Keyboard shortcuts¶

Kubus is designed to be driven from the keyboard. The command palette is the hub — almost everything is reachable through it.

Global¶

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`K` / `Cmd`+`K`	Open the command palette

Resource tables¶

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`F` / `Cmd`+`F`	Focus the table search
`s` / `:`	Focus the table search

Bottom dock (logs & terminals)¶

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`W` / `Cmd`+`W`	Close the focused log or terminal tab

When the dock is empty, Ctrl+W / Cmd+W closes the Kubus window as usual.

Desktop app only

Closing a tab with Ctrl+W / Cmd+W is handled by the Kubus desktop app. In a browser tab that shortcut is reserved by the browser and closes the tab instead; use the tab's × button there.

Inside the command palette¶

Key	Action
type	Search resources, kinds and pages
`Up` / `Down`	Move between results
`Enter`	Open / activate the selected result
`Tab` / `Right`	Show actions for the selected resource
`Tab`	Reveal the star to favourite a result
`>`	Switch to command mode (app commands)
`Esc`	Step back, or close the palette

App commands (`>`)¶

Type > in the palette to run:

Command
Toggle dark / light mode
Toggle terminal dock
Go to Overview
Go to Events
Go to Topology
Go to Helm Releases
Go to Port Forwards
Go to Diff

The fast path

Ctrl+K → type a name → Tab → pick Logs or Shell. That single muscle memory covers most of day-to-day work.