Keybindings

The 10 keys that get you 80% of mxr

If you only learn ten, learn these:

Key	Action
Ctrl-p	Command palette — searchable surface for everything below
?	Help modal (context-aware)
j / k	Move down / up
Enter	Open selected message or thread
e	Archive
r	Reply
c	Compose
s	Star / unstar
Z	Snooze (preset list + custom-time entry)
/	Search

Everything else is discoverable from the palette (Ctrl-p) and the help modal (?).

Global

Key	Action
1–7	Switch Mailbox / Search / Rules / Accounts / Diagnostics / Analytics / Deliveries
Ctrl-p	Open command palette
gc	Edit config
gL	Open logs
?	Toggle help modal
Esc	Back, close modal, dismiss pane, or clear selection
q	Quit current view or exit

Mail list

Navigation

Key	Action
j / ↓	Move down
k / ↑	Move up
gg	Jump to top
G	Jump to bottom
Ctrl-d	Page down
Ctrl-u	Page up
H / M / L	Viewport top / middle / bottom
zz	Center current item
Enter / o	Open selected row
Tab	Switch pane
F	Toggle fullscreen / full reader layout
/	Open full-index Search
Ctrl-f	Filter current mailbox only
n / N	Next / previous search result

Mail actions

Key	Action
c	Compose
r	Reply
a	Reply all
f	Forward
y	Summarize thread in the background
e	Archive
m	Mark read + archive
#	Trash
!	Mark spam
s	Star / unstar
I	Mark read
U	Mark unread
l	Apply label
v	Move to label
D	Unsubscribe
Z	Snooze
b	Bookmark for reply-later
O	Open in browser
R	Toggle reader mode
H	Toggle HTML view
M	Toggle remote content (HTML images)
S	Toggle signature display
E	Export thread

Selection

Key	Action
x	Toggle row selection
V	Visual line selection
Esc	Clear selection

Tabs

Key	Action
1	Mailbox
2	Search
3	Rules
4	Accounts
5	Diagnostics
6	Analytics
7	Deliveries

Go-to

Key	Action
gi	Go to Inbox
gs	Go to Starred
gt	Go to Sent
gd	Go to Drafts
ga	Go to All Mail
gl	Go to Label (picker)
gc	Edit config (opens $EDITOR)
gL	Show recent logs
g 1–g 9	Jump to saved-search 1–9
g 0	Return to default inbox (clear saved-search filter)

Message view

Key	Action
j / k	Scroll body
R	Toggle reader mode
H	Toggle HTML view
M	Toggle remote content (HTML images)
S	Toggle signature display
O	Open in browser
A	Open attachment modal
L	Open links modal (jump to any URL in the body)
F	Toggle fullscreen / full reader layout
r	Reply
a	Reply all
f	Forward
y	Summarize thread in the background
e	Archive
m	Mark read + archive
#	Trash
!	Mark spam
s	Star / unstar
I	Mark read
U	Mark unread
1–7	Switch primary tab (Mailbox / Search / Rules / Accounts / Diagnostics / Analytics / Deliveries)
gc	Edit config
gL	Show recent logs
D	Unsubscribe

Thread view

Key	Action
j / k	Move focused message in thread
r	Reply to focused message
a	Reply all to focused message
f	Forward focused message
y	Summarize thread in the background
A	Open attachment modal
L	Open links modal
F	Toggle fullscreen / full reader layout
R	Toggle reader mode
H	Toggle HTML view
M	Toggle remote content
S	Toggle signature
E	Export thread
O	Open in browser
e	Archive
m	Mark read + archive
#	Trash
!	Mark spam
s	Star / unstar
I	Mark read
U	Mark unread
D	Unsubscribe
1–7	Switch primary tab
gc / gL	Edit config / show logs

Sidebar

Key	Action
[ / ]	Collapse / expand the focused sidebar section
n	New saved search (when the sidebar’s saved-searches list is focused)
e	Edit the focused saved search
d	Delete the focused saved search (with confirm)
g 1–g 9	Jump to saved-search 1–9
g 0	Clear saved-search filter (return to default inbox)

Calendar invites lens

Open from the Calendar invites sidebar item. The list pane shows every detected invite with inline RSVP.

Key	Action
j / k	Move down / up
a	Accept
t or m	Tentative
d	Decline
A / T (or M) / D	Accept / Tentative / Decline with a comment (opens compose)
u	Undo the just-issued RSVP (within its send window)
Enter / o	Open the underlying message
h	Back to the sidebar

Analytics screen

The Analytics screen has six views. Cycle them with Tab / Shift-Tab; refresh the active view with r.

View-specific keys

View	Key	Action
Storage	m	Toggle Breakdown ↔ Largest-Messages mode
Storage	g	Cycle group_by (sender / mimetype / label) in Breakdown mode
Stale Threads	p	Toggle perspective (mine ↔ theirs)
Stale Threads	[ / ]	±7 days on older_than_days
Stale Threads	{ / }	±30 days on within_days
Contacts	m	Cycle sub-mode (asymmetry / decay / refresh)
Contacts	R	Refresh the materialized contacts table
Response Time	d	Toggle direction (clock ↔ business hours)
Subscriptions	o	Toggle ranking (volume ↔ open-rate)
Subscriptions	u	Open the unsubscribe-confirm modal for the selected row
Wrapped	h / j / k / l	Move between dashboard tiles
Wrapped	y / Y	Step year (back / forward)
Wrapped	t	Cycle window kind (YTD → Year → SinceDays)

Cross-view

Key	Action
Tab / Shift-Tab	Cycle views
r	Refresh active view
Enter	Drill down (sender → search filter; thread row → open conversation)
f	Open the filter modal — every CLI flag for the active view as an editable field
Esc	Return to Mailbox

Deliveries screen

Open with 7. Lists tracked packages detected in your mail.

Key	Action
j / k	Move selection
o / Enter	Open the source email inline in a split preview
Ctrl-d / Ctrl-u	Scroll the open email (when the preview is showing)
r	Resolve (mark delivered/done)
d	Dismiss (hide a false positive)
D	Cycle filter: active → delivered → all
g	Refresh the list
Esc	Close the preview, then return to Mailbox

Search query editor

Key	Action
Enter	Run search now
Tab	Change lexical / hybrid / semantic mode
Esc	Stop editing query

Search results

Key	Action
j / k	Move through results
Enter / o / l	Open selected result in preview
/	Edit query
Tab	Switch to preview
Esc	Return to mailbox

Search preview

Key	Action
j / k	Move through messages in the previewed thread
h / Esc	Return to results
Tab	Switch back to results
R	Toggle reader mode
A	Open attachments
L	Open links
r / a / f / e	Reply / reply all / forward / archive

Rules screen

Key	Action
j / k	Move rule selection
Enter / o	Refresh selected rule overview
n	New rule
E	Edit rule
e	Enable / disable rule
D	Dry-run selected rule
H	Show history
Ctrl-s	Save rule form
#	Delete rule

Diagnostics screen

Key	Action
Enter / o	Toggle fullscreen for the selected pane
d	Open selected section details
r	Refresh diagnostics
b	Generate bug report
c	Edit config
L	Open logs

Accounts screen

Key	Action
j / k	Move account selection
n	New IMAP/SMTP account
Enter / o	Edit selected account
t	Test selected account
d	Set selected account as default
c	Edit config
r	Refresh account inventory

Modal controls

Context	Keys
Help	j / k, Ctrl-d, Ctrl-u, o, Esc
Command palette	typing, j / k, Enter, Esc
Label picker	typing, j / k, Enter, Esc
Attachments	j / k, Enter / o, d, Esc
Bulk confirm	Enter / y confirm, Esc / n cancel
Snooze (preset list)	j / k move, Enter confirm, Esc close
Snooze (custom mode)	typing, Enter parse + snooze, Backspace, Esc back to presets
Reply queue	j / k, Esc close
Snippets browser	j / k, Esc close
Sender profile	j / k select other sender email, Enter / o open selected email, Esc close
Screener queue	j / k navigate, a allow, d deny, f feed, p paper-trail, Esc close
Welcome / setup	d demo, g Gmail, i IMAP, Enter open form, Esc dismiss
Saved-search form	typing fields, Tab / Shift-Tab move, Ctrl-s save, Esc cancel
Saved-search delete	Enter / y confirm delete, Esc / n cancel
Compose send-confirm	s send, d save as draft, e re-edit, Esc cancel
Unsubscribe confirm	u unsubscribe + archive, U unsubscribe + trash, a archive only, A archive all from sender, Esc cancel
Analytics filter modal	typing fields, Tab / Shift-Tab move, Enter apply, Esc cancel
Error modal	j / k, Ctrl-d / Ctrl-u scroll, q / x / Esc close

Web app

The web app uses its own global keymap, derived from the shared action registry at apps/web/src/lib/actions/. Page-internal vim keys (j/k, x, etc.) are handled per-page; the keys below are the global chords.

Global

Key	Action
⌘K / Ctrl-K	Open command palette
:	Open command palette (alt)
/	Open search palette
?	Toggle help dialog
c	Open compose launcher
1 … 9, 0	Quick nav (Inbox, Search, Analytics, Rules, Screener, Subscriptions, Reply queue, Accounts, Diagnostics, Settings)

Vim-style navigation

Key	Action
g i	Go to Inbox
g s	Go to Starred
g d	Go to Drafts
g t	Go to Trash
g a	Go to All Mail (matches Gmail muscle memory)
g n	Go to Snoozed
g l	Go to Reply queue
g u	Go to Subscriptions
g r	Go to Rules
g y	Open Analytics

Note: in earlier builds the web command palette labelled Analytics as g a, colliding with the global keymap. As of the parity-closure work the palette and keymap share one registry, g a is consistently All Mail, and Analytics has moved to g y. On first visit to /m/archive after the migration a one-time toast announces the move.

Customization

The web keymap is currently built into the SPA — there is no keys.toml equivalent yet. The Settings → Keybindings page renders the full registry-derived list, including which actions are palette-only.