Reference

Keyboard shortcuts

Every keyboard shortcut in the LoopCode terminal, desktop app and VS Code extension.

Terminal

Press ? in an empty composer to see these in the terminal.

Key	Action
`/`	Commands
`@`	Mention files
`!`	Shell command (at the start of a message)
`#`	Remember something (at the start of a message)
`shift` `enter` or `ctrl` `j`	New line
`ctrl` `v`	Paste an image
`ctrl` `g`	Write the prompt in your external editor
`ctrl` `r`	Search history
`↑` `↓` (or `ctrl` `p` `ctrl` `n`)	Earlier and later prompts; move through a list
`esc` `esc`	Edit your last message

Key	Action
`enter`	Send (while LoopCode works: steer the current turn)
`tab`	While LoopCode works: queue the message for when the turn finishes
`shift` `tab`	Change mode
`alt` `,`	Less reasoning effort
`alt` `.`	More reasoning effort
`esc`	Stop the turn
`ctrl` `b`	Run the current command or subagent in the background
`ctrl` `o`	Copy the last response
`ctrl` `l`	Clear the screen
`ctrl` `z`	Suspend LoopCode to your shell
`ctrl` `c`	Interrupt; with nothing running, quit (press twice)
`ctrl` `d`	Quit, with an empty composer (press twice)

Key	Action
`ctrl` `t`	Open (and close) the full transcript, with complete command output
`f3`	Find text in the transcript
`pgup` `pgdn`	Scroll
`home` `end`	Top / latest
`q` or `esc`	Close

On macOS, alt is ⌥. If shift enter or other keys misbehave in your terminal, set LOOPCODE_TUI_DISABLE_KEYBOARD_ENHANCEMENT=1.

On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl for ⌘.

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Open LoopCode	`⌘` `Esc`	`Ctrl` `Esc`
Add selection to LoopCode	`⌘` `⌥` `K`	`Ctrl` `Alt` `K`