CLI settings and tips

Settings

Antigravity CLI provides a flexible configuration system to customize workspace behavior, safety restrictions, editor preferences, visual style, and performance:

• Configuration file: Stored in a plain JSON file at ~/.gemini/antigravity-cli/settings.json.
• Settings panel: Type /config or /settings to open a full-screen overlay menu listing all available options:
  • Select a setting to open its list of options or a text input field.
  • Immediately save your selection to the disk and return to the main list.
• Overrides: Certain settings can be overridden at launch using CLI flags (such as --sandbox or --dangerously-skip-permissions):
  • The settings menu displays an indicator showing where the override came from (for example, Sandbox Mode on overridden by --sandbox).
  • You can still edit the persistent setting on disk, but the current session enforces the command-line override until restarted.

Quick tips

The following table summarizes common shortcuts and commands:

Action/Feature	Tip/Command
Auto-complete to file paths	@ triggers path suggestions
Clear prompt	Press Esc twice to clear your prompt box (when no streaming is active)
Terminal commands	Use ! at the start of your prompt to run terminal commands directly
Help	Type ? to get help and list all slash commands
Reduce noise from tool calls	Set verbosity to low in /config to minimize outputs from numerous tool calls
Manage permissions	Control permissions using /config or /permissions
Go back in conversation	Use /rewind or /undo to rewind the conversation history
Fork conversation	Use /fork to branch the conversation at the current point while keeping the existing workspace
Clear conversation	Use /clear to clear the prompt and start a new conversation session
Resume conversation	Use /resume to list and resume previous conversation logs
Auto-save resume	When you close the CLI, it automatically prints the exact command needed to resume that specific session

Keybindings

Antigravity CLI supports custom keybindings. You can edit them by typing /keybindings or modifying the JSON file directly:

• File location: ~/.gemini/antigravity-cli/keybindings.json.
• Reset: To reset to default, delete the keybindings.json file.

Default keybindings

These keybindings apply to Antigravity CLI only. They don’t work in the Antigravity App.

Action/Command	Keys	Purpose
Clear TUI screen	Ctrl + L	Clear terminal output
Enter / submit	Enter	Submit prompts or choices
Submit (alternate)	Alt + M	Send one message the opposite way from your Queued Messages setting: right away instead of queued, or queued instead of right away (prompt.submit_alternate)
Escape / cancel	Esc / Ctrl + C	Esc stops the stream, closes menus, or clears the prompt. Ctrl + C interrupts a running turn, or exits when you press it twice.
Exit CLI	Ctrl + D	Terminate CLI TUI session
Suspend CLI	Ctrl + Z	Push CLI session to terminal background
Cycle mode	Shift + Tab	Cycle between execution modes (cli.cycle_mode)
Edit command	Ctrl + G	When the agent asks to run a command, expand the command into a full-screen editor inside the CLI so you can change it before you approve it. This key is fixed and doesn’t open your external editor.
Confirm no	n	Decline terminal command execution
Confirm yes	y	Approve terminal command execution
Open editor	Ctrl + G	Open your prompt in your external editor (for example, vim or nano), which you choose with the editor setting or $EDITOR. CLI only: Ctrl + G doesn’t open an editor in the Antigravity App.
Review artifacts	Ctrl + R	Open the Artifact Review panel
Toggle tool details	Ctrl + O	Expand or collapse detailed tool reasoning outputs
Jump to waiting subagent	Alt + J	Switch to the next subagent awaiting confirmation
Approve subagent action	Ctrl + K	Approve the pending subagent action in the status alert
Voice dictation	F5	Start or stop voice dictation
Rename conversation	F2	Rename the highlighted conversation in the conversation picker (item.rename)
Delete conversation	F4	Delete the highlighted conversation in the conversation picker (item.delete)
Paste text	Ctrl + V / Alt + V	Paste text or media from your clipboard
Redo text edit	Ctrl + Shift + Z	Redo last undone text change
Undo text edit	Ctrl + _ / Ctrl + Shift + -	Undo last text change
Yank (copy)	Ctrl + Y	Yank/copy selected text
Navigate down	↓	Scroll down in menu lists
Go to bottom	Ctrl + End	Jump TUI view directly to the bottom
Go to top	Ctrl + Home	Jump TUI view directly to the top
Navigate left	←	Move prompt cursor left
Page down	PgDn	Scroll TUI one page down
Half page down	Shift + ↓	Scroll TUI half a page down
Page up	PgUp	Scroll TUI one page up
Half page up	Shift + ↑	Scroll TUI half a page up
Navigate right	→	Move prompt cursor right
Tab / focus	Tab	Auto-complete choices or switch component focus
Navigate up	↑	Scroll up in menu lists
Insert newline	Alt + Enter / Ctrl + J / Shift + Enter	Add newline to prompt without submitting

You can map a single action to many keybindings in the JSON file. To disable keybindings, set the list to empty (for example, []). If the file is malformed, the CLI uses the valid parts and falls back to defaults for the broken actions.

Note

Important: Keybindings cli.exit, cli.escape, and cli.enter can’t be disabled.