SHORTCUTS.md

Keyboard Shortcuts

Type ? (with empty input) or /shortcuts inside the TUI to see this list. Anything outside the input box ignores keystrokes; everything listed here works while the input is focused.

Submission and editing

Keys	Effect
Enter	submit
Shift-Enter / Alt-Enter	insert a newline
Backspace	delete char to the left of the cursor
Ctrl-W	delete previous word
Ctrl-U	kill to start of current line
Ctrl-K	kill to end of current line
Ctrl-A / Home	jump to start of current line
Ctrl-E / End	jump to end of current line
← / →	move cursor by character
Ctrl-← / Ctrl-→	jump cursor by word

History

Keys	Effect
↑ (top line)	recall previous prompt
↓ (bottom line)	recall next prompt; restore draft when past the end
Ctrl-R	open full-history fuzzy search

Mode prefixes

Keys	Effect
/<command>	slash command palette (Tab to accept, ↑↓ to navigate)
!<cmd>	run shell directly via tools.run (no LLM turn)
@<query>	fuzzy file picker (Tab to insert path)

Transcript

Keys	Effect
Shift-↑	open message navigator
↑ / ↓ (in navigator)	move selection
Space (in navigator)	expand / collapse the selected tool result
Esc (in navigator)	return to input

Approval

Keys	Effect (only while an approval prompt is open)
y / Y / Enter	allow this call once
n / N / Esc	deny
a / A	always allow this tool (persisted to $GENERIC_AGENT_CONFIG_DIR/approvals.json, default ~/.generic-agent/approvals.json)

Session

Keys	Effect
Ctrl-G	interrupt the running turn (no exit)
Ctrl-L	clear the visible transcript (server keeps history)
Ctrl-C	first press cancels the in-flight turn; second press exits
Ctrl-D (empty input)	exit
? (empty input) or /shortcuts	show this help overlay

Vim mode (optional, opt in via GA_VIM_MODE=1)

Mode	Keys	Effect
NORMAL	i / I / a / A / o / O	enter INSERT mode
NORMAL	v	enter VISUAL mode
NORMAL	h j k l	move cursor
NORMAL	w / b	jump by word
NORMAL	0 / $ / ^	line start / end
NORMAL	gg / G	buffer start / end
NORMAL	x	delete char under cursor
NORMAL	d{motion} / dd	delete
NORMAL	c{motion} / cc	change (delete then INSERT)
NORMAL	y{motion} / yy	yank into the register
NORMAL	u	undo last change
INSERT	any printable	insert at cursor
INSERT	Esc	return to NORMAL
VISUAL	d / c / y	apply operator to selection
VISUAL	Esc / v	cancel selection