Key Bindings

Keyboard shortcuts for Perspt TUI.

Chat Mode

Key	Action
Enter	Send current message
Esc	Exit application
Ctrl+C	Force exit with cleanup
Ctrl+D	Exit (EOF)
↑ / ↓	Scroll chat history
Page Up / Page Down	Fast scroll (10 lines)
Home / End	Jump to top/bottom of history
Backspace	Delete character before cursor
Delete	Delete character at cursor
← / →	Move cursor in input

Agent Mode (Dashboard)

Key	Action
q / Esc	Exit application
Tab	Switch between panels
↑ / k	Select previous item
↓ / j	Select next item
Enter	Expand/view details
Space	Toggle selection

Agent Mode (Review Modal)

Key	Action
y	Approve change
n	Reject change
d	View diff
e	Edit before applying
Esc	Cancel review
Enter	Confirm action

Agent Mode (Diff Viewer)

Key	Action
↑ / k	Scroll up
↓ / j	Scroll down
Page Up / Page Down	Fast scroll
g	Jump to top
G	Jump to bottom
q / Esc	Close diff viewer

Commands

Type these in the chat input:

Command	Action
/save	Save conversation (auto timestamp)
/save <file>	Save to specific file
/clear	Clear conversation history
/help	Show available commands
/model <name>	Switch model
/quit	Exit application

Logs Viewer (perspt logs –tui)

Key	Action
q / Esc	Exit viewer
Tab	Next panel (Sessions → Requests → Detail)
Shift+Tab	Previous panel
1	Show Prompt tab
2	Show Response tab
3	Show Stats tab
↑ / k	Move up / scroll up
↓ / j	Move down / scroll down
Page Up / Page Down	Fast scroll (10 items or 20 lines)
Home	Jump to start
End	Jump to end
Enter	Select item / expand
? / F1	Show help modal

Vim-style Navigation

For users who prefer vim bindings:

Key	Action
j	Down
k	Up
h	Left (in input)
l	Right (in input)
gg	Top of history
G	Bottom of history

See Also

• First Chat - Getting started

• CLI Reference - CLI commands