	Dump debug state
`Alt+Tab`	Next tab
`Alt+Shift+Tab`	Previous tab
`Alt+1` - `Alt+9`	Switch to tab 1-9
`Alt+Shift+W`	Close current tab
`Alt+Shift+C`	Copy workspace path
`Alt+C`	Copy selection

Readline-Style Editing

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+A`	Move cursor to start
`Ctrl+E`	Move cursor to end
`Ctrl+F`	Move cursor right
`Ctrl+B`	Move cursor left
`Alt+F`	Move word right
`Alt+B`	Move word left
`Ctrl+U`	Delete to start
`Ctrl+K`	Delete to end
`Ctrl+W`	Delete word back
`Alt+D`	Delete word forward
`Ctrl+D`	Delete character
`Ctrl+H`	Backspace
`Ctrl+J`	Insert newline

Scrolling (Global)

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+Up`	Scroll up
`Ctrl+Down`	Scroll down
`Alt+Shift+J`	Scroll down
`Alt+Shift+K`	Scroll up
`Alt+Shift+F`	Page down
`Alt+Shift+B`	Page up

Chat Mode

Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Submit prompt
`Shift+Enter`	Insert newline
`Alt+Enter`	Insert newline
`Tab`	Toggle Build/Plan mode
`Page Up`	Scroll page up
`Page Down`	Scroll page down
`Esc`	Scroll to bottom
`Backspace`	Delete character
`Delete`	Delete forward
`Left` / `Right`	Move cursor
`Up` / `Down`	Move cursor (multiline)
`Home` / `End`	Start / end of line

Scrolling Mode

Entered when scrolling through chat history.

Shortcut	Action
`j` / `Down`	Scroll down
`k` / `Up`	Scroll up
`Page Down`	Page down
`Page Up`	Page up
`g` / `Home`	Scroll to top
`G` / `End`	Scroll to bottom
`Esc` / `q` / `i`	Exit scrolling mode

Shortcut	Action
`j` / `Down`	Select next
`k` / `Up`	Select previous
`l` / `Right` / `Enter`	Expand or select
`h` / `Left`	Collapse
`r`	Add repository
`s`	Open settings
`x`	Archive or remove
`Tab`	Toggle Build/Plan mode
`Esc`	Exit sidebar

Dialog Mode

Shortcut	Action
`Tab` / `Left` / `Right`	Toggle selection
`Enter`	Confirm
`Esc`	Cancel
`y`	Yes
`n`	No
`d`	Toggle details

Project Picker

Shortcut	Action
`Down` / `Ctrl+J`	Select next
`Up` / `Ctrl+K`	Select previous
`Ctrl+F`	Page down
`Ctrl+B`	Page up
`Ctrl+A`	Add repository
`Enter`	Confirm selection
`Esc`	Cancel

Model Selector

Shortcut	Action
`j` / `Down`	Select next
`k` / `Up`	Select previous
`Enter`	Confirm selection
`Esc`	Cancel

Command Palette

Shortcut	Action
`Down` / `Ctrl+J` / `Ctrl+N`	Select next
`Up` / `Ctrl+K` / `Ctrl+P`	Select previous
`Enter`	Confirm selection
`Esc`	Cancel
`Backspace`	Delete character

Theme Picker

Shortcut	Action
`Down` / `Ctrl+J`	Select next
`Up` / `Ctrl+K`	Select previous
`Enter`	Confirm selection
`Esc`	Cancel

Session Import

Shortcut	Action
`j` / `Down` / `Ctrl+J`	Select next
`k` / `Up` / `Ctrl+K`	Select previous
`Ctrl+F`	Page down
`Ctrl+B`	Page up
`Tab`	Cycle import filter
`Enter`	Import selected session
`Esc`	Cancel

Raw Events View

Shortcut	Action
`j` / `Down`	Select next event
`k` / `Up`	Select previous event
`l` / `Enter` / `Tab`	Toggle expand
`h` / `Esc`	Collapse
`e`	Toggle detail panel
`c`	Copy selected event
`Ctrl+J`	Scroll detail down
`Ctrl+K`	Scroll detail up
`Ctrl+F`	Detail page down
`Ctrl+B`	Detail page up
`g`	Detail scroll to top
`G`	Detail scroll to bottom

Key Notation

When customizing keybindings in config.toml:

Notation	Meaning
`C-x`	Ctrl + x
`M-x`	Alt/Meta + x
`S-x`	Shift + x
`C-S-x`	Ctrl + Shift + x
`C-M-x`	Ctrl + Alt + x

Terminal Compatibility

Some key combinations may not work in all terminals:

Ctrl+\ is often reported as Ctrl+4 — use conduit debug-keys to check
Ctrl+Shift combinations may not be recognized by all terminals
Alt key behavior varies (some terminals use Escape prefix)

Run conduit debug-keys to see exactly what key events your terminal sends.

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