Keyboard Shortcuts in LatchLoop

LatchLoop is designed for speed and efficiency—keyboard shortcuts help you work faster, whether you’re browsing your task list or working on a specific task. This guide explains all the keyboard shortcuts available in LatchLoop, including what they do and where they work.

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Table of Contents

• General Notes
• Task List Shortcuts
• Task Detail Shortcuts
• File Tray & File Selection Shortcuts
• Feedback Cards Shortcuts (Experimental)
• Keyboard Shortcut Reference Dialog
• Tips & Troubleshooting

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General Notes

• Shortcuts work only when you’re not typing in a text field or editor.
• On Mac, Windows, and Linux, shortcuts are the same.
• Some shortcuts are only available in certain views (Task List or Task Detail).
• On mobile devices, most keyboard shortcuts are not available.

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Task List Shortcuts

When viewing your project’s task list, you can use these shortcuts:

Shortcut	Action
T	Create a new task
S	Focus the search bar
Arrow Up/Down	Move selection up/down the task list
Enter	Open the selected task
1	Show “All Open” tasks
2	Show “Pending” tasks
3	Show “Reviewed” tasks
4	Show “Ready to Build” tasks
5	Show “PR Open” tasks
6	Show “Complete” tasks
Esc (in search)	Unfocus the search bar

Tip: When using Arrow Up/Down, the task you’re selecting will be highlighted. Press Enter to open it.

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Task Detail Shortcuts

When viewing a specific task, you have even more shortcuts to speed up your workflow. These have been updated as of our latest release:

Key/Shortcut	Action
Q	Ask
W	Plan (analyze) the task
E	Build the task
R	Copy the full AI prompt to clipboard
A	Toggle file tray
S	Model selector
D	Focus description editor
F	Search files
G	Open PR page on Github
Z	Toggle left sidebar width
X	Toggle messages sidebar
C	Back to project
/ (slash)	Search files alt (when tray is open)
1-9	Toggle file selection (when tray is open)
Shift + ?	Show shortcut help
Shift + Esc	Focus description input (Alt from “D” key)
Esc	Close dialogs/searches

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File Tray & File Selection Shortcuts

When the file tray is open (used to include file contents in your AI prompt):

Shortcut	Action
A	Toggle the file tray open/closed
/ (slash)	Search files (when tray is open)
1-9	Toggle selection of the first 9 files in the tray
Cmd/Ctrl + I	Toggle “Include File Contents” (advanced)

• In file search, use Arrow Up/Down to move through results and Enter to add a file.
• Esc closes the file search.

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Feedback Cards Shortcuts (Experimental)

If feedback cards are enabled in your settings, you can use:

Shortcut	Action
C	Show or hide feedback cards for the task
X	Cycle through feedback cards

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Keyboard Shortcut Reference Dialog

You can view a summary of all shortcuts at any time in the Task Detail view:

• Press Shift + ? or Shift + / to open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog.
• Or, open the task options menu (three dots in the top right) and select “Keyboard Shortcuts”.

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Tips & Troubleshooting

• Shortcuts not working? Make sure you are not typing in a text field, search bar, or the description editor. Click outside any input box and try again.
• On mobile devices, most shortcuts are not available due to limited keyboard support.
• File tray shortcuts only work when the tray is open and visible.
• Feedback cards are only available if enabled in your settings (experimental feature).

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Quick Reference

Task List:

• T = Add Task
• S = Search
• Arrow Up/Down = Move selection
• Enter = Open selected task
• 1-6 = Filter tasks

Task Detail (Task View):

• Q = Ask
• W = Plan
• E = Build
• R = Copy prompt
• A = Toggle file tray
• S = Model selector
• D = Focus description
• F = Search files
• G = Open PR page on Github
• Z = Toggle left sidebar width
• X = Toggle messages sidebar
• C = Back to project
• / = Search files alt (when tray is open)
• 1-9 = Toggle file selection (when tray is open)
• Shift+? = Show shortcut help
• Shift+Esc = Focus description input
• Esc = Close dialogs/searches

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If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact our support team or open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog in the app for an interactive reference.