Help text should use platform-specific key names (Option instead of meta on Mac)

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 23, 2026 by t9mike Closed Mar 11, 2026

Description

When running on macOS, help text and keyboard shortcut documentation refers to the "meta" key instead of using Mac-specific terminology like "Option" or "⌥".

Since Claude Code knows the platform it's running on, the help should adapt to show familiar key names:

  • On Mac: "Option" or "⌥" instead of "meta"
  • On Mac: "Command" or "⌘" where applicable

Current behavior

Help shows generic terminology like "meta+M" regardless of platform.

Expected behavior

On macOS, help should show "Option+M" or "⌥M" to match what users see on their keyboard.

Environment

  • macOS (Darwin)

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