Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
Operator uses vim-style keybindings for navigation and actions. This reference documents all available keyboard shortcuts.
Quick Reference
| Key |
Action |
Context |
q |
Quit Operator |
Dashboard |
? |
Toggle help |
Dashboard |
Tab |
Switch between panels |
Dashboard |
j/↓ |
Move down |
Dashboard |
k/↑ |
Move up |
Dashboard |
Q |
Focus Queue panel |
Dashboard |
A/a |
Focus Agents panel |
Dashboard |
h/← |
Previous panel |
Dashboard |
l/→ |
Next panel |
Dashboard |
Enter |
Select / Confirm |
Dashboard |
Shift+Enter |
Auto-launch (delegator chain) |
Dashboard |
Esc |
Cancel / Close |
Dashboard |
L |
Launch selected ticket |
Dashboard |
P/p |
Pause queue processing |
Dashboard |
R/r |
Resume queue processing |
Dashboard |
S |
Sync kanban collections |
Dashboard |
Y/y |
Approve review (agents panel) |
Dashboard |
X/x |
Reject review (agents panel) |
Dashboard |
W/w |
Toggle Backstage server |
Dashboard |
V/v |
Show session preview |
Dashboard |
F |
Focus cmux window |
Dashboard |
C |
Create new ticket |
Dashboard |
J |
Open Projects menu |
Dashboard |
T/t |
Switch issue type collection |
Dashboard |
K |
Open Kanban providers view |
Dashboard |
Enter |
Activate (A) |
Status Panel |
Esc/Backspace |
Go back (B) |
Status Panel |
Shift+Enter |
Special action (X) * |
Status Panel |
Ctrl+Enter |
Refresh (Y) ⟳ |
Status Panel |
g |
Scroll to top |
Session Preview |
G |
Scroll to bottom |
Session Preview |
PgUp |
Page up |
Session Preview |
PgDn |
Page down |
Session Preview |
Esc/q |
Close preview |
Session Preview |
L/l |
Launch agent |
Launch Dialog |
V/v |
View ticket ($VISUAL or open) |
Launch Dialog |
E/e |
Edit ticket ($EDITOR) |
Launch Dialog |
N/n |
Cancel |
Launch Dialog |
M/m |
Cycle provider/model |
Launch Dialog |
D/d |
Toggle Docker mode |
Launch Dialog |
Y/y |
Toggle Auto-accept (YOLO) |
Launch Dialog |
Dashboard
These shortcuts are available in the main dashboard view.
General
| Key |
Action |
q |
Quit Operator |
? |
Toggle help |
Navigation
| Key |
Action |
Tab |
Switch between panels |
j/↓ |
Move down |
k/↑ |
Move up |
Q |
Focus Queue panel |
A/a |
Focus Agents panel |
h/← |
Previous panel |
l/→ |
Next panel |
Actions
| Key |
Action |
Enter |
Select / Confirm |
Shift+Enter |
Auto-launch (delegator chain) |
Esc |
Cancel / Close |
L |
Launch selected ticket |
P/p |
Pause queue processing |
R/r |
Resume queue processing |
S |
Sync kanban collections |
Y/y |
Approve review (agents panel) |
X/x |
Reject review (agents panel) |
W/w |
Toggle Backstage server |
V/v |
Show session preview |
F |
Focus cmux window |
Dialogs
| Key |
Action |
C |
Create new ticket |
J |
Open Projects menu |
T/t |
Switch issue type collection |
K |
Open Kanban providers view |
Status Panel
These shortcuts are available when the status panel is focused. Actions use an ABXY gamepad-style mapping.
Navigation
| Key |
Action |
Esc/Backspace |
Go back (B) |
Actions
| Key |
Action |
Enter |
Activate (A) |
Shift+Enter |
Special action (X) * |
Ctrl+Enter |
Refresh (Y) ⟳ |
Session Preview
These shortcuts are available when viewing a session preview.
Navigation
| Key |
Action |
g |
Scroll to top |
G |
Scroll to bottom |
PgUp |
Page up |
PgDn |
Page down |
Actions
| Key |
Action |
Esc/q |
Close preview |
Launch Dialog
These shortcuts are available in the ticket launch confirmation dialog.
Actions
| Key |
Action |
L/l |
Launch agent |
V/v |
View ticket ($VISUAL or open) |
E/e |
Edit ticket ($EDITOR) |
N/n |
Cancel |
M/m |
Cycle provider/model |
D/d |
Toggle Docker mode |
Y/y |
Toggle Auto-accept (YOLO) |