# hermes-shortcut-cheat-sheet: the shortcut list from source, not docs

*2026-08-19*

> A complete, accurate keyboard cheat sheet for Hermes Desktop, generated straight from the app's keybind registry — every rebindable and fixed key, per-OS.


The published Hermes Desktop docs list about twelve keyboard shortcuts. The real list lives in the app's keybind registry — rebindable actions, fixed keys, and generated profile/session slot bindings — and nobody had transcribed it. This repo is that transcription, generated from source rather than written by hand, so it's complete and it's correct.

The output ships three ways: an interactive dark-themed HTML with per-OS columns (Mac / Windows-Linux), a light single-page 3-column print layout for hanging on a wall, and PNG renders of both. A `PROMPT.md` contains the exact prompt to regenerate everything from a newer version of the source — paste it into any coding agent session and the sheet stays correct across app releases.

Features:

- Generated directly from `KEYBIND_ACTIONS`, `KEYBIND_READONLY`, and the global hotkey modules in the desktop source
- Per-OS columns with correct `mod` resolution: ⌘ on macOS, Ctrl on Windows/Linux
- Documents the subtle stuff: `ctrl` ≠ ⌘ even on Mac; the dual-purpose ⌘/Ctrl+G behavior while find is open; Mac-only voice binding
- All 18 profile slots (⌘1…⌘9, ⌘⌥1…⌘⌥9) and session slots (⌃1…⌃9)
- Render logic verified headlessly under Node — zero JS errors, no broken word chips
- MIT licensed; share the prompt, regenerate your own

Source: [github.com/rahlquist/hermes-shortcut-cheat-sheet](https://github.com/rahlquist/hermes-shortcut-cheat-sheet)