Mintplex-Labs · timothycarambat · Oct 15, 2025 · Oct 15, 2025
diff --git a/...c/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/SlashCommands/SlashPresets/index.jsx b/...c/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/SlashCommands/SlashPresets/index.jsx
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ function PresetItem({ preset, onUse, onEdit, onPublish }) {
 
   return (
     <button
+      type="button"
+      data-slash-command={preset.command}
       onClick={onUse}
       className="border-none w-full hover:cursor-pointer hover:bg-theme-action-menu-item-hover px-2 py-2 rounded-xl flex flex-row justify-start items-center relative"
     >

diff --git a/.../src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/SlashCommands/endAgentSession.jsx b/.../src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/SlashCommands/endAgentSession.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ export default function EndAgentSession({ setShowing, sendCommand }) {
 
   return (
     <button
+      type="button"
+      data-slash-command="/exit"
       onClick={() => {
         setShowing(false);
         sendCommand({ text: "/exit", autoSubmit: true });

diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/SlashCommands/index.jsx b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/SlashCommands/index.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ResetCommand from "./reset";
 import EndAgentSession from "./endAgentSession";
 import SlashPresets from "./SlashPresets";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { useSlashCommandKeyboardNavigation } from "@/hooks/useSlashCommandKeyboardNavigation";
 
 export default function SlashCommandsButton({ showing, setShowSlashCommand }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ export default function SlashCommandsButton({ showing, setShowSlashCommand }) {
 
 export function SlashCommands({ showing, setShowing, sendCommand, promptRef }) {
   const cmdRef = useRef(null);
+  useSlashCommandKeyboardNavigation({ showing });
+
   useEffect(() => {
     function listenForOutsideClick() {
       if (!showing || !cmdRef.current) return false;

diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/SlashCommands/reset.jsx b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/SlashCommands/reset.jsx
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ export default function ResetCommand({ setShowing, sendCommand }) {
 
   return (
     <button
+      type="button"
+      data-slash-command="/reset"
       onClick={() => {
         setShowing(false);
         sendCommand({ text: "/reset", autoSubmit: true });

diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useSlashCommandKeyboardNavigation.js b/frontend/src/hooks/useSlashCommandKeyboardNavigation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+/**
+ * Handles keyboard navigation for the slash commands menu is presented in the UI.
+ * @param {boolean} showing - Whether the slash commands menu is showing
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export function useSlashCommandKeyboardNavigation({ showing }) {
+  const focusedCommandRef = useRef(null);
+  const availableCommands = useRef([]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const commands = document.querySelectorAll("[data-slash-command]");
+    availableCommands.current = Array.from(commands).map(
+      (cmd) => cmd.dataset.slashCommand
+    );
+  }, [showing]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!showing) return;
+    document.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyboardNavigation);
+    return () =>
+      document.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyboardNavigation);
+  }, [showing]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Reset the focused command when the slash commands menu is closed or opened
+    focusedCommandRef.current = null;
+  }, [showing]);
+
+  function handleKeyboardNavigation(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if (!availableCommands.current.length) return;
+    let currentIndex = availableCommands.current.indexOf(
+      focusedCommandRef.current
+    );
+
+    // If the enter key is pressed, click the focused command if it exists
+    // This will also trigger the onClick event of the focused command
+    // to cleanup everything on hide
+    if (event.key === "Enter" && !!focusedCommandRef.current) {
+      document
+        .querySelector(`[data-slash-command="${focusedCommandRef.current}"]`)
+        ?.click();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // If the current index is -1, set it to the last command, otherwise inc/dec by 1
+    if (currentIndex === -1)
+      currentIndex = availableCommands.current.length - 1;
+    else currentIndex += event.key === "ArrowUp" ? -1 : 1;
+
+    // Wrap around the array both ways if index is out of bounds
+    if (currentIndex < 0) currentIndex = availableCommands.current.length - 1;
+    else if (currentIndex >= availableCommands.current.length) currentIndex = 0;
+
+    focusedCommandRef.current = availableCommands.current[currentIndex];
+    document
+      .querySelector(`[data-slash-command="${focusedCommandRef.current}"]`)
+      ?.focus();
+  }
+}