#Configurable command menu trigger

• Date: 2026-07-20
• Commit: feat(tui): make the command menu trigger configurable
• Version cue: 0.12.1-alpha.2

Previously the slash command menu could only be triggered by typing / in an empty composer. This change adds a floating command menu and makes the trigger configurable: you can keep inline /, switch to Ctrl+O floating, or enable both.

#What changed

1. New command_menu_mode config
   Controls how the command menu is triggered, with three options:

   • "slash" (default): only triggers the inline slash command menu when the composer starts with /, same as before.
   • "floating": / no longer triggers the menu (it's treated as plain text); open the floating command menu with Ctrl+O instead.
   • "both": both work at once; the inline / menu and the Ctrl+O floating menu don't interfere with each other.

2. New Ctrl+O floating command menu
   The floating menu scrolls up and down, and shows a scrollbar on the right when there are more commands than fit; beyond the keyboard, it also supports mouse click to select and wheel scrolling. Handy if you want to type / as a literal character, or prefer invoking commands with a fixed shortcut. It looks like this:

   

3. New command_menu_rows config
   Controls how many command rows the Ctrl+O floating menu shows at once; the rest scroll. Range 7..21, default 7.

#Config

Under [tui] in config.toml:

# slash / floating / both, default slash
command_menu_mode = "slash"

# rows shown at once in the floating menu, range 7..21, default 7
command_menu_rows = 7

For more key bindings see Keyboard Shortcuts, and for the command list see Slash menu overview.