User Guide

13. Settings, shortcuts, and the command palette

Chapter 13 of 14 · JiveDB User Guide

This chapter covers the rest of the Settings dialog (Hotkeys, AI Providers, Developer), the full keyboard shortcut reference, the command palette, and the floating App Logs panel.


1. The Settings dialog

Click the gear icon in the toolbar to open Settings. It has four sections, listed on the left: Appearance, Hotkeys, AI Providers, Developer. Appearance is covered in Chapter 12.

2. Hotkeys reference

The Hotkeys section lists every keyboard shortcut, grouped by where it applies:

The Hotkeys section, listing global shortcuts like Command Palette, New connection, New query, and more
Figure 13.1 — The Hotkeys reference inside Settings.

Mod means on macOS, or Ctrl on Windows/Linux.

Global

Action Shortcut
Open Command Palette Mod+Shift+P
New connection Mod+N
New query tab Mod+T
Close current tab Mod+W
Switch to tab 1–9 Mod+1Mod+9
Toggle sidebar Mod+B
Toggle AI panel Mod+J
Open Settings Mod+,
Reopen last closed tab Mod+Shift+T
Send feedback Mod+Shift+M

SQL editor

Action Shortcut
Run query Mod+R
Save selected statement to Favorites Mod+S
Accept suggestion / indent Tab
Open autocomplete Ctrl+Space
Format SQL Shift+Alt+F
Comment / uncomment line Mod+/
Find in editor Mod+F

Data grid

Action Shortcut
Move between cells ↑ ↓ ← →
Edit the selected cell Enter
Save changes Mod+Enter
Copy cell(s) Mod+C
Deselect / cancel edit Esc
Refresh Mod+Shift+R

Command palette

Action Shortcut
Move through the list ↑ ↓
Select a command Enter
Close the palette Esc

3. AI Providers

The AI Providers section is where you add the AI service(s) used by the AI Assistant:

The AI Providers section, with two example providers added: DeepSeek and a custom provider
Figure 13.2 — Adding and managing AI providers.
  1. Under Add provider, pick a Preset (for example OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, Groq, Mistral, xAI, OpenRouter, Together, or a local Ollama install) — this fills in a sensible Base URL and model list for you.
  2. Give it a Name, and confirm or edit the Base URL.
  3. Enter your API key.
  4. Add one or more Models for this provider, and mark one as the default.
  5. Click + Add provider.

Each added provider is listed with its name, a badge for its preset, and its default model, with pencil (edit) and trash (delete) icons. As the panel itself notes: "The key is stored encrypted on your device. Only the schema (structure) is sent to the AI, never your data."

4. Developer tools

The Developer section has three utilities, mainly useful when troubleshooting:

The Developer section, with Show Log button, Diagnostics, and Reset local data
Figure 13.3 — Developer tools: logs, diagnostics, and resetting local data.

5. Command palette

Press Mod+Shift+P anywhere in the app to open the command palette — a fast way to jump to an action without using the mouse:

The command palette, with a search box and a list of actions like New query, New connection, and theme switches
Figure 13.4 — The command palette.

Type to filter the list (placeholder: "Search commands, tables, views..."). As you type a table or view name, matching objects appear alongside actions. Use ↑ ↓ to move, Enter to run the highlighted item, and Esc to close.

6. App Logs

When Show Log button is turned on in Developer settings, a floating button appears at the bottom-left of the window. Click it to open the App Logs panel:

The App Logs panel, listing timestamped entries for updates, imports, queries, and AI activity
Figure 13.5 — The App Logs panel, useful for seeing exactly what the app has done recently.

Each entry shows a timestamp, a colored tag (for example UPDATE, IMPORTFILE, DATA, AI), and a short description — such as a query that ran, a file that was imported, or an AI request. Click the trash icon to clear the log, or the X to close the panel.