Keyboard shortcuts for Gemini Code Assist features
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Gemini Code Assist provides AI-powered assistance to help your
development team build, deploy, and operate applications throughout the software
development lifecycle, using the Gemini 2.5 model.
This page provides an overview of the keyboard shortcuts you can use in VS Code,
IntelliJ, and
other supported JetBrains IDEs,
for Windows, Linux, and macOS users.
Navigate to settingsIDE and Project Settings>Settings>Keymap>Plugins>Gemini Code Assist.
Right-click the shortcut you want to change (for example, Generate
Code) and select Add Keyboard Shortcut.
Enter your preferred keyboard shortcut and then click OK.
Right-click the shortcut again and remove the shortcut. For example,
right-click Generate code and select Remove Alt+G (for
Windows and Linux), or Remove Option+G (for macOS).
You can now use your new keyboard shortcut in your IDE.
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In your IDE, click **File** (for Windows and Linux) or **Code** (for\n macOS), and then navigate to **Settings** \\\u003e **Keyboard\n Shortcuts**.\n\n2. In the list of keyboard shortcuts, scroll until you find the shortcut that\n you want to change. For example: **Gemini Code Assist: Generate code**.\n\n3. Click the shortcut that you want to change (for example, **Gemini Code\n Assist: Generate Code** ), and then click\n edit **Change\n Keybinding**.\n\n4. In the dialog that appears, enter your own shortcut.\n\n5. Press \u003ckbd\u003eEnter\u003c/kbd\u003e (for Windows and Linux) or \u003ckbd\u003eReturn\u003c/kbd\u003e (for\n macOS).\n\n You can now use your newly assigned keyboard shortcut in your IDE.\n\nTo learn more about changing shortcuts in your IDE, see\n[Keybindings for Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/keybindings).\n\nIntelliJ\n\n1. Navigate to settings\n **IDE and Project Settings** \\\u003e **Settings** \\\u003e\n **Keymap** \\\u003e **Plugins** \\\u003e **Gemini Code Assist**.\n\n2. Right-click the shortcut you want to change (for example, **Generate\n Code** ) and select **Add Keyboard Shortcut**.\n\n3. Enter your preferred keyboard shortcut and then click **OK**.\n\n4. Right-click the shortcut again and remove the shortcut. For example,\n right-click **Generate code** and select **Remove \u003ckbd\u003eAlt+G\u003c/kbd\u003e** (for\n Windows and Linux), or **Remove \u003ckbd\u003eOption+G\u003c/kbd\u003e** (for macOS).\n\nYou can now use your new keyboard shortcut in your IDE."]]
