Keyboard Shortcuts

Bowire supports keyboard shortcuts for fast navigation and invocation without reaching for the mouse.

Available Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
`?`	Show keyboard shortcuts help
`/`	Focus the search/filter input
`t`	Toggle between dark and light theme
`f`	Toggle the favorites filter
`r`	Repeat the last request
`Ctrl+Enter`	Execute the current request

Search and Filter

Press / to jump to the search input in the sidebar. Start typing to filter services and methods by name. The filter works across all protocols -- gRPC, SignalR, SSE, and any installed plugins.

Press Escape to clear the filter and return focus to the main content area.

Quick Execution

Press Ctrl+Enter from anywhere in the request editor to execute the current request immediately. This works for both form and JSON input modes.

Press r to replay the last request with the same parameters. This is useful when iterating on a service that you are actively developing.

Tabs and Panes

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl/Cmd+W`	Close the active tab
`Ctrl+Tab` / `Ctrl+Shift+Tab`	Next / previous tab in the focused pane
`Ctrl/Cmd+1`…`9`	Jump to the Nth tab of the focused pane
`Ctrl/Cmd+\`	Split the active tab to the right, or move it to the other pane
`Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+\`	Cycle the request/response split of the active tab

See Tabs and panes.

Theme Toggle

Press t to switch between dark and light themes. The preference is saved in localStorage and persists across sessions.