Shortcuts

KanVibe keeps global, board, and task-detail shortcuts separated so terminal focus remains predictable.

Cmd/Ctrl + FBoard find

Search visible project and task text on the board.

Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + OQuick task search

Find any task by branch or project name.

Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + PProject filter

Toggle which projects are visible on the board.

Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + INotification center

Open AI agent status and event notifications.

Full shortcut reference

Shortcut	Scope	Action
`Cmd/Ctrl+F`	Board	Search visible project/task text
`Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+O`	Global	Open quick task search by branch or project name
`Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P`	Board	Open the project filter dropdown
`Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+I`	Board	Open the notifications dropdown
`Cmd+[` / `Cmd+]` (macOS), `Ctrl+[` / `Ctrl+]` (Linux)	Global	Navigate back/forward through app history
`Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+N`	Global	Open the current view in a new window
`Cmd/Ctrl+1/2/3`	Task detail	Activate info, status/hooks, and AI chat dock items
`Cmd/Ctrl+4`	Task detail	Open the PR in the browser when a PR exists
`Cmd/Ctrl+0`	Task detail	Toggle the AI usage panel (a separate slot that does not consume a dock number)
`Cmd/Ctrl+N`	Global	Open the new task modal. Inside quick task search it creates a branch TODO from the highlighted task
`↑ / ↓ / Enter / Shift+Enter / Esc`	Quick task search	Move selection, open, open in new window, close
`↑ / ↓ / Enter / Esc`	Project filter	Move selection, toggle, close
`↑ / ↓ / Space / Enter / Esc`	Notifications	Move selection, mark as read, open target, close

Terminal tabs

Tab actions work while the task detail terminal is visible; closing the window works anywhere. On tmux and zellij sessions they drive the multiplexer’s own windows and tabs.

Shortcut	Action
`Cmd/Ctrl+T`	New tab
`Cmd/Ctrl+W`	Close the current tab. On the last tab it closes the window but keeps the tmux/zellij tab, so the session survives. Closes the window when no terminal is open
`Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+W`	Close the window regardless of open tabs
`Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+[` / `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+]`	Previous / next tab
`Cmd+Option+1` – `Cmd+Option+5` (macOS), `Ctrl+Alt+1` – `Ctrl+Alt+5` (Linux)	Jump straight to tab 1–5

On Linux these use Ctrl, so Ctrl+T (transpose), Ctrl+W (delete word), and Ctrl+[ (ESC) no longer reach the shell inside the terminal.

Vim mode

Use h/j/k/l for focus navigation, n for new task, dd for delete, :move for status change, and / for search — all in Vim style on the board. Vim mode is on by default and can be toggled in Settings → Keyboard → “Vim-style board controls”.

Arrow key focus navigation remains available even when Vim mode is off.

Vim shortcut reference

Shortcut	Action
`h`	Move focus to the left column
`j`	Move focus down within the same column
`k`	Move focus up within the same column
`l`	Move focus to the right column
`n`	Open the new task modal
`dd`	Delete the focused task (shows confirmation dialog)
`/`	Open the board page search
`:`	Open the command input

`:move` command

Type move followed by a status in the command input (:) to change the focused task’s status. Press Tab to autocomplete a unique command/status prefix, such as move re → move review.

:move progress
:move pending
:move review
:move done
:move todo