[FEATURE] Desktop: keyboard shortcut for Reply and Attach selection as context
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Problem Statement
Selecting text in a chat brings up a small toolbar with "Tell me more" and "Reply", where Reply quotes the selection into the prompt box. Right-clicking a message offers "Attach as context", or "Attach selection as context" when text is selected.
Both are mouse-only. Neither is in the ⌘/ shortcuts list or the ⌘K command menu, and ~/.claude/keybindings.json does not reach them. Quoting a line out of a long answer means reaching for the mouse right when you are about to type.
Proposed Solution
A shortcut for each, listed alongside the ones already in the ⌘/ dialog. Which keys is up to you.
Worth knowing if it helps scope it: The right-click menu already autofocuses its single item, so Enter activates "Attach as context" once it is open. Only opening it needs a mouse.
Alternative Solutions
Adding both to the ⌘K command menu would be enough on its own and looks cheaper. Plenty of desktop actions are already reachable that way without a dedicated binding.
Priority
Medium - Would be very helpful
Feature Category
Other
Use Case Example
Claude explains five things and I want to push back on the third. Today that is select, reach for the mouse, click Reply. With a binding it stays on the keyboard.
Additional Context
Claude desktop app 1.30096.1 on macOS 26.5.1.
Closest existing requests, neither covering the selection toolbar or the message context menu:
- #72426 asks for a shortcut to open the thread context menu in the left sidebar, which is a different menu
- #86449 and #86190 ask for session archiving and renaming from the keyboard