Ctrl+N and Ctrl+P should move the cursor up and down one line #4144

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1. github-actions commented on Nov 9, 2025

   

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   This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

   • Missing readline Ctrl+N and Ctrl+P #2176: Missing readline Ctrl+N and Ctrl+P - This issue specifically requests using Ctrl+N and Ctrl+P for readline up/down movements instead of next/previous message functionality
   • 1.0.2 - Surprising unexpected ctrl+p/ctrl+n behaviour. #3640: 1.0.2 - Surprising unexpected ctrl+p/ctrl+n behaviour - Reports that Ctrl+P now opens a menu instead of previous behavior (scrolling through prior input)
   • Keybind: history_next broken with ctrl+n #3850: Keybind: history_next broken with ctrl+n - Reports issues with Ctrl+N keybinding not working as expected for history navigation
   • File search ctrl + p ctrl + n don't cycle through search results #3913: File search ctrl + p ctrl + n don't cycle through search results - Reports Ctrl+N/P not working in file search results
   • 1.0.0 - Emacs style navigation keybindings not working #3626: 1.0.0 - Emacs style navigation keybindings not working - Reports emacs-style navigation (Ctrl+N/P) no longer working after TUI rewrite

   Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case.
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   opentuiThis relates to changes in v1.0, now that opencode uses opentuiThis relates to changes in v1.0, now that opencode uses opentui

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3. thdxr commented on Nov 12, 2025

   

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   there's a lot of disagreement about what people want ctrl+n and ctrl+p to do
   we will add a dedicated vim mode to the buffer at some point but closing for now as we're unlikely to change the defaults here

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6. net commented on Nov 12, 2025

   

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   At least please make it fixable via configuration. I don't see cursor up or cursor down keybinding here: https://opencode.ai/docs/keybinds/.

   Also, consider that while not everyone knows and uses every readline keybinding, most know some, and you can't predict which ones someone will know, so by disrespecting any except the most esoteric ones you're guaranteed to be making the input worse for some users.

   Even macOS text inputs use ctrl+n and ctrl+p to move up and down. Go into any standard macOS text input and try typing ctrl+n/ctrl+p.
7. net commented on Dec 29, 2025

   

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   It's possible to configure this now.

   {
     "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
     "keybinds": {
       "command_list": "ctrl+o",
       "input_move_up": "up,ctrl+p",
       "input_move_down": "down,ctrl+n"
     }
   }

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