Reference

Every command and every keyboard shortcut in one place.

Command reference

Type / in the interface to browse these; /help prints the list.

Getting your bearings

Command	What it does
/help	List every command
/status	Mode, project folder, project briefing, linked workspace, remote files, session, message count, connection
/mode	Show the four modes and which is active (Shift+Tab switches)
/profile	Who you are signed in as
/context	How full the context window is, and what the session has cost
/diff	What the last turn changed, files, and how many lines each way
/todo	CORA's checklist for this session

Doing and undoing

Command	What it does
/revert	Open the rewind picker go back to an earlier prompt, code and conversation, or conversation only

Conversations

Command	What it does
/new	Start a fresh conversation
/fork	Branch this conversation, keeping both
/sessions [search]	Browse past conversations
/archive	Archive this conversation (it stays on disk)
/compact	Summarise the conversation so far, keeping recent turns

Setting CORA up

Command	What it does
/init	Survey the project and write AGENTS.md
/settings	Which tools may run without asking, in this project
/mcp	Manage outside tool connections
/remote	Files in your CodeMate storage the agent can read
/workspace [on|off|use <name>]	The Toolbox workspace this project is in, and the projects it links
/terminal-setup	Make Ctrl+Enter a new line in this terminal
/rules [on|off <name>]	Standing instructions sent every turn
/skills [on|off <name>]	Skills CORA can reach for
/workflows [on|off <name>]	Procedures you can run by name
/<workflow>	Run one of your workflows
/<skill>	Ask CORA to use one of your skills

From the command line

Command	What it does
cora	Start the interface
cora --run "prompt"	Run one turn and exit
git diff | cora --run "review this"	Send something in on a pipe
cora sessions	List past conversations
cora sessions --search <text>	Search titles, folders, and message text
cora resume [<id>]	Reopen a conversation
cora --doctor	Environment and connection report
cora --version	Print the version
cora --help	Usage summary

Options

Option	What it does
--json	One turn: machine-readable output
--search <text>	sessions: search titles, folders and message text
--all	sessions: include archived conversations
--limit <n>	sessions: how many to show (default 20)
-C, --workspace <dir>	Project folder (default: the current one)
-m, --mode <slug>	ask | plan | code | review (default: code)
--colour <always|never|auto>	Override colour detection
--verbose | --debug | --trace	More detail in the log file

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Keyboard reference

In the conversation

Key	What it does
Enter	Send
Shift+Tab	Cycle the mode
Ctrl+J	New line without sending. Ctrl+Enter, Shift+Enter, and Alt+Enter do the same where the terminal sends them; a trailing \ then Enter works everywhere
↑ / ↓	Recall an earlier prompt
Tab	Complete a /command or an @path
Ctrl+R	Open the rewind picker
Ctrl+X then i	Hand the newest plan to code mode
Ctrl+X then u	Open the rewind picker
Ctrl+X then c	Compact the conversation
Ctrl+X then n	Start a fresh conversation
Ctrl+X then l	Open the conversation picker
Ctrl+X then h	Show the help
Ctrl+X then q	Quit
Ctrl+L	Compact the conversation
Ctrl+O	Open the newest tool row's output
Ctrl+Y	Paste an image from the clipboard (Windows, macOS, Linux)
1...9	Open that helper (on an empty prompt line, while helpers are running)
Esc	Come back from a helper's conversation
Ctrl+A / Home	Start of the line
Ctrl+E / End	End of the line
Ctrl+C	Stop the turn; press again to quit
Mouse wheel	Scroll the conversation
Click a row	Open or close its output
Shift+drag	Select text with the mouse

When CORA is asking you something

Key	What it does
y	Allow this action
n / Esc	Refuse it
↑ / ↓, 1...9	Move between a question's options
Space	Tick an option when several are allowed
Enter	Answer

In the conversation picker

Key	What it does
Type	Search
↑ / ↓	Move
Enter	Open
Ctrl+X	Archive
Ctrl+D ×2	Delete
Esc	Cancel

In the settings screen

Key	What it does
↑ / ↓	Move
Tab	Cycle allow/ask/deny
Shift+Tab	Cycle the other way
Enter	Open one tool's rules
Ctrl+A	Add a rule
Ctrl+D	Remove a rule
Esc	Back / close

In the MCP manager

Key	What it does
↑ / ↓	Move
Enter	Open, or start sign-in
Ctrl+A	Add a server (paste box)
Ctrl+R	Connect
Ctrl+T	Enable/disable
Ctrl+U	Edit
Ctrl+O	Open the config file
Ctrl+D ×2	Remove
Ctrl+S	Save (in the editor)
Ctrl+T	Change scope (in the editor)
Esc	Back / close

Note on the leader key: anything not pressed many times an hour lives behind Ctrl+X followed by a letter, because editors keep most Ctrl chords for themselves, and a kept chord never reaches CORA. Every key on these tables can be rebound in config.json under "keys" /help prints the ones actually in force. Alt is used for one thing only, Alt+Enter as a new line; on macOS, Option composes text rather than acting as a modifier, so use one of the other new-line keys there.