Cursor Keybindings

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Cursor shortcuts
• Cursor keybindings
• Cursor keyboard
• Cursor commands

Example prompts

• “cursor shortcuts”
• “cursor keybindings”
• “cursor keyboard”
• “/cursor-keybindings”

Requirements

• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code
• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*)

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

1. 1Search existing bindings before assigning a shortcut and prefer documented Cursor defaults when practical.
2. 2Use workspace/team conventions for shared documentation; keep personal ergonomics local.
3. 3Test conflict behavior in a sample workspace and retain an easy reset/revert path.
4. 4Document custom bindings needed for pair programming, training, or support.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cfae287. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • Read
  • Write
  • Edit
  • Bash(cmd:*)

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json).

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

  • docs.cursor.com
  • code.visualstudio.com
  • marketplace.visualstudio.com

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

• Compatibility

  Designed for Claude Code

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Cursor Keybindings loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 63 tokens; SKILL.md has 605 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~63

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.9k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~2.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit cfae287, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 605 words, ~1,891 tokens.

name

cursor-keybindings

description

Master Cursor keyboard shortcuts and customize keybindings for AI features and editor commands. Triggers on "cursor shortcuts", "cursor keybindings", "cursor keyboard", "cursor hotkeys", "cursor commands", "Cmd+K", "Cmd+L", "Cmd+I".

allowed-tools

Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*)

compatibility

Designed for Claude Code

version

1.19.0

license

MIT

author

Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>

tags

saas, cursor, cursor-keybindings

[
  {
    "key": "cmd+enter",
    "command": "editor.action.inlineSuggest.commit",
    "when": "inlineSuggestionVisible"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+k",
    "command": "aichat.newchat",
    "when": "editorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+a",
    "command": "editor.action.selectAll",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
  }
]

// keybindings.json -- resolve Vim conflicts
[
  {
    "key": "ctrl+l",
    "command": "aichat.focus",
    "when": "!vim.active || vim.mode == 'Normal'"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+k",
    "command": "cursor.edit",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && !vim.active"
  }
]

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  CURSOR AI SHORTCUTS (macOS)                 ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║  Cmd+L       Chat panel                     ║
║  Cmd+K       Inline edit (select first)     ║
║  Cmd+I       Composer (multi-file)          ║
║  Cmd+Shift+L Add selection to chat          ║
║  Tab         Accept Tab suggestion          ║
║  Cmd+→       Accept suggestion word-by-word ║
║  Esc         Dismiss suggestion             ║
║  Cmd+Y       Accept inline edit             ║
║  Cmd+Shift+P Command Palette               ║
║  Cmd+P       Quick Open file                ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝

© jeremylongshore, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (references) in skills/.curated/cursor-keybindings of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

• SKILL.md
• references/customizing-keybindings.md
• references/errors.md
• references/examples.md
• references/standard-editor-shortcuts.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cfae287