Keyboard Shortcuts

✓ Fresh · 2026-02-24

Complete reference for all keyboard shortcuts and editor features in Pi.

Global Shortcuts

Binding	Action
Ctrl+C	Clear the editor input
Ctrl+C (twice)	Quit Pi entirely
Escape	Cancel / abort current operation
Escape (twice)	Open /tree session navigator
Ctrl+L	Open model selector
Ctrl+P	Cycle to next scoped model
Shift+Ctrl+P	Cycle to previous scoped model
Shift+Tab	Cycle through thinking levels
Ctrl+O	Collapse / expand tool output
Ctrl+T	Collapse / expand thinking blocks

Editor Features

File References with @

Type @ in the editor to trigger fuzzy file search. Pi scans the current project directory and lets you select files to include as context:

@src/index.ts    # reference a specific file
@package.json    # include config files

Tab completes partial file paths.

Multiline Input

Platform	Shortcut
macOS / Linux	Shift+Enter
Windows Terminal	Ctrl+Enter

Image Input

• Ctrl+V to paste images from clipboard
• Drag and drop image files into the terminal (supported terminals)

Shell Commands

Execute bash commands directly from the Pi editor:

Syntax	Behavior
!command	Run command, send output to the LLM as context
!!command	Run command, display output but do NOT send to LLM

Examples:

!git status          # runs git status, sends output to LLM
!!cat package.json   # shows file contents without sending to LLM
!ls -la src/         # list directory, LLM sees the output

Message Queue Shortcuts

While the agent is actively working, you can queue messages:

Binding	Action
Enter	Submit a steering message (interrupts after current tool)
Alt+Enter	Submit a follow-up message (delivered when agent finishes)
Escape	Abort and restore queued messages to editor
Alt+Up	Retrieve queued messages back to editor

See Message Queue for full details.

Customizing Keybindings

Override any keybinding by editing:

~/.pi/agent/keybindings.json

The file maps key combinations to actions. Changes take effect after restarting Pi or running /reload.