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Keyboard Shortcuts

Cyberstrike features vim-inspired keyboard shortcuts for efficient navigation. This reference covers all available keybindings.

Leader Key

The leader key is Ctrl+X by default. Many shortcuts use <leader> followed by another key.

To change the leader key:

{
  "keybinds": {
    "leader": "ctrl+a"
  }
}

Session Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
`<leader>n`	New session
`<leader>l`	List sessions
`<leader>c`	Compact/summarize session
`<leader>g`	Session timeline
`Ctrl+R`	Rename session

Shortcut	Action
`↑` / `k`	Previous message/item
`↓` / `j`	Next message/item
`Ctrl+U`	Scroll up half page
`Ctrl+D`	Scroll down half page
`g`	Go to top
`G`	Go to bottom
`u`	Undo (revert to previous message)
`Ctrl+R`	Redo

Input Mode

Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Submit message
`Shift+Enter`	New line
`Ctrl+C`	Cancel current operation
`Escape`	Exit input mode
`Tab`	Autocomplete

Model & Agent

Shortcut	Action
`<leader>m`	Model selection
`<leader>a`	Agent selection
`Tab`	Next agent
`Shift+Tab`	Previous agent

Interface

Shortcut	Action
`<leader>t`	Theme selection
`<leader>s`	Status view
`<leader>b`	Toggle sidebar
`<leader>e`	Open in external editor
`<leader>x`	Export session

When in a dialog (model selection, sessions list, etc.):

Shortcut	Action
`↑` / `k` / `Ctrl+P`	Move up
`↓` / `j` / `Ctrl+N`	Move down
`Enter` / `Tab`	Select
`Escape` / `q`	Close dialog
`/`	Filter/search
`Ctrl+F`	Toggle favorite
`Ctrl+D`	Delete (in sessions)

Command Palette

Shortcut	Action
`<leader><leader>`	Open command palette
`Ctrl+Shift+P`	Open command palette

Vim Mode

Cyberstrike supports vim-style editing in the input field:

Normal Mode

Key	Action
`i`	Insert mode
`a`	Append
`A`	Append at end of line
`o`	New line below
`O`	New line above
`dd`	Delete line
`yy`	Yank line
`p`	Paste
`u`	Undo
`Ctrl+R`	Redo

Movement

Key	Action
`h`	Left
`l`	Right
`w`	Next word
`b`	Previous word
`0`	Start of line
`$`	End of line
`gg`	Start of input
`G`	End of input

Visual Mode

Key	Action
`v`	Character visual mode
`V`	Line visual mode
`y`	Yank selection
`d`	Delete selection
`c`	Change selection

Permission Prompts

When a permission prompt appears:

Key	Action
`y`	Approve once
`a`	Approve always
`n`	Reject
`Escape`	Reject

Customizing Keybindings

Override default keybindings in your config:

{
  "keybinds": {
    "leader": "ctrl+x",
    "app_exit": "ctrl+c,ctrl+d,<leader>q",
    "session_new": "<leader>n",
    "session_list": "<leader>l",
    "model_list": "<leader>m",
    "agent_list": "<leader>a",
    "theme_list": "<leader>t",
    "status_view": "<leader>s",
    "sidebar_toggle": "<leader>b",
    "editor_open": "<leader>e",
    "session_export": "<leader>x",
    "session_timeline": "<leader>g",
    "session_rename": "ctrl+r"
  }
}

Keybinding Format

Keybindings support:

Modifiers: ctrl, alt, shift, meta
Special keys: enter, escape, tab, space, backspace
Leader: <leader> (replaced with configured leader key)
Chords: ctrl+x,ctrl+c (press in sequence)

Examples

ctrl+s          # Ctrl + S
alt+shift+p     # Alt + Shift + P
<leader>n       # Leader key + N
ctrl+x,ctrl+c   # Ctrl+X then Ctrl+C

Quick Reference Card

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Cyberstrike Keyboard Shortcuts         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Session                                │
│    <leader>n  New session               │
│    <leader>l  List sessions             │
│    <leader>c  Compact session           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Navigation                             │
│    j/k        Up/Down                   │
│    Ctrl+U/D   Half page scroll          │
│    u          Undo                      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Model/Agent                            │
│    <leader>m  Models                    │
│    <leader>a  Agents                    │
│    Tab        Next agent                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Interface                              │
│    <leader>s  Status                    │
│    <leader>t  Themes                    │
│    <leader>b  Sidebar                   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘