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Using 8gent

Keyboard shortcuts

Every key the 8gent workspace listens for, checked against the code on main.

Most used

KeyWhat it does
Shift+TabCycle this tab's permission mode: Plan, Ask, Guarded, Infinite. See Permission modes
Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9Jump to tab 1 to 9
Ctrl+PCommand palette
EscStop the reply in this tab, or go back to the chat
Ctrl+CSave the session and quit

Update to get this

Shift+Tab permission modes need a current release. Run 8gent update; see Install. On an older build, Shift+Tab moves to the previous tab.

Tabs

KeyWhat it does
Ctrl+TNew chat tab
Ctrl+WClose this tab (not the last one). Its agent is stopped
Ctrl+NNotes tab, and back
Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9Jump to a tab

Work in progress

KeyWhat it does
Ctrl+GSend the running task to the background, get a fresh prompt
Ctrl+JBackground jobs panel
Ctrl+BProcess panel
Ctrl+YCycle the task mode label: Planning, Researching, Implementing, Testing, Debugging. Does not change permissions

Views

KeyWhat it does
Ctrl+XPlan column
Ctrl+KKanban board
Ctrl+EPredicted next steps
Ctrl+OExpanded view
Ctrl+LMessage navigation (Up, Down, Enter, Esc)
Ctrl+AAnimations on or off
Ctrl+SSound on or off

In the input

KeyWhat it does
TabAccept the ghost suggestion
EnterSend
/Start a slash command. See Slash commands

Approval card

When a command waits for you:

KeyWhat it does
YRun it
NDo not run it
E, SOffered as edit and skip. Today both stop the command, like N

The DJ

Active while a track is loaded. See The DJ.

KeyWhat it does
Ctrl+Shift+PPlay or pause
Ctrl+Shift+NNext track
Ctrl+Shift+BPrevious track
Ctrl+Shift+MMute or unmute
Ctrl+Shift+Up, Ctrl+Shift+DownVolume up or down
Ctrl+DExpand or collapse the deck

Model and provider pickers: use /model and /provider. Their Ctrl shortcuts collide with Enter in most terminals.