Keyboard shortcuts

With a hardware keyboard attached, Waycar has shortcuts for moving between agents, searching, and sending.

Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
⌘1 to ⌘9	Select the agent at that position in the list
⌘[	Previous Agent
⌘]	Next Agent
⌘F	Search Agents
⌘N	New Agent
⌘,	Settings…
⌘⇧H	Hosts…
⌘E	Toggle Message Agent (switch between Direct Input and the Composer)
⌘Return	Send
⌘W	Close Agent View
⌘⌃S	Show or hide the sidebar (iPad)
⌘+ and ⌘−	Make the terminal text larger or smaller (while the terminal has the keyboard)

When each one works

• ⌘1 to ⌘9 work only for agents that are in the visible list. ⌘[ and ⌘] need at least one agent.
• ⌘E and ⌘W need an open agent.
• ⌘Return sends the Composer’s draft when the Composer has focus and has text. When the terminal holds the keyboard, it presses Return there.
• ⌘F, ⌘N, ⌘, and ⌘⇧H always work.

Typing in the terminal

While an agent’s terminal has the keyboard:

• Arrow keys go to the terminal, not the agent list.
• Return and ⌘Return submit.
• Shift+Return inserts a new line (Ctrl+J, which omp and Claude Code read as a new line).

In Chat Mode, Return sends.

Good to know

With more than one window open, shortcuts act on the window you’re using. See Multiple windows and Stage Manager.