Keyboard shortcuts

Press or to navigate between chapters

Press S or / to search in the book

Press ? to show this help

Press Esc to hide this help

Navigation

The TUI uses a modal key binding system with Normal and Editing modes.

Global Keys (Normal Mode)

These work from any tab:

KeyAction
q / Esc / Ctrl+C / Ctrl+QQuit
TabNext tab (cycles through all modes)
Shift+TabPrevious tab
1-6Jump to specific tab
/ kMove selection up (wraps around)
/ jMove selection down (wraps around)

Chat Mode

Normal Mode

KeyAction
Enter / iEnter Editing mode
cClear conversation
mSwitch to Media tab
aSwitch to Agents tab
Ctrl+EExport conversation to Markdown
Ctrl+JExport conversation to JSON
Ctrl+LClear conversation
Ctrl+FOpen Search

Editing Mode

KeyAction
EnterSend message
EscCancel, return to Normal mode
Arrow keysNavigate within text input
Any keyTypes into the input field

Agent Swarm Mode

Normal Mode

KeyAction
nCreate new agent
d / DeleteRemove selected agent
Enter / sEnter Editing mode (type task)
mView agent metrics
rRestart selected agent
cSwitch to Chat

Media Browser Mode

Normal Mode

KeyAction
Space / EnterToggle file selection
oOpen/add file
cClear all selections
d / DeleteRemove file from library
bReturn to Chat with selected media

Search Mode

Normal Mode

KeyAction
i / /Enter search Editing mode
/ jNext search result
/ kPrevious search result
EscClear search, return to Chat
Ctrl+CCopy selected result

Distributed Agents Mode

KeyAction
sStart distributed swarm
dStop distributed swarm
rRefresh network status
tTest connection

Advanced Reasoning Mode

KeyAction
nNew reasoning session
pView planning goals
kBrowse knowledge base
eExport reasoning chains
iImport knowledge
  • Use j/k (vim-style) or arrow keys to scroll through lists
  • List selection wraps around — pressing at the top jumps to the bottom
  • Number keys (1-6) provide the fastest way to switch tabs
  • Esc always returns to Normal mode from Editing mode
  • In Chat mode, Ctrl+F enters Search for finding messages in history