Shortcuts and actions

Default Paneflow shortcuts and the action names you can bind under shortcuts in paneflow.json.

Last updated on July 2, 2026

This page documents keyboard shortcuts and keybinding actions. It is not the commands[] workspace-template schema. Use the Action strings below under shortcuts in paneflow.json.

Cmd/Ctrl means Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Linux or Windows.

TL;DR. Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+D and Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+E split panes, Alt+Arrow moves focus, Cmd/Ctrl+1-9 jumps workspaces, Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+A opens Agents, Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+G opens Diff, and Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+J jumps to the next waiting agent.

The scope column matters because several actions reuse the same key chord in different surfaces. For example, Ctrl+Shift+C copies terminal text in a terminal pane, copies Markdown in a Markdown pane, and copies a diff hunk in the diff view.

Action reference

Scope	Action	Shortcut
Panes and tabs
Panes and tabs	`split_horizontally`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftD`
Panes and tabs	`split_vertically`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftE`
Panes and tabs	`close_pane`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftW`
Panes and tabs	`undo_close_pane`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftT`
Panes and tabs	`new_tab`	`Cmd/CtrlAltT`
Panes and tabs	`close_tab`	`Cmd/CtrlW`
Panes and tabs	`toggle_zoom`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftZ`
Panes and tabs	`split_equalize`	`Cmd/CtrlShift=`
Panes and tabs	`swap_pane`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftS`
Pane focus
Pane focus	`focus_left`	`AltLeft`
Pane focus	`focus_right`	`AltRight`
Pane focus	`focus_up`	`AltUp`
Pane focus	`focus_down`	`AltDown`
Layouts
Layouts	`layout_even_horizontal`	`Cmd/CtrlAlt1`
Layouts	`layout_even_vertical`	`Cmd/CtrlAlt2`
Layouts	`layout_main_vertical`	`Cmd/CtrlAlt3`
Layouts	`layout_tiled`	`Cmd/CtrlAlt4`
Workspaces
Workspaces	`new_workspace`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftN`
Workspaces	`close_workspace`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftQ`
Workspaces	`next_workspace`	`Cmd/CtrlTab`
Workspaces	`jump_next_waiting`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftJ`
Workspaces	`select_workspace_1`	`Cmd/Ctrl1`
Workspaces	`select_workspace_2`	`Cmd/Ctrl2`
Workspaces	`select_workspace_3`	`Cmd/Ctrl3`
Workspaces	`select_workspace_4`	`Cmd/Ctrl4`
Workspaces	`select_workspace_5`	`Cmd/Ctrl5`
Workspaces	`select_workspace_6`	`Cmd/Ctrl6`
Workspaces	`select_workspace_7`	`Cmd/Ctrl7`
Workspaces	`select_workspace_8`	`Cmd/Ctrl8`
Workspaces	`select_workspace_9`	`Cmd/Ctrl9`
Workspaces	`copy_workspace_path`	`CtrlShiftAltC`
Workspaces	`reveal_workspace_in_file_manager`	`CtrlAltR`
Workspaces	`open_workspace_in_zed`	`CtrlAltZ`
Workspaces	`open_workspace_in_cursor`	`CtrlAltC`
Workspaces	`open_workspace_in_vscode`	`CtrlAltV`
Workspaces	`open_workspace_in_windsurf`	`CtrlAltW`
App views
App views	`open_agents_view`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftA`
App views	`open_diff_view`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftG`
App views	`toggle_files_sidebar`	`Cmd/CtrlAltF`
App views	`open_composer`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftSpace`
App views	`toggle_broadcast_member`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftB`
App views	`open_broadcast_groups`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftM`
App views	`open_attention_queue`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftK`
App views	`open_launch_pad`	`Cmd/CtrlShiftL`
Terminal pane
Terminal pane	`terminal_copy`	`CtrlShiftC`
Terminal pane	`terminal_paste`	`CtrlShiftV`
Terminal pane	`terminal_copy`	`CmdC`(macOS only)
Terminal pane	`terminal_paste`	`CmdV`(macOS only)
Terminal pane	`scroll_page_up`	`ShiftPageUp`
Terminal pane	`scroll_page_down`	`ShiftPageDown`
Terminal pane	`toggle_copy_mode`	`CtrlShiftX`
Terminal pane	`toggle_search`	`CtrlShiftF`
Terminal pane	`font_size_increase`	`Cmd/Ctrl=`
Terminal pane	`font_size_decrease`	`Cmd/Ctrl-`
Terminal pane	`font_size_reset`	`Cmd/Ctrl0`
Search overlay
Search overlay	`search_next`	`Enter`
Search overlay	`search_prev`	`ShiftEnter`
Search overlay	`dismiss_search`	`Escape`
Search overlay	`toggle_search_regex`	`AltR`
Search overlay	`toggle_fleet_search`	`AltF`
Markdown pane
Markdown pane	`markdown_scroll_page_up`	`ShiftPageUp`
Markdown pane	`markdown_scroll_page_down`	`ShiftPageDown`
Markdown pane	`markdown_find_open`	`CtrlF`
Markdown pane	`markdown_copy`	`CtrlShiftC`
Markdown pane	`markdown_find_next`	`Enter`
Markdown pane	`markdown_find_prev`	`ShiftEnter`
Markdown pane	`markdown_find_dismiss`	`Escape`
Diff view
Diff view	`copy_diff_hunk`	`CtrlShiftC`
Diff view	`diff_next_hunk`	`]`
Diff view	`diff_prev_hunk`	`[`
Diff view	`diff_toggle_view`	`U`
Diff view	`diff_toggle_sync`	`S`
Diff view	`diff_dismiss`	`Escape`
macOS menu bar
macOS menu bar	`quit`	`CmdQ`(macOS only)
Actions without a default shortcut
App views	`close_window`	Close the active window.
Terminal pane	`clear_scroll_history`	Drop the scrollback buffer in the focused terminal pane.
Terminal pane	`reset_terminal`	Send a full reset to the focused terminal pane.

How do I override a binding?

Set the shortcuts object in paneflow.json. Keys are keystrokes; values are action names from the table above.

json

{
  "shortcuts": {
    "ctrl+shift+t": "new_tab",
    "alt+1": "select_workspace_1"
  }
}

The full override syntax, including the secondary modifier and context scoping, lives on the schema page.

Bindings can be overridden in paneflow.json; conflicts resolve in last-write-wins order. Your user entries layer on top of the built-in defaults, so the most recently registered binding for a given keystroke wins. If two user entries map the same keystroke to different actions, the later entry takes effect.