Menus
Every function of Tracemoor is in the menu bar, including the ones that
also have a button, a toolbar control or a shortcut. This page lists the
entries in menu order. Shortcuts are listed for macOS; on Windows and Linux,
use Ctrl for Cmd and Alt for Option. All shortcuts are collected in
Keyboard shortcuts.
On macOS, the application menu Tracemoor holds About,
Settings… (Cmd+,), Hide and Quit. Windows and Linux have no
application menu. Preferences… (Ctrl+,) is at the end of the Edit
menu there.
File
| Entry | Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| New Window | Cmd+N | Opens a window on the welcome screen. See Several windows. |
| New Window with Project… | Opens an exploration folder in a new window. | |
| New Exploration… | Cmd+Shift+O | Creates an exploration for a local folder or a clone. See Create an exploration. |
| Open Exploration… | Cmd+O | Opens an existing exploration in this window. |
| Open Recent | The explorations opened last. | |
| Close Exploration | Cmd+W | Closes the exploration and shows the welcome screen. In the Source View and the Graph + Editor Split, the shortcut first closes the active editor tab. |
| New File in Explorer… | Cmd+Option+N | Creates a file in the folder selected in the file tree. See Files and folders. |
| New Folder in Explorer… | Cmd+Option+Shift+N | Creates a folder in the selected folder. |
| Go to File/Symbol… | Cmd+P | Opens the global search. See Search. |
| Save | Cmd+S | Saves the active editor. |
| Edit Project Hints… | Opens the editor of the Project Hints. See Project Hints. | |
| Create Issue from Current Entry… | Creates a ticket from the open projectdocs entry. See Create an issue from an entry. | |
| Ticket Templates… | Manages the ticket templates of the project. See Ticket templates. | |
| Export AI Session… | Saves the active chat session as a file. See Export a session. | |
| Quit | Cmd+Q | Quits Tracemoor. |
Edit
| Entry | Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Undo, Redo | Cmd+Z, Cmd+Shift+Z | |
| Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All | Cmd+X, Cmd+C, Cmd+V, Cmd+A | |
| Find… | Cmd+F | Searches in the open file, the open projectdocs entry or the document in the Docs View. See Search in a file. |
| Rename Selected (Explorer) | F2 | Renames the file or folder selected in the file tree. |
| Move Selected to Trash (Explorer) | Moves the selected file or folder to the trash. | |
| Reveal Selected in File Manager | Shows the selected item in Finder or the file manager. | |
| Open Selected with Default App | Opens the selected file in the program the system assigns to it. | |
| Changelist › Manage Changelists… | Opens the changelist management. See Rename or delete a changelist. | |
| Preview Tabs (single-click replaces) | Switches preview tabs on or off. See Tabs. |
View
| Entry | Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard | Cmd+1 | The projectdocs dashboard. See Dashboard. |
| Graph View | Cmd+6 | See Graph View. |
| Graph + Editor Split | Cmd+2 | Graph and code editor side by side. |
| Source View | Cmd+3 | File tree and code editor. See Editor. |
| Docs View | Cmd+4 | See Docs View. |
| Call Chain Explorer | Cmd+5 | See Call Chain Explorer. |
| Extension Manifest | Cmd+7 | The contributions of a VS Code extension, for projects of that type. |
| Git View | Cmd+8 | See Git. |
| Tickets | Cmd+Shift+T | See Tickets view. |
| Open Markdown in Docs View, Open Markdown in Code Editor | Opens the active Markdown file in the other editor. | |
| Coverage Overlay Off, Coverage Heatmap (Auditor), Coverage Heatmap (Reviewer), Coverage Trace Depth, Coverage Density | Coverage overlay of the graph. See Coverage heatmap. | |
| Coverage Gaps | Lists code without spec coverage. See Coverage gaps. | |
| Capability Decomposition | See Capability decomposition. | |
| Baseline Sweep | See Baseline sweep. | |
| Graph Perspectives › | Dead Exports, Orphan Files, Circular Dependencies, Complexity Hotspots, Entry Points, Recent Changes, Reactive Graph, Semantic Domains. Opens the Graph View with that perspective, like Perspectives… in the graph toolbar. See Run a perspective. | |
| Tile Label › Path, Semantic Domain, None | Second line of the graph nodes. Same as label in the graph toolbar. | |
| Show Reference Projects in Graph | Shows nodes of reference projects. See Reference projects in the graph. | |
| Call Chain Back, Call Chain Forward | Steps through the history of the Call Chain Explorer, like ← and → in its breadcrumb bar. Inside the explorer also Cmd+[ and Cmd+]. See Follow the chain. | |
| Editor › Split Right, Split Down | Cmd+\, Cmd+Shift+\ | Splits the editor. See Editor groups. |
| Editor › Close Group | ||
| Editor › Focus Next Group, Focus Previous Group | Cmd+Option+→, Cmd+Option+← | Moves the focus between editor groups. |
| Editor › Open Markdown Preview to the Side | Cmd+Shift+V | Opens the rendered Markdown in a second group. See Markdown and images. |
| Editor › Show Spec & Docs Gutter | Shows or hides the gutter marks of specs and projectdocs. See Gutter. | |
| Toggle Sidebar | Cmd+B | Shows or hides the left side bar. |
| Toggle AI Chat | Cmd+J | Shows or hides the chat panel. |
| Toggle Terminal Panel | Cmd+` | See Terminal. |
| Zoom In Graph, Zoom Out Graph, Zoom to Overview | Cmd+=, Cmd+-, Cmd+0 | See Zoom and move. |
| Next Issue, Previous Issue | F8, Shift+F8 | Opens the next or previous analysis finding at its location. See Step through findings. |
| Refresh Explorer Tree | F5 | Reads the file tree from disk again. |
Analysis
| Entry | Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Re-analyze Project | Cmd+Shift+R | See Re-analyze. |
| Clear Cache & Re-analyze | Deletes the index and analyzes from scratch. See Keeping the index current. | |
| Rebuild Semantic Index | See Semantic search. | |
| Project Settings… | See Project Settings. | |
| Reference Projects… | Opens Project Settings at the reference projects. See Attach a reference project. | |
| Fetch Reference Projects | Fetches the remotes of all reference projects. See Git access. | |
| Reference Sets… | See Reference sets. | |
| Compare Reference States… | See Compare two states. | |
| Language Servers… | See Language servers. | |
| Open Specs & Audit View | Cmd+9 | See Specs view. |
| Reset Specs (Drafts + DB)… | See Specs view menu. | |
| Verify Commit Anchors… | Checks the commit anchors of all projectdocs entries against the repository and offers repairs after a history rewrite. See Commit anchors. | |
| Connect Browser… | Connects the web inspector, or the VS Code inspector for extension projects. Asks for an extension with its own web frontend. See Web inspector, VS Code inspector. | |
| Inspect VS Code Extension… | Opens the VS Code inspector whatever the project type. | |
| Disconnect Browser | ||
| Browser Screenshot → Chat, Pick Browser Element → Chat | See Inspector commands. | |
| Start Runtime Recording, Stop Runtime Recording, Send Recording to Chat | Cmd+Shift+E (start) |
Project Docs
The entries of the projectdocs dashboard toolbar. Each one works from any view and switches to the dashboard where needed.
| Entry | Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Show Dashboard | Cmd+1 (as View › Dashboard) | Opens the dashboard. |
| New Phase… | See Create a phase. | |
| New Entry… | See Create an entry. | |
| Timeline | See Timeline. | |
| Re-index Project Docs | Reads the projectdocs files again. |
Sharing the exploration is in the Git menu: Git › Sync Exploration….
Git
| Entry | Effect |
|---|---|
| View Pull Requests, Open Pull Request…, Refresh Pull Requests | See Review a pull request, Create a pull request. |
| Fix Review Comments with AI, Copy Review as Markdown, Create Projectdocs Entry from Review… | See Pull requests and the AI. |
| Work Packages, New Work Package…, Refresh Work Packages | See Work packages. |
| Workflow Policy… | See Workflow Policy. |
| Toggle Commit Graph | See History. |
| Toggle Inline Blame | See Blame. |
| Switch Active Changelist…, New Changelist… | See Changelists. |
| Sync Exploration… | See Share an exploration. |
| Back Up to Vault Now, Configure Vault… | See Vault. |
The Git menu has no shortcuts.
Tickets
| Entry | Effect |
|---|---|
| Show Tickets, Refresh Tickets, Search Tickets… | See Tickets view. |
| Ask AI about Ticket, Fix Ticket with AI, Import Tickets to Projectdocs…, Open Ticket in Browser | Act on the selected ticket. See Hand a ticket to the AI. |
| New Work Package from Selection… | See Start from the Tickets view. |
AI
| Entry | Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| New Chat | Cmd+Shift+N | See Sessions. |
| New Chat from Current Entry | Starts a session with the open projectdocs entry as the first message. See Hand over a session. | |
| Quick-Explain Selection | Cmd+Shift+A | Asks the AI about the selected code. See Ask from code. |
| Ask for Diagram… | Asks the AI for a diagram of the selected file or symbol. | |
| Ask AI about the Codebase… | Opens the Graph View and its question dialog, like Ask AI in the graph toolbar. | |
| Slash Commands… | Cmd+/ | See Slash commands. |
| Rename Session… | See Manage sessions. | |
| Default Provider › | Claude (CLI), Ollama (local + cloud), OpenAI (API), OpenCode (Zen gateway), Anthropic (API). See Choose the default provider. | |
| Change Model › | Sonnet, Opus, Haiku, Fable (costly) for the active session. See Change model and effort. | |
| Change Permission Mode › | Read-Only, Safe, Brave. See Session modes. | |
| Effort Level › | Low, Medium, High, X-High (Opus only), Max. See Change model and effort. | |
| Browse Skills & Agents…, Detach Active Skill | See Skills and agents. | |
| Remote Access… | See Remote access. | |
| AI Settings… | See Set up a provider. |
Terminal
| Entry | Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| New Tab | Cmd+T | See Terminal. |
| Close Tab | Cmd+Shift+W | |
| Split Right, Split Down | See Split a terminal. |
Run
| Entry | Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Run / Launch | Cmd+R | Starts the run configuration selected in the toolbar. See Run and build. |
| Build | Cmd+Shift+B | Starts the selected build configuration. |
| Stop | Stops the running configuration. | |
| Edit Run Config…, Edit Build Config… | See Set up run and build. |
Window and Help
Window lists the open windows and holds Minimize and Bring All to Front. Help holds About.