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#Keyboard shortcuts

Every shortcut lives in a single registry in the source. The terminal keeps its own keys: xterm intercepts ⌘-chords only and passes everything else straight to the PTY, because agents need their control keys.

#Sessions

KeyAction
⌘TNew terminal session
⌘DSplit pane right
⇧⌘DSplit pane down
⌘WClose focused pane or editor tab (context-aware)
⌘1 … ⌘9Focus session group n
⌘K then ← ↑ → ↓Move focus between panes
⌥⇥Switcher HUD — Terminals and Files rows
⌘+ClickOpen a URL, or a file path in the editor at :line:col

#Layout

KeyAction
⌘BToggle sidebar
⌘JToggle editor column
Ctrl+`Toggle focus: editor ↔ terminal

#Files

KeyAction
⌘PQuick-open a file
⌘SSave
⌘OOpen folder

#Search

KeyAction
⌘FSearch — scope follows focus; cycles scopes while open
⇧⌘FSearch all files

#Git

KeyAction
⇧⌘GGit panel

#Workspaces

KeyAction
⇧⌘OWorkspace switcher
⌥⇧⇥Next workspace

#The switcher HUD

⌥⇥ follows macOS app-switcher semantics:

  • Hold ⌥ to keep the HUD open
  • ⇥ or ←/→ steps through the current row
  • ↑/↓ swaps between the Terminals and Files rows
  • Releasing ⌥ commits the selection

#Notes on ⌘W

⌘W is context-aware and does not close the window — that's removed from the native menu deliberately. With several agents running, a reflexive ⌘W that killed the window would be expensive.

Closing a window or quitting while sessions are running always asks for confirmation.

#The native menu

The menu bar mirrors every in-app action under View, Terminal and Git, so anything reachable by key is also discoverable by mouse. Window ▸ Next Workspace matches ⌥⇧⇥.