Keyboard shortcuts
These are the default keys in the interactive TUI. Run
/hotkeys in-session to see them, and remap them in ~/.tau/tui.json (see
Configuration).
Prompting
Section titled “Prompting”| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Enter | Submit the prompt (or apply a highlighted completion) |
Shift+Enter | Insert a newline |
Esc | Cancel the active run |
Enter (while running) | Queue text as steering for the current run |
Alt+Enter | Queue a follow-up that waits until the run would stop |
Up (empty prompt, running) | Edit the most recently queued follow-up |
Navigation & pickers
Section titled “Navigation & pickers”| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+K | Open the command palette |
Ctrl+R | Open the session picker |
Tab | Accept the highlighted completion |
Down / Up | Move through completions |
Models & thinking
Section titled “Models & thinking”| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+P | Cycle scoped (favorite) models |
Shift+Tab | Cycle the thinking mode |
Ctrl+T | Toggle display of thinking/reasoning tokens |
Output & session
Section titled “Output & session”| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+O | Toggle full tool output (vs. compact preview) |
Ctrl+C | Clear the prompt input |
Ctrl+D | Quit |