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🦊 Lynx Keymap: Boost Your Productivity in VSCode… with Custom Shortcuts — ( AI )

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If you use VS Code, Cursor-AI, Windsurd, Trae-AI, or Firebase Studio, you already know how crucial keyboard shortcuts are to productivity.

Lynx Keymap — created by @bastndev — supercharges your workflow with curated keybindings for VSCode, seamlessly integrating AI tools like Cursor-AI and Trae-AI.

⌨️ Get instant access to essential commands for files, Git, debugging, AI sessions, and more.

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🧪 Experimental Keymaps

Command 🍎 macOS 🟦 Windows 🐧 Linux
Ask, agent, edit (AI) ⌥ + Z Alt + Z Alt + Z
Bottom color change ⌘ + ⌥ + P Ctrl + Alt + P Ctrl + Alt + P
Pick AI model ⌥ + X Alt + X Alt + X
Toggle AI maximize/minimize ⇧ + Esc Shift + Esc Shift + Esc

⚙️ Standard Keybindings

Command 🍎 macOS 🟦 Windows 🐧 Linux
Open explorer ⌘ + 1 Ctrl + 1 Ctrl + 1
Source control (SCM) ⌘ + 2 Ctrl + 2 Ctrl + 2
Extensions ⌘ + 3 Ctrl + 3 Ctrl + 3
Sidebar toggle ⌘ + Tab Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Tab
New file ⌥ + C Alt + C Alt + C
New folder ⌥ + V Alt + V Alt + V
Select all changed files ⌥ + 1 Alt + 1 Alt + 1
AI generate commit message ⌥ + 2 Alt + 2 Alt + 2
Unstage all files ⌥ + 3 Alt + 3 Alt + 3
Git pull ⌥ + 4 Alt + 4 Alt + 4
Git commit ⌥ + Enter Alt + Enter Alt + Enter
Git push ⌘ + ⌥ + Enter Ctrl + Alt + Enter Ctrl + Alt + Enter
Format document ⌥ + F Alt + F Alt + F
Format selection ⌘ + ⌥ + F Ctrl + Alt + F Ctrl + Alt + F
Organize imports ⇧ + ⌥ + F Shift + Alt + F Shift + Alt + F
Debug console toggle ⌥ + Q Alt + Q Alt + Q
Terminal toggle ⌥ + W Alt + W Alt + W
Open GitLens ⌥ + E Alt + E Alt + E
Start debugging ⌥ + P Alt + P Alt + P
Restart debugging ⌥ + O Alt + O Alt + O
Stop debugging ⌥ + I Alt + I Alt + I
Git changes panel ⌥ + L Alt + L Alt + L
Markdown preview ⌥ + M Alt + M Alt + M
Settings UI ⌘ + J Ctrl + J Ctrl + J
Settings JSON ⌥ + J Alt + J Alt + J
Comment line ⌘ + / Ctrl + / Ctrl + /
Comment block ⌥ + / Alt + / Alt + /
Copy line up/down ⌥ + ⇧ + ↑/↓ Alt + Shift + ↑/↓ Alt + Shift + ↑/↓
Insert cursor above/below ⌘ + ↑/↓ Ctrl + ↑/↓ Ctrl + ↑/↓
Toggle AI ⌥ + Esc Alt + Esc Alt + Esc
Delete word left ⌘ + Backspace Ctrl + Backspace Ctrl + Backspace
Close folder ⌘ + Delete Ctrl + Delete Ctrl + Delete

✨ AI Shortcuts (Lynx AI Integration)

Command 🍎 macOS 🟦 Windows 🐧 Linux
AI Chat (popup/modal) ⌘ + ` Ctrl + ` Ctrl + `
Toggle chat with Tab ⇧ + Tab Shift + Tab Shift + Tab
New AI session ⌥ + A Alt + A Alt + A
Show AI chat history ⌥ + S Alt + S Alt + S
Attach context ⌥ + D Alt + D Alt + D
Accept AI suggestion ⌘ + Enter Ctrl + Enter Ctrl + Enter
Reject AI suggestion ⌥ + Enter Alt + Enter Alt + Enter

🚀 Installation

  1. Open Quick Open:

    • macOS: ⌘ + P
    • Windows/Linux: Ctrl + P

  2. Paste the command and hit Enter: 

ext install bastndev.lynx-keymap

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Here is the project link if you want to collaborate: [>_].

bastndev
Gohit Bastian

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