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Essential Shortcuts

ActionmacOSWindows/Linux
Send messageCmd+EnterCtrl+Enter
Queue messageCmd+Shift+EnterCtrl+Shift+Enter
Stop responseCtrl+CCtrl+C
New chatCmd+Shift+NCtrl+Shift+N
ActionmacOSWindows/Linux
Command paletteCmd+KCtrl+K
Toggle editorCmd+ECtrl+E
Toggle sidebarCmd+BCtrl+B
Semantic searchCmd+Shift+FCtrl+Shift+F

Mode & Model

ActionShortcut
Toggle mode (Agent/Plan)Shift+Tab
Cycle modelsShift+Esc

Command Palette

Open with Cmd+K (macOS) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux). The command palette is your quick-access hub.

Actions

  • Switch between recent chats
  • Switch between projects
  • Open settings
  • Toggle code editor
  • Toggle review mode
Type > in the command palette to search your codebase by meaning, not exact text.

Example Queries

>how does user authentication work
>where do we handle API errors
>database connection setup
Results show matching code snippets with file paths and line numbers. Select a result to open it in the editor.
Semantic search requires your codebase to be indexed. ami prompts you to index if needed, it takes a few minutes for large codebases.