The composer

The composer is the input at the bottom of the terminal, where every instruction starts. Typing anywhere in the terminal focuses the composer. Enter sends; Shift+Enter starts a new line. Pasted text stays in the draft until you press Enter.

Steer a running task

You can send while the terminal is working: the message waits and is taken up at the next break in the work, so you can steer a running task ("use the T-12, not the budget") while it runs.

Esc stops the terminal mid-work. With messages waiting, Esc means stop now and take my input immediately.

Reference files

Type @ to open the file picker and reference a specific file. You can also drag a file row from the Workbench onto the terminal; the reference lands at the cursor. Commands accept @ references the same way.

Dictate instead of typing

Hold ⌥Space, speak, and release. What you said lands in the composer as ordinary text; review and edit it, add @ references or wrap a command around it like any other draft, and press Enter when you're ready to send.

Microphone access is granted in your browser, not in Cap Orbit. If a "Microphone blocked" chip appears, allow the microphone for this site in your browser's settings and dictate again. A "No speech detected" chip means nothing usable was captured; hold and try again.

Keyboard shortcuts

Learn more

• Permission modes: what Shift+Tab cycles through and what each mode allows.
• While the terminal works: following progress, asking side questions, and steering.
• Commands: the slash commands behind the / menu.