Keyboard Shortcuts

All registered SideCar shortcuts are listed below. Every shortcut can be rebound — see Customizing shortcuts at the bottom of this page.

Chat Panel

Action	Mac	Windows / Linux	When
Toggle chat panel	`⌘⇧I`	`Ctrl+Shift+I`	Always
Clear chat	`⌘L`	`Ctrl+L`	Always
Undo all AI changes	`⌘⇧U`	`Ctrl+Shift+U`	Always
Export chat as Markdown	`⌘⇧E`	`Ctrl+Shift+E`	Always

Inline Edit

Action	Mac	Windows / Linux	When
Open inline chat	`⌘I`	`Ctrl+I`	Editor focused
Dismiss inline edit	`Escape`	`Escape`	Editor focused, inline edit pending

Agent Actions

Action	Mac	Windows / Linux	When
Undo all AI changes	`⌘⇧U`	`Ctrl+Shift+U`	Always
Rename session	`F2`	`F2`	Sessions view focused, item selected
Load session	`Enter`	`Enter`	Sessions view focused, item selected

Completions

Action	Mac	Windows / Linux	When
Accept next word of inline suggestion	`⌘→`	`Ctrl+Right`	Inline suggestion visible, editor not readonly

Customizing shortcuts

Open the VS Code keyboard shortcuts editor with ⌘K ⌘S (Mac) or Ctrl+K Ctrl+S (Windows / Linux), then type SideCar in the search box to filter to all SideCar bindings. Click the pencil icon next to any entry to rebind it.

To edit keybindings.json directly, press ⌘K ⌘S and click the Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON) icon in the top-right corner of the editor. Example entry:

[
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+i",
    "command": "sidecar.toggleChat"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+i",
    "command": "sidecar.inlineChat",
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+u",
    "command": "sidecar.undoChanges"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+e",
    "command": "sidecar.exportChat"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+l",
    "command": "sidecar.clearChat"
  }
]

The full list of bindable SideCar command IDs:

Command ID	Default action
`sidecar.toggleChat`	Toggle chat panel
`sidecar.inlineChat`	Open inline chat
`sidecar.clearChat`	Clear chat
`sidecar.undoChanges`	Undo all AI changes
`sidecar.exportChat`	Export chat as Markdown
`sidecar.rejectInlineEdit`	Dismiss pending inline edit
`sidecar.acceptInlineEdit`	Accept pending inline edit (no default binding)
`sidecar.sessions.rename`	Rename session
`sidecar.sessions.load`	Load session
`sidecar.explainSelection`	Explain selection in chat
`sidecar.fixSelection`	Fix selection with agent
`sidecar.refactorSelection`	Refactor selection with agent