Keyboard Shortcuts

Quick reference for all keyboard shortcuts available in Starfish. Cmd is the macOS Command key; Ctrl works too.

Anywhere on your Mac

These work in any app, also when Starfish is in the background. Change or turn them off in Settings → Voice & shortcuts.

Shortcut	Action
⇧⌘ Space	Talk to Starfish. Press again to stop.
⌥ Space	Ask about this screen

Chat

Shortcut	Action
Enter	Send message
Cmd + Enter	Send message (alternative)
Arrow Up	Previous message in prompt history
Arrow Down	Next message in prompt history
Cmd + N	New chat session
Cmd + Shift + P	Polish writing -- rewrites the selection or the whole message
Cmd + K	Developer mode: open the command palette
Cmd + F	Developer mode: find text in the conversation

Composer Slash Commands

In Developer mode, type / to open the command menu. See Using Chat for the full list (/plan, /builder, /editor, /permissions, /approve, /compact, /image, /video, /cost, /clear, /agents, /project, /timeline, /help, /init).

Terminal

Shortcut	Action
Cmd + T	New terminal tab
Cmd + W	Close current tab
Cmd + K	Clear scrollback
Cmd + L	Clear scrollback (alternative)
Cmd + C	Copy selection / SIGINT
Cmd + V	Paste
Cmd + A	Select all
Cmd + +	Zoom in
Cmd + -	Zoom out
Cmd + 0	Reset zoom

Browser

Shortcut	Action
Escape	Cancel element selector

General

Shortcut	Action
Escape	Close modal / cancel operation
Cmd + N	New session
Cmd + K	Deep search across chats, documents, images, and workspaces