Keyboard shortcuts

Start with the VS Code shortcuts below. The terminal UI has a separate set for terminal-only workflows. Mod means Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows and Linux.

VS Code extension

Chat input

Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Send the message or apply the selected mention.
`Shift+Enter`	Insert a newline.
`Shift+Tab`	Cycle through the available modes.
`Escape`	Stop generation, close the command menu, or close mention search.
`Up` / `Down`	Move through mentions, or recall prompt history when no menu is open.
`Tab`	Open a selected directory or apply a file mention.
`/`	Open slash command suggestions.
`@`	Search for files, directories, and schematic context.

VS Code controls

Shortcut	macOS	Windows and Linux	Action
Command Palette	`Cmd+Shift+P`	`Ctrl+Shift+P`	Search for every command contributed by the extension.
Extensions	`Cmd+Shift+X`	`Ctrl+Shift+X`	Open the Extensions view.

The extension does not register global keybindings for its Command Palette actions. Open the Command Palette, type Embedder, and assign VS Code keybindings to any command you use often.

Terminal UI

Use these shortcuts when you launch the optional interactive client with embedder.

Session controls

Shortcut	Action
`Shift+Tab`	Cycle Act, Plan, and Debug modes.
`Mod+R`	Clear the active conversation.
`Mod+Alt+B`	Open the model picker.
`Mod+Z`	Undo the last message.
`Mod+Z` twice	Open the rewind picker after undoing the last message.
`Alt+Z`	Undo a staged rewind before the next message commits it.
Mod+` twice	Show or hide the serial sidebar.
`Ctrl+C` or `Escape`	Remove the most recently queued prompt; if none are queued, interrupt the active turn.
`Ctrl+C` twice while idle	Exit when the input is empty. If it contains text, clear it first.

Mode cycling skips modes that are unavailable in the current environment.

Chat input

Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Send the message or select the highlighted suggestion.
`Ctrl+Enter`	Insert a newline.
`Up` / `Down`	Move through suggestions, or recall prompt history when no menu is open.
`Tab`	Complete a command or open the selected directory in file search.
`Escape`	Close suggestions or leave the current input mode.
`/`	Open slash command suggestions.
`@`	Search for files and directories to cite.
`!`	Enter shell input mode.
`~`	Enter serial-send mode.

Shell input mode submits a command directly to the workspace shell. Serial-send mode writes to the selected serial connection. Emacs bindings are enabled by default.

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+N` / `Down`	Select the next item.
`Ctrl+P` / `Up`	Select the previous item.
`Ctrl+F` / `Right`	Move forward.
`Ctrl+B` / `Left`	Move back.
`Ctrl+G` / `Escape`	Cancel.
`Enter`	Select.
`Space`	Toggle an item.
`Ctrl+V` / `PageDown`	Move down one page.
`Alt+V` / `PageUp`	Move up one page.
`Ctrl+A` / `Home`	Move to the first item.
`Ctrl+E` / `End`	Move to the last item.
`Tab`	Move between controls.

Shortcut	Action
`J` / `Down`	Select the next item.
`K` / `Up`	Select the previous item.
`L` / `Right`	Move forward.
`H` / `Left`	Move back.
`Escape`	Cancel.
`Enter`	Select.
`Space`	Toggle an item.
`Ctrl+D` / `PageDown`	Move down one page.
`Ctrl+U` / `PageUp`	Move up one page.
`Home`	Move to the first item.
`Shift+G` / `End`	Move to the last item.
`Tab`	Move between controls.

Run /keybindings to choose a navigation scheme. /vim and /emacs toggle each scheme directly. You can rebind individual actions in the same file. Add a customBindings entry that lists only the actions you change. For example, to move the undo rewind action from its Alt+Z default to Ctrl+U:

~/.embedder/keybindings.json

{
  "mode": "emacs",
  "customBindings": {
    "undoRewind": [{ "key": "u", "ctrl": true }]
  }
}

See Use Embedder from the CLI for the terminal UI capabilities and limits.

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