Keyboard shortcuts

Testver keeps its shortcuts deliberately small. There are two you’ll use everywhere, and a handful that apply inside a particular surface.

Global

These work from any screen.

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + K (Mac: Cmd + K)	Open the Command Palette — search any screen by name and jump to it. The header Search field does the same thing.
Ctrl + B (Mac: Cmd + B)	Toggle the left sidebar (collapse / expand).

Note

The sidebar toggle is ignored while you’re typing in a text box, so it doesn’t fight with bold-text muscle memory in editors and composers.

Hovering the sidebar button next to the logo reminds you of the shortcut:

Command Palette

Once the palette is open:

Shortcut	Action
↑ / ↓	Move through the results.
Enter	Open the selected screen.
Esc	Close the palette.

Tip

The palette matches on a subsequence, not just a prefix — typing tstexp finds Test Explorer. Two or three characters is usually enough.

AI Assistant

In the message composer:

Shortcut	Action
Enter	Send the message.
Shift + Enter	New line without sending.
@	Open the test-reference picker; Enter or Tab accepts the highlighted test.
/	Open the skill picker; Enter or Tab accepts the highlighted skill.

AI Record

Shortcut	Where	Action
Enter	Starting URL field	Start the recording.
← → ↑ ↓	Assert / Annotate mode	Move the highlight: ↑ the element around it, ↓ the first element inside it, ← → the elements beside it. The keyboard goes to the live browser as soon as the mode is on.
Enter	Assert / Annotate mode	Pick the highlighted element.
Esc	Assert / Annotate mode	Leave the mode.
Alt + ↑ / Alt + ↓	A focused step (after stopping)	Move the step up or down.
@	Custom step text, Before the test	Search the project’s code and test data; ↑ ↓ move, Enter or Tab picks, Esc closes the list.
Ctrl + Enter (Mac: Cmd + Enter)	Custom step dialog	Save the step.
Enter (empty)	Chat bar, when the AI shows its plan	Approve the plan and let it write the test.

Project Explorer

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + F (Mac: Cmd + F)	Focus the file filter box. Ignored while your cursor is inside the code editor, so the editor’s own find still works.

Output

When browsing the file grid:

Shortcut	Action
← → ↑ ↓	Move the focus between files.
Enter	Open the focused file.

Dialogs and modals

Shortcut	Action
Esc	Close the active dialog, modal, or picker.

Tips

• The Command Palette beats the sidebar once you know it. Ctrl + K, two or three letters, Enter.
• Collapse the sidebar (Ctrl + B) when you’re reading a wide table — the Results test list and the Code Map inventory both gain a useful amount of room.
• Tabs are linkable, not keyboard-driven. Screens with tabs keep the active tab in the URL (for example /advanced?tab=schedules), so bookmarking a view is often faster than a shortcut would be.