Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigate the TUI efficiently with these keyboard shortcuts.

Key	Action	Context
`Tab`	Cycle focus: Sidebar → Main Panel → Input	Global
`↑ / ↓`	Navigate panels in sidebar	Sidebar focused
`↑ / ↓`	Scroll content	Main panel focused
`PgUp / PgDn`	Scroll page at a time	Main panel focused
`Home / End`	Jump to top / bottom	Main panel focused
`Enter`	Select highlighted panel	Sidebar focused

Input Field

Key	Action
`Enter`	Send message to AI
`Shift+Enter`	New line (multi-line input)
`@`	Trigger file path autocomplete
`Tab`	Navigate into folder / accept suggestion (in autocomplete)
`↑ / ↓`	Select autocomplete suggestion
`Esc`	Dismiss autocomplete popup
`/`	Trigger slash command expansion (at start of input)
`Ctrl+A`	Select all text
`Ctrl+C`	Copy selection (or quit if no selection)
`Ctrl+V`	Paste from clipboard

Configuration Panel

Key	Action
`p`	Cycle LLM provider
`m`	Cycle model
`s`	Toggle auto-continuation
`← / →`	Adjust budget bars (threshold, output, cost)
`↑ / ↓`	Select which bar to adjust

AI Generation

Key	Action
`Esc`	Stop AI generation immediately
`Ctrl+R`	Rebuild and reload Context Pilot (preserves state)
`Ctrl+C`	Quit Context Pilot

💡 Tip The Tab key is your best friend — it cycles through the three focus areas (sidebar, main panel, input). Get comfortable with Tab → Arrow → Enter navigation.