claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [FEATURE] Add keyboard shortcut to open session context menu (Archive/Delete) in Claude Desktop [1 comments, 2 participants]

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Problem Statement

In the Claude Desktop Code tab, the context menu on sessions — which exposes actions like Archive and Delete — can only be opened by hovering over a session with the mouse. There is no way to trigger it from the keyboard, which breaks keyboard-only workflows.

Proposed Solution

Add a keyboard shortcut to open the context menu on the currently focused session in the sidebar — for example, a key like <kbd>Menu</kbd> (the dedicated context menu key on Windows keyboards), <kbd>Shift+F10</kbd>, or a custom bindable action that opens the session's action menu. Alternatively, expose the individual actions as directly bindable keybinding actions (e.g. session:archive, session:delete) in the existing keybindings.json system, so users can trigger them without going through the context menu at all.

Alternative Solutions

Show the Archive/Delete options inline in the sidebar when a session has keyboard focus (similar to how hover reveals them for mouse users). Or expose these actions through a command palette.

Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

I want to archive and delete sessions without reaching for the mouse. The session list is already navigable in some ways, but the context menu actions are entirely mouse-gated. For a keyboard-driven workflow, there is currently no path to clean up sessions without leaving the keyboard.