Keyboard Shortcuts

Quick reference for all keyboard shortcuts in AdaL CLI.

Input Editing

Shortcut	Action
\+Enter or Shift+Enter (Mac VS Code terminal)	Start a newline
ESC	Clear input
Ctrl+L	Clear screen but keep conversation memory
Ctrl+A	Move cursor to start of line
Ctrl+E	Move cursor to end of line
Ctrl+U	Clear from start to cursor
Ctrl+K	Clear from cursor to end

History Navigation

Shortcut	Action
↑	Previous command
↓	Next command

During Agent Response

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+C	Cancel agent streaming/running

Modes & Toggles

Shortcut	Action
Shift+Tab	Cycle permission mode (Strict → Auto-Edit → YOLO)
Ctrl+R	Expand/collapse thinking content
?	Toggle shortcuts display in footer

Note: Tab is used for autocomplete when typing slash commands (/) or file mentions (@).

Mode Explanations

Auto-Accept Mode (Shift+Tab)

When enabled, file edits are applied automatically without confirmation:

[Auto-accept: ON]

Add error handling to all API endpoints

✓ Edited src/api/users.ts
✓ Edited src/api/products.ts
✓ Edited src/api/orders.ts

Use carefully: Only enable when you trust the changes.

Need finer control? Use /permissions to configure approval behavior for different action types before running larger tasks.

Related: Slash Commands