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Keyboard Shortcuts

Cyberstrike’s TUI is driven by leader-based keyboard shortcuts for efficient navigation. This page lists the common defaults. For the complete list of actions and how to customize them, see Keybindings.

Leader Key

The leader key is Ctrl+X by default. Many shortcuts are <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
`<leader>x`	Export session
`Ctrl+R`	Rename session
`Ctrl+D`	Delete session
`Escape`	Interrupt the running session

Shortcut	Action
`PageUp` / `PageDown`	Scroll one page
`Ctrl+Alt+U`	Scroll up half a page
`Ctrl+Alt+D`	Scroll down half a page
`Ctrl+G` / `Home`	Jump to first message
`Ctrl+Alt+G` / `End`	Jump to last message
`<leader>y`	Copy message
`<leader>u`	Undo message (revert)
`<leader>r`	Redo message

Input

Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Submit message
`Shift+Enter`	New line
`Ctrl+V`	Paste
`Ctrl+C`	Clear input
`Escape`	Interrupt the running session

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
`Ctrl+P`	Command list

Dialogs

When a dialog is open (model selection, sessions list, etc.), navigate with the arrow keys, press Enter to select, and Escape to close. A few dialog-specific binds:

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+F`	Toggle model favorite (in the model dialog)
`F2` / `Shift+F2`	Cycle to the next / previous recent model

Permission Prompts

When a tool needs approval, an inline prompt appears with three options — Allow once, Allow always, and Reject. Use the arrow keys and Enter to choose; Escape rejects.

Customizing Keybindings

Override defaults under keybinds in your config. Only valid action names are accepted (the object is validated strictly):

{
  "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"
  }
}

See Keybindings for every configurable action and its default.

Keybinding Format

Modifiers: ctrl, alt, shift, super
Special keys: return, escape, tab, space, backspace, pageup, pagedown, home, end
Leader: <leader> (replaced with the configured leader key)
Alternatives: ctrl+c,ctrl+d (comma separates alternative bindings for one action)
Disable: none

Examples

ctrl+alt+u          # Ctrl + Alt + U
alt+shift+f         # Alt + Shift + F
<leader>n           # Leader key then N
ctrl+c,ctrl+d       # either binding triggers the action

Quick Reference Card

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Cyberstrike Keyboard Shortcuts         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Session                                │
│    <leader>n   New session              │
│    <leader>l   List sessions            │
│    <leader>c   Compact session          │
│    Ctrl+R      Rename session           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Navigation                             │
│    Ctrl+Alt+U/D  Half-page scroll       │
│    <leader>u     Undo message           │
│    <leader>r     Redo message           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Model/Agent                            │
│    <leader>m   Models                   │
│    <leader>a   Agents                   │
│    Tab         Next agent               │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Interface                              │
│    <leader>s   Status                   │
│    <leader>t   Themes                   │
│    <leader>b   Sidebar                  │
│    Ctrl+P      Command list             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Keybindings - Full action list and customization
Getting Started - Installation and first steps