Cursor Agent Mode Keyboard Shortcuts
Use these Cursor Agent mode shortcuts to move faster through AI chat, context injection, model switching, and apply/reject flows. Pair with Cursor shortcuts, Claude Code shortcuts, and Perplexity shortcuts for end-to-end AI coding workflows.
Agent Panel Controls
Toggle side panel / focus Agent
CtrlL
Toggle Agent layout
CtrlE
Open mode menu
Ctrl.
Switch model quickly
CtrlAlt/
Open command palette
CtrlShiftP
Open Keyboard Shortcuts editor
CtrlKCtrlS
Prompt & Chat Actions
Send prompt (default)
Enter
Queue prompt / alternate send
CtrlEnter
New line in prompt
ShiftEnter
Cancel generation
CtrlShiftBackspace
New chat
CtrlN
New chat tab
CtrlT
Close chat
CtrlW
Previous chat thread
Ctrl[
Next chat thread
Ctrl]
Unfocus prompt box
Esc
Context & Code Injection
Add selection to Agent context
CtrlShiftL
Add selection to edit prompt
CtrlShiftK
Open inline edit from selection
CtrlK
Toggle inline focus
CtrlShiftK
Paste clipboard as context
CtrlV
Paste into input box
CtrlShiftV
Slash command menu in prompt
/
Mention file/symbol context
@
Apply, Reject & Navigation
Accept generated change (next)
Tab
Accept next word suggestion
Ctrl→
Reject suggested changes
CtrlBackspace
Move through agent messages
Tab/ShiftTab
Search files from Agent
CtrlEnter
Toggle file reading strategy
CtrlM
Terminal & Execution
Toggle terminal
Ctrl`
Open terminal command bar
CtrlK
Run generated command
CtrlEnter
Accept terminal suggestion
Esc
Find across files during agent flow
CtrlShiftF
Quick open file
CtrlP
Agent Panel Controls
Toggle side panel / focus Agent
⌘L
Toggle Agent layout
⌘E
Open mode menu
⌘.
Switch model quickly
⌘⌥/
Open command palette
⌘⇧P
Open Keyboard Shortcuts editor
⌘K⌘S
Prompt & Chat Actions
Send prompt (default)
Return
Queue prompt / alternate send
CtrlReturn
New line in prompt
ShiftReturn
Cancel generation
⌘⇧⌫
New chat
⌘N
New chat tab
⌘T
Close chat
⌘W
Previous chat thread
⌘[
Next chat thread
⌘]
Unfocus prompt box
Esc
Context & Code Injection
Add selection to Agent context
⌘⇧L
Add selection to edit prompt
⌘⇧K
Open inline edit from selection
⌘K
Toggle inline focus
⌘⇧K
Paste clipboard as context
⌘V
Paste into input box
⌘⇧V
Slash command menu in prompt
/
Mention file/symbol context
@
Apply, Reject & Navigation
Accept generated change (next)
Tab
Accept next word suggestion
⌘→
Reject suggested changes
⌘⌫
Move through agent messages
Tab/⇧Tab
Search files from Agent
⌘Return
Toggle file reading strategy
⌘M
Terminal & Execution
Toggle terminal
⌘`
Open terminal command bar
⌘K
Run generated command
⌘Return
Accept terminal suggestion
Esc
Find across files during agent flow
⌘⇧F
Quick open file
⌘P
Also see: Cursor • Claude Code • Perplexity