Keyboard shortcuts - Claire Labs

Claire is designed for keyboard-first workflows. Every core action — moving between paragraphs, adding annotations, approving AI suggestions, and opening panels — has a dedicated shortcut so you can grade submissions without taking your hands off the keyboard.

Shortcut	Action
`↑` / `↓`	Move between paragraphs (Blocks)
`CMD/Ctrl` + `←` / `→`	Jump to previous / next section (chapter)
`Opt/Alt` + `↑` / `↓`	Jump to previous / next highlight

Annotation

Shortcut	Action
`a`	Add a green annotation (strength)
`s`	Add a gray annotation (neutral, not feedback relevant)
`d`	Add a red annotation (weakness)
`n`	Add an inline comment or grading remark
`Backspace ⌫`	Remove an annotation from a highlighted Block

AI suggestions

Shortcut	Action
`→`	View / expand an AI suggestion
`←`	Collapse an AI suggestion
`Tab ⇥`	Approve an AI suggestion
`Backspace ⌫`	Reject an AI suggestion

Agent builder

Shortcut	Action
`@`	Mention a tool while writing agent instructions

Panels & tools

Shortcut	Action
`[`	Toggle AI copilot (Ask Claire)
`]`	Toggle right sidebar (all annotations)
`CMD/Ctrl` + `K`	Open the command menu
`CMD/Ctrl` + `d`	Open / close the scratchpad
`CMD/Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F`	Toggle Focus mode
`ESC`	Close the scratchpad

Looking for more details?

To understand how to apply annotations, see Annotate.
To read more about the Ask Claire feature, see Ask Claire.