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Feature request: Support Alt+↑ / Alt+↓ to navigate between user commands within the current session #34727
Description
Use Case
In daily workflows, it's common to have multiple sessions running in
parallel. For example:
- Session A: Fix a bug, issue a command, wait for AI to execute
- Session B: Switch to another session to develop a new feature
- Session C: Open yet another session for code review or refactoring
When frequently switching between sessions — each with potentially long AI
response times — it's easy to forget what command you last gave the AI.
Currently, the only way to find it is by manually scrolling through the message
history, which is slow and error-prone. A shortcut to jump directly to the
previous/next user command would let you instantly recall context and
significantly reduce cognitive overhead.
Expected Behavior
Alt+↓→ jump to the next user messageAlt+↑→ jump to the previous user message
Only navigate between user-submitted messages (not AI responses), enabling
quick review of your own input history within a long session.
Existing Infrastructure
tui.json already has related keybind options:
messages_next(currently defaults to"none")messages_previous(currently defaults to"none")messages_last_user(currently defaults to"none")
Implementation Suggestions
Option A: Add new dedicated keybinds messages_next_user /
messages_previous_user, defaults to alt+down / alt+up.
Option B: Repurpose the existing messages_next / messages_previous
so they navigate only user messages, with alt+down / alt+up as defaults.
Activity
github-actions commentedon Jul 1, 2026
This issue does not fully meet our contributing guidelines.
What needs to be fixed:
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For keybind-related issues, please also check our pinned keybinds documentation: #4997
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github-actions commentedon Jul 1, 2026
Thank you for updating the issue with detailed content — the description, use case, and implementation suggestions are now clear and helpful.
However, one requirement is still missing:
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Nowaker commentedon Oct 8, 2026
For anyone landing here: I built this for my own use on the v1 TUI: #53333 binds
messages_previous/messages_nexttoctrl+up/ctrl+downand makes them stop on every prompt (they used to skip prompts near the top of the view). You can rebind them toalt+up/alt+downintui.json.v1 is maintenance-only, so it's there for anyone who wants it; a v2 version will follow.