Keyboard Shortcuts

Use the visible app menus and in-product hints as the final source of truth for your build.

Workspace

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+B` / `Ctrl+B`	Toggle the left sidebar
`Cmd+N` / `Ctrl+N`	Open or close the active pane composer
`Cmd+Shift+E` / `Ctrl+Shift+E`	Toggle the editor surface
`Cmd+Shift+T` / `Ctrl+Shift+T`	Toggle the tasks surface
`Cmd+Shift+A` / `Ctrl+Shift+A`	Toggle the Agent Teams surface
`Cmd+1` through `Cmd+9`	Launch installed agents from workspace home on macOS
`Ctrl+1` through `Ctrl+9`	Launch installed agents from workspace home on Windows/Linux

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+T` / `Ctrl+T`	New terminal tab
`Cmd+W` / `Ctrl+W`	Close the active terminal pane or tab
`Cmd+D`	Split the active pane to the right on macOS
`Cmd+Shift+D`	Split the active pane down on macOS
`Cmd+F` / `Ctrl+F`	Search the active terminal pane
`Cmd+K`	Clear the active terminal pane on macOS

Coldtea forwards common terminal editing shortcuts into the PTY:

Shortcut	Action
`Shift+Enter`	Send an alternate newline sequence
`Shift+Backspace`	Delete the previous word
`Cmd+Backspace`	Clear back to the beginning of the line on macOS
`Cmd+Left` / `Cmd+Right`	Move to start or end of line on macOS
`Option+Left` / `Option+Right`	Move by word on macOS
`Ctrl+Left` / `Ctrl+Right`	Move by word on Windows

Coldtea mirrors editor shortcuts that the desktop webview may otherwise steal from the embedded editor.

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd+Shift+Click` / `Ctrl+Shift+Click`	Add a comment where you click (terminal & editor)
`Cmd+Alt+M` / `Ctrl+Alt+M`	Add a comment on the selection (terminal & editor)
`Escape`	Close many modals, popovers, and selection modes
`Cmd+Enter` / `Ctrl+Enter`	Save a plan review comment draft

Shortcuts can be captured by the active terminal application, browser webview, OS, or embedded editor.
If a shortcut does not work, click the target pane first and try again.
Some shortcuts are intentionally disabled while modals, selection states, or agent prompts need focus.