Every keyboard shortcut available in Sidequest, organized by category. All shortcuts use the Cmd key.
Press Cmd+/ inside the app to open the built-in shortcuts overlay.
| Shortcut | Action | Context |
|---|
| Cmd+[ | Navigate to previous quest | Global |
| Cmd+] | Navigate to next quest | Global |
| Cmd+Shift+P | Open command palette | Global |
| Shortcut | Action | Context |
|---|
| Cmd+, | Open settings | Global |
| Cmd+/ | Show keyboard shortcuts | Global |
| Cmd+R | Reload window | Global |
| Shortcut | Action | Context |
|---|
| Cmd+1 | Toggle Workspaces sidebar | Global |
| Cmd+2 | Toggle Quest Log | Global |
| Cmd+3 | Toggle Terminal panel | Global |
| Cmd+4 | Toggle Changes panel | Global |
| Cmd+5 | Toggle first visible extension (Live Stats by default) | Global |
| Cmd+6 | Toggle second visible extension (Toolkit by default) | Global |
| Cmd+7 | Toggle third visible extension (Council by default) | Global |
Extension shortcuts (Cmd+5 and above) map to extensions in the order they appear in the bottom toolbar. Reorder or hide extensions in Settings > Extensions (or right-click the toolbar and choose Customize Bottom Bar…) to change the mapping.
| Shortcut | Action | Context |
|---|
| Cmd+= | Zoom in (whole interface, including the terminal) | Global |
| Cmd+- | Zoom out | Global |
| Shortcut | Action | Context |
|---|
| Cmd+F / Ctrl+F | Find in diff | Changes panel |
| Enter / Shift+Enter | Next / previous match | Find bar |
| Esc | Close find bar, or clear the file filter | Changes panel |
| Shortcut | Action | Context |
|---|
| Cmd+C | Copy selection (passes through when nothing is selected) | Terminal |
| Cmd+V | Paste (long pastes become a temp file path) | Terminal |
| Ctrl+V | Literal ^V, for Claude Code image paste | Terminal |
| Cmd+1–9, Cmd+[, Cmd+], Cmd+=, Cmd+-, Cmd+/, Cmd+,, Cmd+R, Cmd+Shift+P | Pass through to Sidequest | Terminal |
Standard macOS edit shortcuts available via the Edit menu:
| Shortcut | Action | Context |
|---|
| Cmd+Z | Undo | Text fields |
| Cmd+Shift+Z | Redo | Text fields |
| Cmd+X | Cut | Text fields |
| Cmd+C | Copy | Text fields |
| Cmd+V | Paste | Text fields |
| Cmd+A | Select All | Text fields |
| Shortcut | Action | Context |
|---|
| Cmd+M | Minimize window | Global |
| Cmd+W | Close window | Global |
| Ctrl+Cmd+F | Toggle fullscreen | Global |
These actions are available from within the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P):
| Action | How |
|---|
| Search quests | Type quest name or prompt text |
| Search files | Type > then a filename |
| Jump to quest | Select an active quest |
| Edit quest | Select a backlog quest |
| Open project | Select a project row |
| Create quest | Q on a highlighted project |
| Open in editor | E on a highlighted active quest |
| Activate backlog quest | A on a highlighted backlog quest |
| Slash commands | Type / then terminal, editor or remote; Tab completes |
| Shortcut | Action | Context |
|---|
| Enter | Create the quest | Create Quest prompt |
| Shift+Enter | New line in the prompt | Create Quest prompt |
| / | Autocomplete skills, commands and agents | Create Quest prompt |
| K / X / → | Keep / Archive or Delete / Skip | Review old journals |
| Option (hold) | Expand Open in Editor / Terminal into submenus | Context menus |
| Space or Enter | Pick up / drop a quest with the keyboard | Supervisors board |
Hold the Cmd key for approximately one second to reveal shortcut labels above each panel toggle button, the extension buttons and the Settings button in the bottom toolbar. Release Cmd to hide them.
