Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

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Leader Key

OpenCode uses a Leader Key to avoid conflicts with terminal shortcuts.

Default Leader Key: Ctrl+X

Usage: Press Ctrl+X, release, then press the second key.

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TUI Shortcuts

Basic Operations

Shortcut	Action	Description
Enter	Send message	Send current input
Shift+Enter	New line	Add newline in input box
Tab	Switch Agent	Cycle through primary agents
Shift+Tab	Reverse switch	Reverse cycle through primary agents
Escape	Interrupt	Stop current AI response
Ctrl+C	Clear input	Clear input box content
Ctrl+D	Exit	Close OpenCode
Ctrl+P	Command list	Open command palette

Leader Key Operations

Shortcut	Action	Description
Leader → n	New session	Same as /new
Leader → l	Session list	Same as /sessions
Leader → m	Model list	Same as /models
Leader → a	Agent list	Select Agent
Leader → t	Theme list	Same as /theme
Leader → e	Editor	Open external editor
Leader → c	Compact	Compact current session context
Leader → u	Undo	Undo last change
Leader → r	Redo	Redo last undo
Leader → x	Export	Export current session
Leader → s	Status	View status
Leader → b	Sidebar	Toggle sidebar display
Leader → g	Timeline	Session timeline
Leader → y	Copy	Copy message
Leader → h	Hide details	Toggle details display
Leader → q	Quit	Close OpenCode

Session Navigation

Shortcut	Action	Description
Leader → →	Child session	Switch to child Agent session
Leader → ←	Reverse child	Reverse cycle child sessions
Leader → ↑	Parent session	Return to parent session

Message Scrolling

Shortcut	Action
Page Up	Scroll up one page
Page Down	Scroll down one page
Ctrl+Alt+U	Scroll up half page
Ctrl+Alt+D	Scroll down half page
Ctrl+G / Home	Jump to top
Ctrl+Alt+G / End	Jump to bottom

Input Area Operations

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+A	Move cursor to line start
Ctrl+E	Move cursor to line end
Ctrl+B	Move cursor back one character
Ctrl+F	Move cursor forward one character
Alt+B	Move cursor back one word
Alt+F	Move cursor forward one word
Ctrl+K	Delete to end of line
Ctrl+U	Delete to start of line
Ctrl+W	Delete previous word
Alt+D	Delete next word
Ctrl+D	Delete current character
↑ / ↓	Browse input history

Model Switching

Shortcut	Action
F2	Cycle recent models
Shift+F2	Reverse cycle
Ctrl+T	Cycle variants

Permission Confirmation

Shortcut	Action
y	Allow
n	Deny
a	Always allow (this session)

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IDE Extension Shortcuts

VS Code / Cursor

Shortcut (macOS)	Shortcut (Win/Linux)	Action
Cmd+Esc	Ctrl+Esc	Open OpenCode panel
Cmd+Shift+Esc	Ctrl+Shift+Esc	New session
Cmd+Option+K	Alt+Ctrl+K	Insert file reference

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Desktop Input Shortcuts

OpenCode desktop app input box supports Readline/Emacs style shortcuts. These are built-in and cannot be configured via opencode.json:

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+A	Move to line start
Ctrl+E	Move to line end
Ctrl+B	Move cursor back one character
Ctrl+F	Move cursor forward one character
Alt+B	Move cursor back one word
Alt+F	Move cursor forward one word
Ctrl+D	Delete character under cursor
Ctrl+K	Delete to end of line
Ctrl+U	Delete to start of line
Ctrl+W	Delete previous word
Alt+D	Delete next word
Ctrl+T	Transpose characters
Ctrl+G	Cancel popup / interrupt response

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Custom Shortcuts

Configure in opencode.json:

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "keybinds": {
    "leader": "ctrl+x",
    "session_new": "<leader>n",
    "session_list": "<leader>l",
    "model_list": "<leader>m"
  }
}

Disable Shortcuts

Set to "none" to disable:

{
  "keybinds": {
    "session_compact": "none"
  }
}

Multiple Key Bindings

Separate multiple keys with commas:

{
  "keybinds": {
    "app_exit": "ctrl+c,ctrl+d,<leader>q"
  }
}

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All Configurable Key Bindings

Source: keybinds.mdx

Basic Bindings

Key Name	Default	Description
leader	ctrl+x	Leader key
app_exit	ctrl+c,ctrl+d,<leader>q	Exit

Session Management

Key Name	Default	Description
session_new	<leader>n	New session
session_list	<leader>l	Session list
session_export	<leader>x	Export session
session_interrupt	escape	Interrupt response
session_compact	<leader>c	Compact context
session_timeline	<leader>g	Timeline
session_child_cycle	<leader>right	Cycle child sessions
session_child_cycle_reverse	<leader>left	Reverse cycle child sessions
session_parent	<leader>up	Return to parent session
session_fork	none	Fork session
session_rename	ctrl+r	Rename session
session_delete	ctrl+d	Delete session
session_share	none	Share session
session_unshare	none	Unshare session

Model & Agent

Key Name	Default	Description
model_list	<leader>m	Model list
model_cycle_recent	f2	Cycle recent models
model_cycle_recent_reverse	shift+f2	Reverse cycle recent models
model_cycle_favorite	none	Cycle favorite models
model_cycle_favorite_reverse	none	Reverse cycle favorite models
variant_cycle	ctrl+t	Cycle model variants
agent_list	<leader>a	Agent list
agent_cycle	tab	Cycle agents
agent_cycle_reverse	shift+tab	Reverse cycle agents

Interface Control

Key Name	Default	Description
theme_list	<leader>t	Theme list
editor_open	<leader>e	Open editor
sidebar_toggle	<leader>b	Toggle sidebar
scrollbar_toggle	none	Toggle scrollbar
username_toggle	none	Toggle username display
status_view	<leader>s	Status view
tool_details	none	Tool details
command_list	ctrl+p	Command palette
tips_toggle	<leader>h	Toggle tips display

Message Operations

Key Name	Default	Description
messages_undo	<leader>u	Undo
messages_redo	<leader>r	Redo
messages_copy	<leader>y	Copy
messages_toggle_conceal	<leader>h	Toggle detail hiding
messages_next	none	Next message
messages_previous	none	Previous message
messages_last_user	none	Jump to last user message
messages_page_up	pageup,ctrl+alt+b	Page up
messages_page_down	pagedown,ctrl+alt+f	Page down
messages_half_page_up	ctrl+alt+u	Half page up
messages_half_page_down	ctrl+alt+d	Half page down
messages_first	ctrl+g,home	Jump to top
messages_last	ctrl+alt+g,end	Jump to bottom

Input Box Operations

Key Name	Default	Description
input_submit	return	Submit
input_newline	shift+return,ctrl+return,alt+return,ctrl+j	New line
input_clear	ctrl+c	Clear input
input_paste	ctrl+v	Paste
input_move_left	left,ctrl+b	Move cursor left
input_move_right	right,ctrl+f	Move cursor right
input_move_up	up	Move cursor up
input_move_down	down	Move cursor down
input_select_left	shift+left	Select left
input_select_right	shift+right	Select right
input_select_up	shift+up	Select up
input_select_down	shift+down	Select down
input_line_home	ctrl+a	Line start
input_line_end	ctrl+e	Line end
input_select_line_home	ctrl+shift+a	Select to line start
input_select_line_end	ctrl+shift+e	Select to line end
input_visual_line_home	alt+a	Visual line start
input_visual_line_end	alt+e	Visual line end
input_select_visual_line_home	alt+shift+a	Select to visual line start
input_select_visual_line_end	alt+shift+e	Select to visual line end
input_buffer_home	home	Buffer start
input_buffer_end	end	Buffer end
input_select_buffer_home	shift+home	Select to buffer start
input_select_buffer_end	shift+end	Select to buffer end
input_delete_line	ctrl+shift+d	Delete line
input_delete_to_line_end	ctrl+k	Delete to line end
input_delete_to_line_start	ctrl+u	Delete to line start
input_backspace	backspace,shift+backspace	Backspace
input_delete	ctrl+d,delete,shift+delete	Delete
input_undo	ctrl+-,super+z	Undo input
input_redo	ctrl+.,super+shift+z	Redo input
input_word_forward	alt+f,alt+right,ctrl+right	Next word
input_word_backward	alt+b,alt+left,ctrl+left	Previous word
input_select_word_forward	alt+shift+f,alt+shift+right	Select next word
input_select_word_backward	alt+shift+b,alt+shift+left	Select previous word
input_delete_word_forward	alt+d,alt+delete,ctrl+delete	Delete next word
input_delete_word_backward	ctrl+w,ctrl+backspace,alt+backspace	Delete previous word

History & Terminal

Key Name	Default	Description
history_previous	up	Previous history
history_next	down	Next history
terminal_suspend	ctrl+z	Suspend terminal
terminal_title_toggle	none	Toggle terminal title

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Shift+Enter Configuration

Some terminals don't send Shift+Enter by default.

Windows Terminal Configuration

Edit settings.json:

{
  "actions": [
    {
      "command": {
        "action": "sendInput",
        "input": "\u001b[13;2u"
      },
      "id": "User.sendInput.ShiftEnterCustom"
    }
  ],
  "keybindings": [
    {
      "keys": "shift+enter",
      "id": "User.sendInput.ShiftEnterCustom"
    }
  ]
}

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Quick Mnemonic

Tab switches Agents, Ctrl+C clears
Leader plus letters, functions appear
n for new, l for list, m for models
u for undo, r for redo, no worries
Arrow keys left and right, child sessions go back and forth

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Related Resources

• Configuration Reference - Complete configuration guide
• 5.6b Keybinds - Keybind customization tutorial
• 5.6a Themes - Theme customization tutorial