From 0f5626d2e46f9f8abfe616a33a4fd4f4d989e396 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shoubhit Dash <shoubhit2005@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:30:24 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(app): prefer cmd+k for command palette (#18731)

---
 packages/app/e2e/actions.ts                           |  4 ++--
 packages/app/e2e/app/palette.spec.ts                  | 11 ++++++++++-
 packages/app/e2e/settings/settings-keybinds.spec.ts   |  2 +-
 packages/app/src/context/command-keybind.test.ts      |  7 +++++++
 .../app/src/pages/session/use-session-commands.tsx    |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/actions.ts b/packages/app/e2e/actions.ts
index aced0756c..90af177ed 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/actions.ts
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ export async function runTerminal(page: Page, input: { cmd: string; token: strin
   await expect.poll(() => terminalHas(page, { term, token: input.token }), { timeout }).toBe(true)
 }
 
-export async function openPalette(page: Page) {
+export async function openPalette(page: Page, key = "K") {
   await defocus(page)
-  await page.keyboard.press(`${modKey}+P`)
+  await page.keyboard.press(`${modKey}+${key}`)
 
   const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog")
   await expect(dialog).toBeVisible()
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/app/palette.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/app/palette.spec.ts
index 3ccfd7a92..4c701fab2 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/app/palette.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/app/palette.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { test, expect } from "../fixtures"
-import { openPalette } from "../actions"
+import { closeDialog, openPalette } from "../actions"
 
 test("search palette opens and closes", async ({ page, gotoSession }) => {
   await gotoSession()
@@ -9,3 +9,12 @@ test("search palette opens and closes", async ({ page, gotoSession }) => {
   await page.keyboard.press("Escape")
   await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0)
 })
+
+test("search palette also opens with cmd+p", async ({ page, gotoSession }) => {
+  await gotoSession()
+
+  const dialog = await openPalette(page, "P")
+
+  await closeDialog(page, dialog)
+  await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0)
+})
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/settings/settings-keybinds.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/settings/settings-keybinds.spec.ts
index 5789dc0eb..4fc50b68d 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/settings/settings-keybinds.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/settings/settings-keybinds.spec.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ test("changing file open keybind works", async ({ page, gotoSession }) => {
   await expect(keybindButton).toBeVisible()
 
   const initialKeybind = await keybindButton.textContent()
-  expect(initialKeybind).toContain("P")
+  expect(initialKeybind).toContain("K")
 
   await keybindButton.click()
   await expect(keybindButton).toHaveText(/press/i)
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/command-keybind.test.ts b/packages/app/src/context/command-keybind.test.ts
index 4e38efd8d..d804195c4 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/command-keybind.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/command-keybind.test.ts
@@ -40,4 +40,11 @@ describe("command keybind helpers", () => {
     expect(display.includes("Alt") || display.includes("⌥")).toBe(true)
     expect(formatKeybind("none")).toBe("")
   })
+
+  test("formatKeybind prefers the first combo", () => {
+    const display = formatKeybind("mod+k,mod+p")
+
+    expect(display.includes("K") || display.includes("k")).toBe(true)
+    expect(display.includes("P") || display.includes("p")).toBe(false)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/session/use-session-commands.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/session/use-session-commands.tsx
index 1a2e777f5..f17e3f7a1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/session/use-session-commands.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/session/use-session-commands.tsx
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export const useSessionCommands = (actions: SessionCommandContext) => {
         id: "file.open",
         title: language.t("command.file.open"),
         description: language.t("palette.search.placeholder"),
-        keybind: "mod+p",
+        keybind: "mod+k,mod+p",
         slash: "open",
         onSelect: () => dialog.show(() => <DialogSelectFile onOpenFile={showAllFiles} />),
       }),