Zeus is built to be driven without hunting through menus. The palette (⌘K)
is the backup for anything you forget.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
⌘N | New Agent composer (pick kind, folder, first prompt) |
⌘T | New session with your default agent |
⌥⌘T | New terminal (login shell) |
⌘⇧N | New Codex session |
⌘O | Open a project folder |
⌘P | Search project files, agent sessions, and folders |
⌘W | Close the selected session |
⌘⇧T | Reopen the last closed session |
⌘⇧W | Archive the selected session |
⌘Q | Quit the app (sessions keep running) |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
⌘1 … ⌘8 | Select the nth session |
⌘9 | Select the last session |
⌥⌘↑ ⌥⌘↓ | Previous / next session |
⌘[ ⌘] | Same, wrapping through the list |
⌃⌘↑ ⌃⌘↓ | Reorder the selected row inside its project |
⌘⇧J | Next session that needs input |
⌘⇧O | Session overview |
⌘R | Rename the selected session |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
⌘K | Command palette |
⌘B | Show or hide the sidebar |
⌘⇧D | Show or hide the inspector |
⌘⇧H | History |
⌥⌘W | Worktrees sheet |
⌘, | Settings |
⌘J | Auxiliary shell under the current session |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
⌘F | Find in the terminal |
⌘G / ⌘⇧G | Find next / previous |
⌘C / ⌘V | Copy / paste |
⌘+ ⌘- ⌘0 | Zoom in, out, reset |
When the lineage view is Tree:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
↑ ↓ | Move between nodes |
| Return | Open that session's terminal |
| Double-click | Same |
| Esc | Back to tabs |
You do not have to remember every remote or project shortcut. Open ⌘K and
type:
new claude, new grok, new opencode- a project folder name
- a host name (
new codex on forge)
workflow for the agent treeworktree, settings, update
Unavailable agents stay searchable. If Zeus has a setup URL it will open the
install docs instead of spawning a dead session.