Keybindings

Press ? inside monocle to see the current effective keybindings, including any custom overrides you have configured.

Key	Action
`j` / `k`	Move up / down
`J` / `K`	Scroll diff up / down (any pane)
`Ctrl+d` / `Ctrl+u`	Scroll diff half page (any pane)
`g` / `G`	Jump to top / bottom
`h` / `l`	Scroll diff left / right
`H` / `L`	Scroll diff left / right (any pane)
`0`	Scroll to column 0 (any pane)
`^`	Scroll to first non-space character (any pane)
`$`	Scroll to end of line (any pane)
`[` / `]`	Previous / next file (any pane)
`{` / `}`	Previous / next sidebar section (any pane)

View and layout

Key	Action
`Enter`	Focus the diff pane / toggle directory open
`Tab`	Switch pane focus
`\`	Toggle sidebar visibility
`1` / `2`	Jump directly to pane 1 or 2
`w`	Toggle line wrapping (any pane)
`f`	Toggle flat / tree view
`z` / `e`	Collapse all / expand all (tree view)
`t`	Cycle diff style: unified → split → file (any pane)
`T`	Cycle layout: auto → side-by-side → stacked
`F`	Toggle focus mode (hides sidebar and enables line wrapping)
`R`	Force reload files

Key	Action
`c`	Add a comment at the cursor line (opens editor on an existing comment)
`s`	Suggest an edit at the cursor (pre-fills a `suggestion` block)
`C`	Add a file-level comment
`v`	Enter visual select mode for multi-line comments
`x`	Toggle a comment resolved / unresolved (when on a comment line)
`d`	Delete a comment (when on a comment line)
`Space`	Toggle expand / collapse on a comment under the cursor

Key	Action
`b`	Change the base ref
`B`	Browse artifact version history and diff against a previous version
`r`	Toggle the current file as reviewed (auto-advances to the next unreviewed file)
`/`	Cycle the sidebar filter: all → unreviewed → reviewed
`S` / `:submit`	Submit your review
`Ctrl+g`	Open the current text in your `$VISUAL` / `$EDITOR` (comment or submit modal)
`Ctrl+y`	Copy the formatted review to the clipboard without submitting
`P` / `:pause`	Send a pause notification to the agent (requires MCP channel support)
`D` / `:clear`	Clear the review: removes all comments, plans, and reviewed states
`x`	Dismiss the focused artifact from the sidebar (confirm required)

Key	Action
`:mark-all-reviewed`	Mark every file in the session as reviewed
`:mark-all-unreviewed`	Mark every file in the session as unreviewed
`:discard`	Discard all pending (unsaved) comments
`:history`	View past review submissions
`:base-artifact-version`	Browse artifact version history (same as `B`)
`:base-ref`	Change the base ref (same as `b`)
`I`	Show connection info: socket path and subscriber count
`?`	Show all keybindings

These keys are active inside the monocle register / monocle unregister TUI wizard.

Key	Action
`Enter`	Advance to the next step
`Shift+Tab` / `Backspace`	Go back to the previous step
`Space`	Toggle the current option on or off

The comment editor uses standard Emacs-style shortcuts.

Key	Action
`←` / `→` or `Ctrl+B` / `Ctrl+F`	Move cursor left / right
`↑` / `↓` or `Ctrl+P` / `Ctrl+N`	Move cursor up / down (multiline)
`Home` / `Ctrl+A`	Jump to first non-whitespace, then to start of line
`End` / `Ctrl+E`	Jump to end of line
`Ctrl+D` or `Delete`	Delete character at cursor
`Ctrl+K`	Kill (delete) to end of line
`Ctrl+U`	Kill (delete) to start of line
`Ctrl+W` or `Alt+Backspace`	Delete word before cursor
`Alt+D`	Delete word after cursor
`Alt+←` or `Alt+B`	Move cursor back one word
`Alt+→` or `Alt+F`	Move cursor forward one word
`Shift+Enter` or `Alt+Enter`	Insert a newline
`Ctrl+G`	Open in external editor (`$VISUAL` / `$EDITOR`)
`Tab`	Cycle comment type (issue, suggestion, note, praise)
`Enter`	Save the comment
`Esc`	Cancel without saving