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This skill guides adding keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys, helping implement, register, and document keyboard interactions across features.
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---
name: hotkey
description: Guide for adding keyboard shortcuts. Use when implementing new hotkeys, registering shortcuts, or working with keyboard interactions. Triggers on hotkey implementation or keyboard shortcut tasks.
---
# Adding Keyboard Shortcuts Guide
## Steps to Add a New Hotkey
### 1. Update Hotkey Constant
In `src/types/hotkey.ts`:
```typescript
export const HotkeyEnum = {
// existing...
ClearChat: 'clearChat', // Add new
} as const;
```
### 2. Register Default Hotkey
In `src/const/hotkeys.ts`:
```typescript
import { KeyMapEnum as Key, combineKeys } from '@lobehub/ui';
export const HOTKEYS_REGISTRATION: HotkeyRegistration = [
{
group: HotkeyGroupEnum.Conversation,
id: HotkeyEnum.ClearChat,
keys: combineKeys([Key.Mod, Key.Shift, Key.Backspace]),
scopes: [HotkeyScopeEnum.Chat],
},
];
```
### 3. Add i18n Translation
In `src/locales/default/hotkey.ts`:
```typescript
const hotkey: HotkeyI18nTranslations = {
clearChat: {
desc: '清空当前会话的所有消息记录',
title: '清空聊天记录',
},
};
```
### 4. Create and Register Hook
In `src/hooks/useHotkeys/chatScope.ts`:
```typescript
export const useClearChatHotkey = () => {
const clearMessages = useChatStore((s) => s.clearMessages);
return useHotkeyById(HotkeyEnum.ClearChat, clearMessages);
};
export const useRegisterChatHotkeys = () => {
useClearChatHotkey();
// ...other hotkeys
};
```
### 5. Add Tooltip (Optional)
```tsx
const clearChatHotkey = useUserStore(settingsSelectors.getHotkeyById(HotkeyEnum.ClearChat));
<Tooltip hotkey={clearChatHotkey} title={t('clearChat.title', { ns: 'hotkey' })}>
<Button icon={<DeleteOutlined />} onClick={clearMessages} />
</Tooltip>
```
## Best Practices
1. **Scope**: Choose global or chat scope based on functionality
2. **Grouping**: Place in appropriate group (System/Layout/Conversation)
3. **Conflict check**: Ensure no conflict with system/browser shortcuts
4. **Platform**: Use `Key.Mod` instead of hardcoded `Ctrl` or `Cmd`
5. **Clear description**: Provide title and description for users
## Troubleshooting
- **Not working**: Check scope and RegisterHotkeys hook
- **Not in settings**: Verify HOTKEYS_REGISTRATION config
- **Conflict**: HotkeyInput component shows warnings
- **Page-specific**: Ensure correct scope activation
This skill guides developers through adding and managing keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys) in a TypeScript app. It explains where to declare new hotkey constants, how to register defaults, add translations, create hooks, and optionally show tooltips. The goal is reliable, conflict-free hotkeys that respect scope and platform conventions.
The skill inspects the hotkey lifecycle: enum declaration, registration in the default config, i18n entry, and hook registration for activation. It also shows how to bind a handler using a helper hook and surface the shortcut in the UI with an optional tooltip. It enforces scope-aware behavior and recommends using modifier abstractions for cross-platform consistency.
Why register hotkeys in a single config file?
Central registration ensures the settings UI, default behavior, and persistence are all consistent and discoverable.
Hotkey doesn’t trigger — what should I check first?
Verify the hook that registers the hotkey runs, confirm the correct scope is active, and ensure the chosen key combination isn’t blocked by the browser or OS.