How It Works

Keyboard Shortcuts

Global keyboard shortcuts available in the desktop app.

goldengoose is designed to be keyboard-friendly.

This page lists the primary shortcuts using macOS-style key symbols.

If you only learn one shortcut, make it: ⌘ K (Command Palette).

Global (main window)

Keys	Action
`⌘` `,`	Open Preferences
`⌘` `K`	Toggle Command Palette
`⌘` `N`	Create a new non-team thread in the active workspace
`⌘` `W`	Archive the active session
`⌘` `⇧` `T`	Restore the most recently archived session
`⌘` `⇧` `O`	Open project folder
`⌃` `C`	Stop the active session turn (interrupt), when available
`⌘` `1`	Toggle left sidebar
`⌘` `2`	Toggle right sidebar
`⌘` `G`	Toggle Git / Process Monitor panels
`⌘` `R`	Toggle Git review modal
`⌘` `+`	Increase active panel font size
`⌘` `−`	Decrease active panel font size

Keys	Action
`⌘` `S`	Toggle Team View and Threads View
`⌘` `T`	Open Add Agent modal (focused team member)
`⌃` `⇥`	Cycle to previous team member chat (Team View)
`⌃` `⇧` `⇥`	Cycle to next team member chat (Team View)

Keys	Action
`⌘` `E`	Toggle File View
`⌘` `F`	Search within File View (when a file is selected)
`⌘` `⇧` `F`	Focus the markdown file filter input
`⌘` `⇧` `C`	Copy selected file path to clipboard

Keys	Action
`↩︎`	Send current message (or interrupt when a response is active)
`⇥`	Queue current draft
`⇧` `⇥`	Cycle collaboration / approval mode
`⌥` `⇥`	Cycle add-member model preset (forward)
`⌥` `⇧` `⇥`	Cycle add-member model preset (backward)
`⌃` `T`	Toggle TODO panel visibility
`⌃` `C`	Clear current draft (when the draft has text)

Keys	Action
`1` – `9`	Select option by number
`↑` / `↓`	Move selected option
`↩︎`	Continue / submit
`⎋`	Close modal or decline active prompt (where supported)

Some shortcuts are context-aware and won’t do anything if the active view doesn’t support the action.
gg avoids stealing shortcuts while you’re typing in text fields, except for explicitly global actions.