Studio Keyboard Shortcuts

When Studio UI changes introduce or materially alter repeated user actions, consider whether keyboard shortcut coverage should be added or updated. Shortcuts use the shared Studio shortcut system and must be discoverable from the visible UI.

Rules

Never add a one-off keydown listener for a normal Studio action — register it through the shortcut registry and useShortcut.
Every registered shortcut is exposed where the action is visible, via ShortcutTooltip, ShortcutBadge, or a command-menu badge.
G then … chords are reserved for navigation.
Avoid broad Mod+letter shortcuts that overlap common browser, editor, system, copy/save/search, or devtools behavior.
Before adding a shortcut, check the registry and any remaining non-registry listeners for collisions.
Every search/filter <Input> gets onKeyDown={onSearchInputEscape(...)} — see Search inputs.

Preferred pattern

Add definitions in apps/studio/state/shortcuts/registry.ts or apps/studio/state/shortcuts/registry/*.
Register with useShortcut.
Gate availability with enabled.
Surface visible actions with ShortcutTooltip or ShortcutBadge.
Prefer scoped, mnemonic sequential chords over global modifier chords.
Set showInSettings: false on contextual shortcuts (scoped to a specific page state, sheet, or panel).
When a shortcut group should appear in the reference sheet (Shift+?), add the group key to SHORTCUT_REFERENCE_GROUP_ORDER in apps/studio/state/shortcuts/referenceGroups.ts and a human label to GROUP_LABELS in ShortcutsReferenceSheet.tsx.
For sheet-scoped shortcuts (active only while a <Sheet> is open), mount useShortcut inside the sheet component gated by the open prop ({ enabled: open }) — apps/studio/components/interfaces/Platform/Webhooks/PlatformWebhooksDeliveryDetailsSheet.tsx is the canonical example. A shortcut that opens a sheet from anywhere is global instead, gated by whatever makes the action valid (e.g. useConnectSheetShortcut checks project health).

Search inputs

Every <Input> used as a search or filter field must include the staged-Escape handler from apps/studio/lib/keyboard.ts:

import { onSearchInputEscape } from '@/lib/keyboard'

;<Input
  value={query}
  onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
  onKeyDown={onSearchInputEscape(query, setQuery)}
/>

Behavior:

Escape while the input has a value → clears the value, keeps focus (so a second Escape then blurs)
Escape while the input is empty → blurs the input
Stops propagation on Escape so the keystroke does not accidentally close a parent dialog or sheet

When pairing with useShortcut(LIST_PAGE_FOCUS_SEARCH, ...) to focus a search input via keyboard, always also add onSearchInputEscape on the same input — focus and escape-to-blur are always a pair.

Key files

apps/studio/state/shortcuts/registry.ts, apps/studio/state/shortcuts/useShortcut.tsx, apps/studio/components/ui/Shortcut*.tsx, apps/studio/lib/keyboard.ts.

Tests

E2E tests for a feature with shortcuts cover both click interactions and the keyboard path — see studio-e2e-tests.

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