Command with shortcuts
For AI Agents
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Best for: The smallest modal palette, a single Settings group of 3 rows with a shortcut hint on each
When to use
- Keyboard driven palettes in a modal that search actions, pages and settings from one input
- Search lists of files, team members, favorites and recent pages that narrow as the user types
- Inline menus kept open in a card or panel, with grouped rows and keyboard shortcut hints
When not to use
- A menu shown in place on the page that needs no button to open it: use the Command Basic example
- A form field that keeps the option the user picks, such as a country or an assignee: use the Combobox component
- A complete product layout with sidebar navigation, where search is only one of its parts: use the App Shell blocks
- A top bar above your page with brand, menus and alerts, where search sits beside them: use the Navbar blocks
Agent notes
- The palette opens only from the
Buttonthat callssetOpen; no global key listener exists, so add one for a shortcut such as ⌘K - No example gives a
CommandItema select handler, so pressing Enter or clicking a row runs nothing until you add one CommandListstops at 18rem tall in every style and scrolls the rows past that height inside itself
Third-party API docs
- cmdk v1: API reference, docs, through shadcn Command
https://reui.io/components/command/c-command-2.mdget_example("c-command-2")npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-command-2About Shadcn Command Shortcuts
Command with shortcuts. Built by composing Button, Command. A free, open source shadcn command example you can install with npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-command-2 and edit as your own code.
What You Can Build With Shadcn Command Shortcuts
- Composes Button, Command, so it drops into any project already using those components.
- Install it with the shadcn CLI: npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-command-2
- Open source and free, with the full source on this page to copy or adapt.
More Shadcn Command Examples
- Basic Basic command
- Groups Command with groups
- Many Groups Command with many groups
- File Search File search command palette
- User Search User search command with avatars
- Action Palette Action palette with keyboard shortcuts
- Recent & Favorites Command with recent and favorites sections
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Open-source shadcn dropdown menu components for action menus, profile menus, and toolbar menus.
Frequently Asked Questions
When should I use Shadcn Command Shortcuts?
Use it for the smallest modal palette, a single Settings group of 3 rows with a shortcut hint on each.
Shadcn Command as a whole fits:
- Keyboard driven palettes in a modal that search actions, pages and settings from one input
- Search lists of files, team members, favorites and recent pages that narrow as the user types
- Inline menus kept open in a card or panel, with grouped rows and keyboard shortcut hints
For a menu shown in place on the page that needs no button to open it, use the Command Basic example. For a form field that keeps the option the user picks, such as a country or an assignee, use the Combobox component. For a complete product layout with sidebar navigation, where search is only one of its parts, use the App Shell blocks. For a top bar above your page with brand, menus and alerts, where search sits beside them, use the Navbar blocks.
How do I install Shadcn Command Shortcuts?
Is Shadcn Command Shortcuts free to use?
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