Windows Terminal keybinds for SAND workflow

windows-terminal-ghostty-like-keybindings.jsonc

// Windows Terminal: Ghostty-like keybindings (tabs, splits, focus, zoom, quake)
// Paste into your settings.json (merge "actions", "globalSummons", and optional "compatibility")
// Meant to replicate: https://x.com/dani_avila7/status/2023151176758268349
// Make sure to install lazygit: winget install JesseDuffield.lazygit

{
  // Optional: lets globalSummon work more reliably (varies by Terminal version)
  "compatibility": {
    "allowHeadless": true
  },

  "actions": [
    // --- Clipboard / Find ---
    { "command": { "action": "copy", "singleLine": false }, "keys": "ctrl+c" },
    { "command": "paste", "keys": "ctrl+v" },
    { "command": "find", "keys": "ctrl+shift+f" },

    // --- Tabs ---
    { "command": "newTab", "keys": "ctrl+t" },
    { "command": "closeTab", "keys": "ctrl+w" },
    { "command": "prevTab", "keys": "ctrl+shift+left" },
    { "command": "nextTab", "keys": "ctrl+shift+right" },

    // --- Splits (duplicate = same profile) ---
    { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "right", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "ctrl+d" },
    { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "down", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+d" },
    // keep your old "auto split" binding if you like it
    { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "auto", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "alt+shift+d" },

    // --- Focus panes ---
    { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "left" }, "keys": "ctrl+alt+left" },
    { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "right" }, "keys": "ctrl+alt+right" },
    { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "up" }, "keys": "ctrl+alt+up" },
    { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "down" }, "keys": "ctrl+alt+down" },

    // --- Close / Zoom pane ---
    { "command": "closePane", "keys": "ctrl+alt+d" },
    { "command": "togglePaneZoom", "keys": "ctrl+shift+z" },

    // --- Quake / dropdown ---
    { "command": { "action": "globalSummon", "name": "_quake" }, "keys": "ctrl+`" }
  ],

  "globalSummons": [
    {
      "name": "_quake",
      "toggleVisibility": true,
      "desktop": "toCurrent",
      "monitor": "toCurrent",
      "dropdownDuration": 0,
      "animationDuration": 0,
      "commandline": "pwsh"
    }
  ]
}