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Command Palette

Run workbench and editor commands, search files, jump to symbols, and browse chat history.

The command palette is Shape's universal action search. Open it with Ctrl+Shift+P or from View → Command Palette….

Type to filter commands. Press Enter to run the selected action, or Escape to close.

Default mode

In default mode, the palette lists:

  • Workbench commands: panels, settings, chat history, zen mode
  • Editor commands from the active file: format, rename, fold, comment

Commands show keyboard shortcuts on the right when assigned. Fuzzy matching works on both label and shortcut fragments.

You can also open the palette from the activity bar bottom button (terminal icon).

Files mode (Ctrl+P)

Go to File opens a dedicated files mode, not the full command list.

  1. Press Ctrl+P (or Go → Go to File…).
  2. Type part of a filename.
  3. Press Enter to open the match.

This mode is optimized for speed. In Shape, Ctrl+Shift+P and Ctrl+P are separate shortcuts.

Go to line (Ctrl+G)

Jump to a specific line (and optionally column):

  1. Press Ctrl+G (Go → Go to Line/Column…).
  2. Type a line number, or line:column (for example 42:8).
  3. Press Enter.

The editor scrolls and places the cursor at that position.

Workspace symbols (Ctrl+T)

Find functions, classes, and variables across the project:

  1. Press Ctrl+T or run Go to Symbol in Workspace… from the palette.
  2. Type a symbol name.
  3. Select a result to open the defining file at that location.

Indexing quality depends on language support and LSP configuration. See IntelliSense.

Chat history mode

Browse past AI conversations:

  1. Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
  2. Run Chat: Show History.
  3. Select a conversation to reopen it in the AI sidebar.

Useful when you need to continue an earlier thread without scrolling the chat panel.

Language mode

Change syntax highlighting for the active file:

  1. Open the palette and run Change Language Mode….
  2. Pick a language from the filtered list (TypeScript, Markdown, CSS, etc.).

Shape remembers the association for that file path. Language mode affects highlighting, snippets, and LSP behavior.

Tips

  • Quick Fix (Ctrl+.) is an editor action, not the palette, but you can find it by typing quick fix in the palette.
  • Palette-only commands (no default shortcut) include View: Show Problems, View: Show Output, Editor: Toggle Minimap, and Chat: Show History.
  • When the palette is open, arrow keys navigate. Typing immediately filters.

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