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Keyboard shortcuts

The hub has no visible controls. These keys drive it. They work while focus is inside a tool, because each tool sends them to the hub.

Key Action
Ctrl+Alt+→ Next tool
Ctrl+Alt+← Previous tool
Alt+1 Kanban
Alt+2 Marketplace
Alt+3 Cost
Alt+4 Memory Diagnoser
Ctrl+Alt+P Open or close the project palette
Ctrl+Alt+W Open or close the config-dir palette
Ctrl+Alt+A Open or close the app launcher

The Alt+number keys follow the tab order. The table shows the default order. The apps list in the config file changes it, and a tool that is off has no number.

On macOS, use Control+Option for Ctrl+Alt and Option for Alt.

Key Action
↓ or Tab Next row
↑ or Shift+Tab Previous row
Enter Pick the selected row
Ctrl+D Config-dir palette: remove the selected dir from the list
Ctrl+R App launcher: restart the selected tool
Esc Close the palette

While a palette is open, the tool keys do nothing, so you can type a path that has digits in it.

The app launcher lists the tools in tab order. When it opens, the tool you used before the current one is selected, so Ctrl+Alt+A then Enter goes back to it. A restart stops the tool’s process and starts it again, then reloads its tab. A Kanban restart ends its embedded terminals, so when terminals are open the launcher asks you to press Ctrl+R a second time.

Select a session in Kanban, then:

Key Action
$ Open Cost for the session
M Open Marketplace for the session’s project
Ctrl+M Open Memory Diagnoser for the session’s project

Kanban uses these keys itself and does not send them to the hub:

Key Action
Ctrl+Alt+N New session
Ctrl+Alt+R Resume session
Ctrl+Alt+S Swap to the previous session

Each tool has its own keys. Press ? in a tool to see them, or read its docs: