Keyboard shortcuts
Global and per-tab keys from the README
Press ? in the app for the full, up-to-date list (sourced from src/app/shortcuts/).
Global
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
? | Help |
Ctrl+K | Command palette |
m | Toggle light/dark |
t | Cycle theme |
q | Quit |
1–5 / Tab / Shift+Tab | Dashboard tabs |
Welcome
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
↑/↓ / j/k | Navigate log files |
tab | Switch section (/var/log/mongodb ↔ --log-dir) |
enter | Analyze selected log |
r | Retry with sudo when a log directory or selected file is permission-denied (confirm first) |
Welcome’s r is only bound on the Welcome screen. On the Logs tab, r is a category pill (see below) — no conflict.
Connections
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
c | Connections dialog (on Live Ops / Replication / Indexes), or Ctrl+K → Manage connections |
l | Toggle Static vs Live on Slow Queries and Logs (when a connection is selected) |
Slow Queries
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
l | Toggle Static / Live |
e | Enable profiling (confirm dialog; level 1 + slowms, default 100) |
c / a / p | Sort by count / avg ms / plan |
| Enter | Details |
i | Jump to Indexes with suggested vs existing index (from details) |
Shift+T | Live sample window (presets / custom) |
[ / ] | Cycle databases |
Live Ops
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
x | Confirm kill op |
e | Jump to matching Slow Queries detail/explain when a pattern matches |
Indexes
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
← / → | Database |
[ / ] | Collection |
↑ / ↓ | Rows |
n / i | Sort collections |
s / o | Sort indexes by size / ops |
Logs
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
space | Follow |
/ | Search |
f | Custom filter |
c / w / r / n / s | Category pills |