docs/usage/keybinds

Keybinds

Complete keybind reference for Agent Dash

Press ? at any time to see keybinds in the built-in help overlay.

Global

KeyAction
0Focus preview pane
1Focus session list
oSwitch to the session's pane, or resume a closed session
OAttach session in popup (live sessions only)
vEnter copy mode
?Toggle help overlay
qQuit
Ctrl+CQuit

Session List

Every list in Agent Dash (sessions, view settings, and the picker in agent-dash import) navigates with j / k, ↑ / ↓, or Ctrl+n / Ctrl+p, selects with Enter, and closes with Esc.

KeyAction
j / ↓ / Ctrl+nNext session
k / ↑ / Ctrl+pPrevious session
EnterSame as o
hCollapse group
lExpand group
/Filter sessions (fuzzy)
`Toggle active / archived sessions
SView settings: status, grouping, last activity
aArchive / unarchive session. Archiving a live session also stops Claude and closes its pane; if Claude can't be stopped, the session is unarchived again
cNew session: pick a folder, optionally a mode and a new git worktree
rToggle read / unread
nEdit a note for the session
xStop Claude and close the session's pane (live sessions, requires confirmation)
+Maximize session list
_Minimize session list

View Settings

Opened with S.

KeyAction
1 / 2 / 3Edit Status / Grouping / Last activity
j / kMove between rows or options
EnterOpen the row, or apply the option and go back
EscBack out one level

Import Picker

Opened by agent-dash import. Nothing is selected to start with.

KeyAction
j / k / ↑ / ↓ / Ctrl+n / Ctrl+pMove cursor
Tab / Shift+TabCycle the source filter: All, CLI, Desktop
SpaceToggle session
aSelect every visible session (honoring the source and text filters)
nDeselect all
/Fuzzy filter (Enter keeps it, Esc clears it)
EnterImport selected sessions
Esc / qQuit without importing (Esc clears a filter first)

Preview Pane

KeyAction
/Search forward
?Search backward
yCopy all content to clipboard

Copy Mode

Enter copy mode by pressing v.

Movement

KeyAction
h / ←Move left
j / ↓Move down
k / ↑Move up
l / →Move right
0Start of line
$End of line
wNext word
eEnd of word
bPrevious word
HTop of screen
LBottom of screen
ggTop of content
GBottom of content
zzCenter viewport on cursor

Selection

KeyAction
vToggle selection
yYank selected text
KeyAction
/Search forward
?Search backward
nNext match
NPrevious match
EscExit copy mode

Search Input

Active during search in copy mode or filter in help overlay.

KeyAction
EnterExecute search
EscCancel search
Ctrl+AMove to start
Ctrl+EMove to end
Ctrl+UDelete to start
Ctrl+KDelete to end
Ctrl+B / ←Move left
Ctrl+F / →Move right
Alt+←Previous word
Alt+→Next word
Alt+BackspaceDelete previous word