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Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete keyboard shortcut reference for Graph Core.

Shortcut Action
Cmd/Ctrl + K Open spotlight search
Cmd/Ctrl + Up Go to parent container
Cmd/Ctrl + Down Go into first child
Cmd/Ctrl + Left Go to previous sibling
Cmd/Ctrl + Right Go to next sibling
Tab Select next visible node
Shift + Tab Select previous visible node
Arrow keys Grid navigation (Cards) / Up/Down (Table/Tree)
Double-click Enter node (view subgraph)
Escape Close detail panel / Clear selection

Node Operations

Shortcut Action
N Create new node
Cmd/Ctrl + Enter Add new child node
Cmd/Ctrl + Click Add child to clicked node
Opt/Alt + Cmd/Ctrl + Click Delete node
Cmd/Ctrl + Z Undo
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z or Cmd/Ctrl + Y Redo
Cmd/Ctrl + Delete/Backspace Delete selected nodes
Cmd/Ctrl + A Select all visible items

Selection

Shortcut Action
Click Select node
Tab Select next visible node
Shift + Tab Select previous visible node
Space Open/close detail panel (fullscreen if no children)
Shift + Space Open in detached window
Enter Navigate into node (view subgraph)
Shift + Enter Navigate to parent
Shift + Click Range select (like Finder)
Shift + Drag Lasso/box select (Graph view)
Cmd/Ctrl + A Select all visible items

Graph View

Shortcut Action
Option (hold) Enable link mode
Option + Drag Create link between nodes
Cmd/Ctrl + Click node Add child node
Cmd/Ctrl + Click edge Insert node between connected nodes
Opt/Alt + Cmd/Ctrl + Click edge Delete edge
Shift + Drag Lasso select multiple nodes
Scroll Zoom in/out
Drag background Pan view
Drag node Reposition (position saved)

Timeline View

Shortcut Action
Ctrl + Scroll Zoom timeline
Drag bar Move item dates
Drag handles Adjust start/end dates

Editor

Shortcut Action
Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + Up Add cursor above
Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + Down Add cursor below
Ctrl + Enter Submit AI prompt

Table View (Spreadsheet)

Shortcut Action
Cmd/Ctrl + C Copy selection
Cmd/Ctrl + V Paste
Enter Edit cell
Arrow keys Navigate cells

Drag Modifiers

Shortcut Action
Shift + Drag Reorder only (disable nesting)
Option + Drag Create link (Graph view)

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