pi/packages/coding-agent/docs/keybindings.md

Keybindings Reference

Pi exposes named actions, such as app.session.new, that can be assigned keybindings. You can change default assignments or bind unassigned actions in Pi's user configuration.

Run /hotkeys to see the active shortcuts for the main editor and application.

Assign keybindings

Create <agent-dir>/keybindings.json. The agent directory defaults to ~/.pi/agent and is described in Agent directory.

Map each action identifier to one key or a list of keys:

{
  "app.session.new": "ctrl+shift+n",
  "app.session.tree": ["ctrl+shift+t", "alt+shift+t"]
}

A configured value replaces the default for that action. Use an empty list to disable an action's keybindings:

{
  "tui.altScreen.pageUp": []
}

After editing the file, run /reload to apply the changes to the active session.

Key syntax

Write a key as modifier+key. Modifiers are ctrl, shift, alt, and super. You can combine modifiers. Valid keys are:

• Letters: a-z
• Digits: 0-9
• Special: escape, esc, enter, return, tab, space, backspace, delete, insert, clear, home, end, pageUp, pageDown, up, down, left, right
• Function: f1-f12
• Symbols: `, -, =, [, ], \, ;, ', ,, ., /, !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), _, +, |, ~, {, }, :, <, >, ?

Examples: ctrl+shift+x, alt+ctrl+x, ctrl+shift+alt+x, super+k, ctrl+super+k, and ctrl+1.

super bindings require a terminal that reports the modifier separately, typically through the Kitty keyboard protocol. They may not work in terminals without that support.

Actions

Terminal UI

Cursor movement

Keybinding id	Default	Description
tui.editor.cursorUp	up	Move cursor up, browsing older history at the top
tui.editor.cursorDown	down	Move cursor down, browsing newer history at the bottom
tui.editor.historyPrevious	None	Select the previous prompt history entry
tui.editor.historyNext	None	Select the next prompt history entry
tui.editor.cursorLeft	left, ctrl+b	Move cursor left
tui.editor.cursorRight	right, ctrl+f	Move cursor right
tui.editor.cursorWordLeft	alt+left, ctrl+left, alt+b	Move cursor word left
tui.editor.cursorWordRight	alt+right, ctrl+right, alt+f	Move cursor word right
tui.editor.cursorLineStart	home, ctrl+home, ctrl+a	Move to line start
tui.editor.cursorLineEnd	end, ctrl+end, ctrl+e	Move to line end
tui.editor.jumpForward	ctrl+]	Jump forward to character
tui.editor.jumpBackward	ctrl+alt+]	Jump backward to character
tui.editor.pageUp	pageUp, ctrl+pageUp	Scroll up by page
tui.editor.pageDown	pageDown, ctrl+pageDown	Scroll down by page

The dedicated history actions browse prompt history regardless of cursor position and take precedence over application actions using the same key.

Text editing

Keybinding id	Default	Description
tui.editor.deleteCharBackward	backspace	Delete character backward
tui.editor.deleteCharForward	delete, ctrl+d	Delete character forward
tui.editor.deleteWordBackward	ctrl+w, alt+backspace	Delete word backward
tui.editor.deleteWordForward	alt+d, alt+delete	Delete word forward
tui.editor.deleteToLineStart	ctrl+u	Delete to line start
tui.editor.deleteToLineEnd	ctrl+k	Delete to line end
tui.editor.yank	ctrl+y	Paste most recently deleted text
tui.editor.yankPop	alt+y	Cycle through deleted text after yank
tui.editor.undo	ctrl+- (ctrl+z on Windows; alt+z on WSL)	Undo last edit

Input and selection

Keybinding id	Default	Description
tui.input.newLine	shift+enter, ctrl+j	Insert new line
tui.input.submit	enter	Submit input
tui.input.tab	tab	Tab or autocomplete
tui.input.copy	ctrl+c	Copy selection
tui.select.up	up	Move selection up
tui.select.down	down	Move selection down
tui.select.pageUp	pageUp	Page up in list
tui.select.pageDown	pageDown	Page down in list
tui.select.confirm	enter	Confirm selection
tui.select.cancel	escape, ctrl+c	Cancel selection

Fullscreen

In fullscreen mode, these actions control the transcript and take precedence over editor actions using the same key.

Keybinding id	Default	Description
tui.altScreen.pageUp	pageUp	Scroll the transcript up by one page
tui.altScreen.pageDown	pageDown	Scroll the transcript down by one page
tui.altScreen.halfPageUp	None	Scroll the transcript up by half a page
tui.altScreen.halfPageDown	None	Scroll the transcript down by half a page
tui.altScreen.lineUp	None	Scroll the transcript up by one line
tui.altScreen.lineDown	None	Scroll the transcript down by one line
tui.altScreen.previousPrompt	ctrl+shift+up, ctrl+up (ctrl+up only on Windows and WSL)	Jump to the previous marked message
tui.altScreen.nextPrompt	ctrl+shift+down, ctrl+down (ctrl+down only on Windows and WSL)	Jump to the next marked message
tui.altScreen.search	ctrl+shift+f (ctrl+f on Windows and WSL)	Search the rendered transcript
tui.altScreen.searchNext	enter, ctrl+g	Select the next search match while searching
tui.altScreen.searchPrevious	shift+enter, ctrl+shift+g	Select the previous search match while searching
tui.altScreen.searchClose	escape	Close transcript search
tui.altScreen.top	home	Scroll to the beginning of the transcript
tui.altScreen.bottom	end	Scroll to the transcript end and follow new output

Application

Keybinding id	Default	Description
app.interrupt	escape	Cancel / abort
app.clear	ctrl+c	Clear editor (first) / exit (second)
app.exit	ctrl+d	Exit (when editor empty)
app.suspend	ctrl+z (None on Windows)	Suspend to background
app.editor.external	ctrl+g	Open in external editor (externalEditor, $VISUAL, $EDITOR, Notepad on Windows, or nano elsewhere)
app.clipboard.pasteImage	ctrl+v (alt+v on Windows and WSL)	Paste image or text from clipboard

On native Windows, app.suspend has no default because Windows terminals do not support Unix job control. If you assign it manually, Pi shows a status message instead of suspending. WSL uses the normal ctrl+z and fg behavior.

Sessions

Keybinding id	Default	Description
app.session.new	None	Start a new session (/new)
app.session.tree	None	Open session tree navigator (/tree)
app.session.fork	None	Fork current session (/fork)
app.session.resume	None	Open session resume picker (/resume)
app.session.togglePath	ctrl+p	Toggle path display
app.session.toggleSort	ctrl+s	Toggle sort mode
app.session.toggleNamedFilter	ctrl+n	Toggle named-only filter
app.session.rename	ctrl+r	Rename session
app.session.delete	ctrl+d	Delete session
app.session.deleteNoninvasive	ctrl+backspace	Delete session when query is empty

Models and Thinking

Keybinding id	Default	Description
app.model.select	ctrl+l	Open model selector
app.model.cycleForward	ctrl+p	Cycle to next model
app.model.cycleBackward	shift+ctrl+p (alt+p on Windows and WSL)	Cycle to previous model
app.models.save	ctrl+s	Save the selected default model or scoped model configuration to settings
app.thinking.cycle	shift+tab	Cycle thinking level
app.thinking.save	ctrl+s	Save current thinking level to settings
app.thinking.toggle	ctrl+t	Collapse or expand thinking blocks

Display and Message Queue

Keybinding id	Default	Description
app.tools.expand	ctrl+o	Collapse or expand tool output
app.message.copy	ctrl+x	Copy the selected message in /tree; in fullscreen mode, copy the active selection when fullscreenCopyOnSelect is false; otherwise copy the last assistant message
app.message.followUp	alt+enter (ctrl+q on Windows and WSL)	Queue follow-up message
app.message.dequeue	alt+up (alt+q on Windows and WSL)	Restore queued messages to editor

Tree Navigation

Keybinding id	Default	Description
app.tree.foldOrUp	ctrl+left, alt+left	Fold current branch segment, or jump to the previous segment start
app.tree.unfoldOrDown	ctrl+right, alt+right	Unfold current branch segment, or jump to the next segment start or branch end
app.tree.editLabel	shift+l	Edit the label on the selected tree node
app.tree.toggleLabelTimestamp	shift+t	Toggle label timestamps in the tree
app.tree.filter.default	ctrl+d	Set tree filter to default view
app.tree.filter.noTools	ctrl+t	Toggle tree filter that hides tool results
app.tree.filter.userOnly	ctrl+u	Toggle tree filter that shows only user messages
app.tree.filter.labeledOnly	ctrl+l	Toggle tree filter that shows only labeled entries
app.tree.filter.all	ctrl+a	Toggle tree filter that shows all entries
app.tree.filter.cycleForward	ctrl+o	Cycle tree filter forward
app.tree.filter.cycleBackward	shift+ctrl+o	Cycle tree filter backward

Scoped Models Selector

Used inside the scoped models selector (opened via /scoped-models).

Keybinding id	Default	Description
app.models.enableAll	ctrl+a	Enable all models (or all matching the current search)
app.models.clearAll	ctrl+x	Clear all models (or all matching the current search)
app.models.toggleProvider	ctrl+p	Toggle all models for the current provider
app.models.reorderUp	alt+up	Move the selected model up in the cycle order
app.models.reorderDown	alt+down	Move the selected model down in the cycle order