Keyboard Shortcuts

Default keyboard shortcuts for editing, navigation, and UI control.

macOS note: Where you see Ctrl, use Cmd on macOS for most shortcuts. Exceptions are noted — some shortcuts (like Ctrl+C to cancel) use Ctrl on all platforms.

Quick tips:

Esc clears the current input. Prefer this over Ctrl+C, which cancels the active request and quits if pressed again.
Ctrl+F toggles focus between the embedded shell and the LLxprt prompt when a shell is attached.
! on an empty prompt enters shell mode directly.

Basic Controls

Action	Keys
Confirm the current selection or choice.	`Enter`
Dismiss dialogs or cancel the current focus.	`Esc`

Cursor Movement

Action	Keys
Move the cursor to the start of the line.	`Ctrl + A` `Home`
Move the cursor to the end of the line.	`Ctrl + E` `End`

Editing

Action	Keys
Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.	`Ctrl + K`
Delete from the cursor to the start of the line.	`Ctrl + U`
Clear all text in the input field (when the input prompt is focused).	`Ctrl + C`
Delete the previous word.	`Ctrl + Backspace` `Cmd + Backspace`

Screen Control

Action	Keys
Clear the terminal screen and redraw the UI.	`Ctrl + L`
Refresh keypress handling.	`Ctrl + Shift + R`

Scrolling

Action	Keys
Scroll up one line.	`Shift + Up Arrow`
Scroll down one line.	`Shift + Down Arrow`
Scroll to the beginning.	`Home`
Scroll to the end.	`End`
Scroll up one page.	`Page Up`
Scroll down one page.	`Page Down`

History & Search

Action	Keys
Show the previous entry in history.	`Ctrl + P (no Shift)`
Show the next entry in history.	`Ctrl + N (no Shift)`
Start reverse search through history.	`Ctrl + R`
Insert the selected reverse-search match.	`Enter (no Ctrl)`
Accept a suggestion while reverse searching.	`Tab`

Navigation

Action	Keys
Move selection up in lists.	`Up Arrow (no Shift)`
Move selection down in lists.	`Down Arrow (no Shift)`
Move up within dialog options.	`Up Arrow (no Shift)` `K (no Shift)`
Move down within dialog options.	`Down Arrow (no Shift)` `J (no Shift)`

Suggestions & Completions

Action	Keys
Accept the inline suggestion.	`Tab` `Enter (no Ctrl)`
Move to the previous completion option.	`Up Arrow (no Shift)` `Ctrl + P (no Shift)`
Move to the next completion option.	`Down Arrow (no Shift)` `Ctrl + N (no Shift)`
Expand an inline suggestion when suggestion text is available.	`Right Arrow`
Collapse an inline suggestion when suggestion text is available.	`Left Arrow`

Text Input

Action	Keys
Submit the current prompt.	`Enter (no Ctrl, no Shift, no Cmd, not Paste)`
Insert a newline without submitting.	`Ctrl + Enter` `Cmd + Enter` `Paste + Enter` `Shift + Enter` `Ctrl + J`

External Tools

Action	Keys
Open the current prompt in an external editor.	`Ctrl + X`
Paste from the clipboard (image preferred, falls back to text).	`Ctrl + V` `Cmd + V`

App Controls

Action	Keys
Toggle detailed error information.	`Ctrl + O`
Toggle IDE context details.	`Ctrl + G`
Toggle Markdown rendering.	`Cmd + M`
Toggle copy mode when the terminal is using the alternate buffer.	`Ctrl + Y`
Expand a height-constrained response to show additional lines.	`Ctrl + S`
Toggle focus between the shell and LLxprt input when an interactive shell is attached.	`Ctrl + F`

Session Control

Action	Keys
Cancel the current request or quit the CLI (global app shortcut).	`Ctrl + C`
Exit the CLI when the input buffer is empty.	`Ctrl + D`

Todo Dialog

Action	Keys
Toggle the TODO dialog visibility.	`Ctrl + Q`
Toggle tool descriptions display.	`Ctrl + T`

Mouse

Action	Keys
Toggle mouse event tracking.	`Ctrl + \` `FS (0x1C)`

Context-Specific Shortcuts

These shortcuts are active only in specific contexts.

Tool Approval Dialogs

Action	Keys
Toggle YOLO mode (auto-approve all tool calls)	`Ctrl+Y`
Toggle Auto Edit (auto-accept file edits)	`Shift+Tab`
Jump to option by number	`1`–`9`

Shell Mode

Action	Keys
Enter/exit shell mode	`!` on empty prompt
Toggle focus between shell and LLxprt prompt	`Ctrl+F`

Text Editing

Action	Keys
Move cursor left one character	`Ctrl+B` / `Left Arrow`
Move cursor right one character	`Ctrl+F` / `Right Arrow`
Move left one word	`Ctrl+Left` / `Meta+B`
Move right one word	`Ctrl+Right` / `Meta+F`
Delete character right of cursor	`Ctrl+D` / `Delete`
Delete character left of cursor	`Ctrl+H` / `Backspace`
Delete word right of cursor	`Ctrl+Delete` / `Meta+Delete`
Delete word left of cursor	`Ctrl+W` / `Ctrl+Backspace`
Undo last edit	`Ctrl+Z`
Redo last edit	`Ctrl+Shift+Z`
Insert newline (single-line mode)	`\` at end of line, then `Enter`
Open in external editor	`Meta+Enter` / `Ctrl+X`
Clear input buffer	`Esc` (press twice quickly)

History Navigation

Action	Keys
Previous prompt	`Up Arrow` (at top of input)
Next prompt	`Down Arrow` (at bottom of input)

macOS-Specific

Action	Keys
Toggle Markdown rendering	`Cmd+M` / `Option+M`