Keyboard Shortcuts

gpulse is designed for keyboard-first navigation. Every action is a single keystroke away — no modifier keys required for the most common operations.

Press ? at any time to see a context-aware help overlay showing shortcuts available in your current view.

Navigation

Switch between views and navigate the interface.

Key Action
v Cycle through views (Grid, List, etc.)
d Detail view — deep dive into selected GPU
c Compare view — side-by-side GPU comparison
g Topology view — GPU interconnect diagram
P Predict view — OOM prediction and leak detection
F Fleet view — multi-machine monitoring (Pro)

General

Available in all views.

Key Action
q Quit gpulse
? Show help overlay with available shortcuts
t Cycle to next theme
p Pause / resume auto-refresh
r Force refresh data
R Rescan GPUs (rediscover hardware)
: Open command palette
Esc Close modal / overlay / return to previous view

Process Table

Available when the process table is visible (Grid, Detail, List views).

Key Action
s Cycle sort column (PID, name, memory, utilization)
f Filter processes by name (type to search)
K Kill selected process (prompts for confirmation)
Enter Open process details modal for selected row
Up / Down Navigate rows in process table

Alerts

Manage leak detection alerts.

Key Action
a Acknowledge current alert
A View alert history

GPU Selection

Select which GPU to focus on.

Key Action
Tab Select next GPU
Shift+Tab Select previous GPU
1 - 8 Jump directly to GPU by index (1 = GPU 0, 2 = GPU 1, etc.)

Quick Reference Card

The most frequently used shortcuts at a glance:

v Cycle views
d Detail
P Predict
t Theme
? Help
q Quit
s Sort
K Kill process
: Command palette