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

Status Closed — not planned
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Activity 3 comments · opened Jan 23, 2026 · 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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