[DOCS] Transcript search shortcut (`/`) and match navigation (`n`/`N`) not documented

Open 💬 4 comments Opened Mar 25, 2026 by coygeek

Documentation Type

Missing documentation (feature not documented)

Documentation Location

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/keybindings

Section/Topic

interactive-mode.md — General controls table and any transcript-mode section; keybindings.md — Transcript actions table.

Current Documentation

interactive-mode.md, General controls table:

| `Ctrl+O` | Toggle verbose output | Shows detailed tool usage and execution. ... |

keybindings.md, Transcript actions table:

| Action                     | Default        | Description             |
| :------------------------- | :------------- | :---------------------- |
| `transcript:toggleShowAll` | Ctrl+E         | Toggle show all content |
| `transcript:exit`          | Ctrl+C, Escape | Exit transcript view    |

What's Wrong or Missing?

Claude Code v2.1.83 added transcript search: while in transcript mode (opened with Ctrl+O), pressing / activates a search interface, and n/N step forward and backward through matches. Neither the search shortcut, the match-navigation keys, nor the concept of transcript search appear anywhere in the docs. The Transcript context in keybindings.md lists only two actions (transcript:toggleShowAll and transcript:exit) and is missing the search-related actions entirely. The interactive-mode.md general controls table describes Ctrl+O only as "Toggle verbose output" with no mention of the search capability available once inside transcript mode.

Suggested Improvement

In keybindings.md, expand the Transcript actions table to include the new search actions:

| Action                     | Default        | Description                          |
| :------------------------- | :------------- | :----------------------------------- |
| `transcript:toggleShowAll` | Ctrl+E         | Toggle show all content              |
| `transcript:exit`          | Ctrl+C, Escape | Exit transcript view                 |
| `transcript:search`        | /              | Open search in transcript            |
| `transcript:searchNext`    | n              | Jump to next search match            |
| `transcript:searchPrev`    | N              | Jump to previous search match        |

In interactive-mode.md, update the Ctrl+O row to mention search:

| `Ctrl+O` | Toggle verbose output (transcript mode) | Shows detailed tool usage and execution. While in transcript mode, press `/` to search, then `n`/`N` to step through matches. |

Alternatively, add a dedicated "Transcript mode" subsection under the keyboard shortcuts section that describes the search workflow.

Impact

Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand

Additional Context

Source: Changelog v2.1.83 — "Added transcript search — press / in transcript mode (Ctrl+O) to search, n/N to step through matches"

Affected pages:

| Page | URL |
|------|-----|
| Interactive mode | https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode |
| Customize keyboard shortcuts | https://code.claude.com/docs/en/keybindings |

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