These keys apply to Clay Studio's workspace. Focus matters: keys typed into Terminal or the streamed Browser page go to that surface rather than necessarily to the composer.
#Workspace and transcript
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Command+K / Ctrl+K | Open the workspace command palette |
| Up / Down in the palette | Move between results |
| Enter in the palette | Activate the selected result |
| Escape in the palette | Close it |
| Command+F / Ctrl+F in a session | Open find within the session |
| Enter in session search | Next match |
| Shift+Enter in session search | Previous match |
| Escape in session search | Close search |
Command is the usual macOS modifier; Ctrl is the alternative supported by these handlers. The docs site's search is separate from Clay Studio workspace navigation.
#Composer
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter on desktop | Send the current message when no selection menu consumes Enter |
| Shift+Enter | Insert a newline |
| Ctrl+J | Insert a newline |
| Up / Down in slash menu | Choose a command |
| Tab / Enter in slash menu | Select the highlighted command |
| Escape in slash menu | Dismiss that menu |
| Backspace in empty mentioned composer | Remove the recipient mention chip |
On touch devices, Enter inserts a newline and the Send button submits. IME composition does not submit merely because its confirmation uses Enter. An empty Enter press while processing does not send a stale suggestion.
#Editing and organization
Session Rename uses Enter to save and Escape to cancel. Moving focus away also saves a changed nonempty title.
Session context menus support Up/Down, Tab/Shift+Tab, Home, End, and Escape. The Worker runtime picker supports arrow navigation and Home/End. Native selects and buttons retain their ordinary activation behavior.
Queued-message drag handles support arrow-key reordering. Check the resulting order, especially if the queue updates while you are editing.
In a reserved split-session picker, Escape cancels the reservation and returns to the prior geometry. Menus can consume Escape before the containing conversation closes.
#Tool focus
Terminal supplies touch controls for modifiers and arrows. Ctrl+C there normally interrupts a foreground shell command; it is not a global Clay Studio Stop shortcut.
Use visible Stop controls for agent interruption. In shared Browser, verify the selected tab and control mode before typing.
See Composer, Session search, and Terminal.