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# Bolt TUI Keybinds

> The essential Bolt TUI shortcuts: switching agents with Tab, mini mode, push-to-talk voice, and everything else you can drive from the keyboard.

The Bolt TUI is designed to be driven end-to-end from the keyboard. This page lists the shortcuts you'll reach for most often. For the exhaustive list, run `bolt` and open the in-app help.

## Essentials

| Keys        | Action                                                                                              |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Tab`       | Cycle to the next agent (`code`, `plan`, `ask`, ...). The current agent is shown in the status bar. |
| `Shift+Tab` | Cycle to the previous agent.                                                                        |
| `Enter`     | Send the current message.                                                                           |
| `Esc`       | Cancel the in-flight turn.                                                                          |
| `Ctrl+C`    | Interrupt the current tool call.                                                                    |
| `Ctrl+D`    | Detach from the session (leaves it running on the server).                                          |

## Modes

### `--mini` mode

Start Bolt with a compact split-footer layout that takes up less terminal space, great for split panes:

```bash theme={null}
bolt --mini
bolt attach --mini <url>
```

### Push-to-talk voice

Hold the configured push-to-talk key to dictate a prompt using speech-to-text, then release to send. Configure the key and the STT provider in `.bolt/bolt.jsonc`.

## Related

* [Slash commands](/tui/slash-commands) — `/memory`, `/plan`, `/todos`, `/btw`, and friends.
* [Sessions](/concepts/sessions) — detach, resume, fork, and share from the keyboard.