08 / Reference
Keyboard reference
Find the key for the view you are in.
Uppercase and lowercase keys can do different things. The footer shows contextual actions; ? opens help on the galaxy.
Galaxy
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter / double-click | Open the selected world or agent terminal |
| t / b / e | Task / new shell / launch agent on the selected project |
| c / 1–9 | Open the incoming transmission, else selected ship / answer the transmission |
| x | Dismiss a selected ship after confirmation, or hide a selected planet |
| i | Ship information |
| Tab / C | Next agent needing you / attention list |
| H / n / V | Home / add one folder / manage roots and folders |
| p | Pull requests for the selected project |
| R / A | Research Station / anomalies |
| L / S | Selected planet's task history / situation log |
| ↑ ↓ / j k | Select in the outliner |
| g / G | First / last outliner entry |
| w a s d / drag | Pan the map |
| + − / wheel | Zoom |
| z / f / o | Fit the galaxy / focus selection / toggle outliner |
| m / M | Mute alert sounds / mute music |
| ? / q | Help / leave the galaxy while sessions keep running |
Project workspace and Home
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ ↓ / Enter | Choose / open an item |
| t / b / e | Write a task / open another terminal / launch an agent |
| p | Open the project's pull requests |
| x / Delete | Dismiss a session, or remove a project from the map |
| r on Home | Manage roots and folders |
| R on Home | Rescan roots |
Native terminal
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| F12 / Ctrl+] | Return to Empire |
| Shift+Page Up / Page Down | Scroll Empire's terminal history |
| Other keys, including Esc and Ctrl+C | Forward to the application in the terminal |
Task composer
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Send |
| Alt+Enter, Shift+Enter, Ctrl+J | Insert newline |
| Tab | Switch available agent / new launch |
| ↑ ↓ | Move between lines; select species past the first/last line |
| Ctrl+V / O / X | Paste text/image / attach typed path / remove last image |
| Esc | Cancel the draft and its unsent image copies |
For the other views, see findings, GitHub and research controls.