Keyboard Shortcuts

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All keyboard shortcuts for Gemini Code Assist in VS Code and JetBrains.

VS Code

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Open Quick Pick (code transformation)	Ctrl+I	Cmd+I
Generate code from comment	Ctrl+Enter	Ctrl+Return
Accept suggestion	Tab	Tab
Dismiss suggestion	Esc	Esc
Open Gemini chat	Click spark icon	Click spark icon

JetBrains IDEs

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Open Quick Pick	Alt+\	Cmd+\
Generate from comment	Alt+G	Option+G
Finish changes (file-wide)	Right-click > Gemini > Finish changes	Same
Accept suggestion	Tab	Tab
Dismiss suggestion	Esc	Esc
Change accept shortcut	Hover suggestion > Tab dropdown	Same

Agent Mode Commands (VS Code)

Command	What it shows
/tools	All available tools in current session
/mcp	MCP servers, connection status, available tools

Code Transformation Commands

Open Quick Pick first (Ctrl+I / Alt+\):

Command	Example usage
/generate	/generate REST endpoint for user CRUD
/fix	/fix the null check is missing here
/doc	/doc add JSDoc to all exported functions
/simplify	/simplify these nested conditions

Custom Shortcuts

To change the code generation shortcut in VS Code:

1. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
2. Search Keyboard Shortcuts
3. Find Gemini Code Assist: Generate Code
4. Click pencil icon > press your shortcut