Commands

This page lists every command in the command palette, grouped by what it is for.

The command palette with “lay” typed, showing the layer commands Figure: Type a few letters to filter. Here, lay finds the layer commands.

Use the palette

Press Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on a Mac). Inside a terminal, press Ctrl+Shift+P.
Type a few letters of the command. They must come in order, but they don’t need to touch: nn finds New note.
Press Up or Down to choose, then Enter to run it. Or click it.

The palette shows up to 12 commands at a time. Type more letters to find others. A command’s shortcut, if it has one, is on the right. Some commands only show when they can do something. For example, Rename selection shows only when one node is selected.

Add to the canvas

New nodes appear in the middle of the view.

Command	What it does
New terminal	Adds a terminal running a shell
New note	Adds an empty note
New browser portal	Adds a browser portal
New file tree	Adds a file tree of the project

Move around

Command	Shortcut	What it does
Fit all	`Ctrl+1`	Zooms so that every node is in view
Zoom in	`Ctrl+=`	Zooms in
Zoom out	`Ctrl+-`	Zooms out
Reset zoom	`Ctrl+0`	Goes back to 100%
Go to: …		Jumps to that node, for example Go to: Builder. There is one for each named terminal, note, portal, file tree and file.
Go to view 3	`Alt+3`	Goes back to a view you saved. There is one for each saved view.
Delete view 3		Forgets that saved view

To save a view, press Ctrl+Alt+1 to Ctrl+Alt+9. See Move around the canvas.

Edit the canvas

Command	Shortcut	What it does
Select all	`Ctrl+A`	Selects every node
Undo	`Ctrl+Z`	Undoes the last change to the canvas
Redo	`Ctrl+Shift+Z`	Redoes it
Rename selection	`F2`	Renames the selected node, or edits a label’s or text block’s words. Shows when one node is selected.
Tidy up		Arranges the agents by who hands tasks to whom, with their notes and portals under them
Tidy up selection		The same, for the selected nodes only. Shows when two or more are selected.

Agents

Command	Shortcut	What it does
Prompt selected agents…	`Ctrl+Enter`	Opens the prompt box for the selected agents
Configure agent…		Opens the settings of the selected terminal
Agent accounts…		Opens the accounts your agents sign in with
Agent roles…		Opens your roles, to add or change them
Show usage		Opens the usage panel
Trust this project’s sandbox setup		Lets agents start with the project’s current sandbox setup. Not shown for remote projects.

See Add an agent, Roles, models and options, Usage and limits and Sandboxes and safety.

Layers

Command	What it does
New layer from this one	Makes a new layer from the one you are in
Switch to layer: …	Goes to that layer. There is one for each other layer.
Review changes	Adds a reviewer agent and a review note for this layer’s changes
Commit all changes	Commits every change in this layer
Open pull request	Pushes this layer’s branch and opens a pull request, with `gh` or `glab`
Archive layer: …	Archives this layer and goes back to Base

The last four show only in a layer other than Base. See Projects and layers and Review your agents’ work.

Arrangements

Command	What it does
Save canvas as arrangement…	Saves the whole canvas as an arrangement. Shows when nothing is selected.
Save selection as arrangement…	Saves the selected nodes as an arrangement
Show arrangements / Hide arrangements	Opens or closes the arrangement library
Stamp arrangement · …	Adds a copy of that arrangement to the canvas
Delete arrangement · …	Deletes that arrangement. Not shown for your organisation’s arrangements.

See Arrangements.

Sound

Command	What it does
Turn sound cues off / Turn sound cues on	Stops or starts the short sounds when an agent finishes, fails or needs you
Sound volume: quiet	Makes the sounds quiet
Sound volume: medium	Makes the sounds medium
Sound volume: full	Makes the sounds full volume

The palette offers the two volumes you are not using. Choosing a volume also turns the sounds on.

Your devices, account and data

Command	What it does
Pair a phone or browser…	Opens the companion sheet, to pair a phone. See Your phone as a companion.
Sync settings…	Keeps your settings the same on your computers. See Settings sync.
Team…	Opens your organisation. See Teams and organisations.
Privacy settings…	Sets what Cuewire may send. See Privacy and security.
Export audit log…	Saves the audit log, and says whether it is intact. See For administrators.
Report a problem…	Shows the support file, to save or copy. See Troubleshooting.
About Cuewire	Shows the version, commit and build of the app and its background service. See Troubleshooting.

Commands in right-click menus

Some actions are in right-click menus only, such as Lock, Bring to front, Restart and the agent’s options. See A tour of the window.

Cuewire User Guide