Complete reference for all keyboard shortcuts in claws.
| Key | Action |
|---|
j / k | Navigate up/down |
h / l | Navigate within category (service list) |
Enter / d | View resource details |
Esc | Go back |
q / Ctrl+c | Quit |
| Key | Action |
|---|
: | Command mode (e.g., :ec2/instances) |
: + Enter | Go to services |
~ | Toggle Dashboard ↔ Services |
:pulse | Go to dashboard |
:services | Go to service browser |
/ | Filter mode (fuzzy search) |
Ctrl+v / terminal paste | Paste clipboard into filter/command input |
A | AI Chat (Bedrock) |
Ctrl+E | Toggle compact header |
? | Show help |
| Key | Action |
|---|
Tab | Next resource type |
1-9 | Switch to resource type by number |
a | Open actions menu |
m | Mark resource for comparison |
d | Describe (or diff if marked) |
c | Clear filters (fuzzy + tag) and mark |
N | Load next page (pagination) |
M | Toggle inline metrics (EC2, RDS, Lambda) |
y | Copy resource ID to clipboard |
Y | Copy resource ARN to clipboard |
Ctrl+r | Refresh (including metrics) |
| Key | Action |
|---|
R | Select AWS region(s) (multi-select supported) |
P | Select AWS profile(s) (multi-select supported) |
| Command | Action |
|---|
:q / :quit | Quit |
:login [name] | AWS console login (default: claws-login profile) |
:ec2/instances | Navigate to EC2 instances |
:sort <col> | Sort by column (ascending) |
:sort desc <col> | Sort by column (descending) |
:tag <filter> | Filter by tag (e.g., :tag Env=prod) |
:tags | Browse all tagged resources |
:diff <name> | Compare current row with named resource |
:diff <n1> <n2> | Compare two named resources |
:theme <name> | Change color theme |
:autosave on/off | Enable/disable config autosave |
:settings | Show current settings |
:clear-history | Clear navigation history (stack) |
| Action | Effect |
|---|
| Hover | Highlight item under cursor |
| Click | Select item / navigate |
| Scroll wheel | Scroll through lists |
| Click on tabs | Switch resource type |
| Back button | Navigate back (same as Esc) |
These shortcuts navigate to related resources based on the current context:
| Key | Action |
|---|
v | View VPC / Versions |
s | View Subnets / Streams / Stages |
g | View Security Groups |
r | View Route Tables / Roles / Resources |
e | View Events / Executions / Endpoints |
l | View CloudWatch Logs |
o | View Outputs / Operations |
i | View Images / Indexes |
D | View Data Sources (AppSync) / Task Definitions (ECS) |
| Key | Action |
|---|
j / k | Navigate up/down |
Space | Toggle region selection |
a | Select all regions |
n | Deselect all regions |
/ | Filter regions |
Enter | Apply selection |
Esc | Cancel |
Selected regions are queried in parallel; resources display with Region column.
| Key | Action |
|---|
j / k | Navigate up/down |
Space | Toggle profile selection |
l | SSO login/refresh for selected profile |
L | Console login for selected profile (:login) |
/ | Filter profiles |
Enter | Apply selection |
Esc | Cancel |
Selected profiles are queried in parallel; resources display with Profile and Account columns.