Switch projects from New Workspace with ⌘P/Ctrl+P (#2110)

* feat(app): add ⌘P shortcut to switch project on New Workspace screen

Opens the existing project picker with its search focused so the project
can be switched from the keyboard (type + Enter) instead of clicking the
badge and then the project.

Wires a new "workspace.project.pick" action through the standard keyboard
pipeline (binding -> route passthrough -> dispatcher), handled by a
screen-scoped handler on the New Workspace screen that is only registered
while the screen is mounted and there are projects to pick. Because
preventDefault only fires when a handler handles the key, ⌘P/Ctrl+P still
triggers native print everywhere else. Adds a Settings -> Shortcuts help
row (rebindable) and the "Switch project" label across all locales.

* test(app): cover project picker shortcut

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Co-authored-by: Mohamed Boudra <boudra.moha@gmail.com>

packages/app/src/keyboard/actions.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export type KeyboardActionId =
   | "shortcuts.dialog.toggle"
   | "workspace.terminal.new"
   | "workspace.new"
+  | "workspace.project.pick"
   | "worktree.new"
   | "workspace.archive"
   | "workspace.pin"

packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-action-dispatcher.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export type KeyboardActionId =
   | "workspace.terminal.new"
   | "sidebar.toggle.right"
   | "workspace.new"
+  | "workspace.project.pick"
   | "worktree.new"
   | "workspace.archive"
   | "workspace.pin";
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export type KeyboardActionDefinition =
   | { id: "workspace.terminal.new"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
   | { id: "sidebar.toggle.right"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
   | { id: "workspace.new"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
+  | { id: "workspace.project.pick"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
   | { id: "worktree.new"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
   | { id: "workspace.archive"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
   | { id: "workspace.pin"; scope: KeyboardActionScope };

packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.test.ts

@@ -142,6 +142,18 @@ describe("keyboard-shortcuts", () => {
       context: { isMac: false, commandCenterOpen: false, focusScope: "other" },
       action: "workspace.new",
     },
+    {
+      name: "matches Cmd+P to switch project on mac",
+      event: { key: "p", code: "KeyP", metaKey: true },
+      context: { isMac: true, commandCenterOpen: false },
+      action: "workspace.project.pick",
+    },
+    {
+      name: "matches Ctrl+P to switch project on non-mac",
+      event: { key: "p", code: "KeyP", ctrlKey: true },
+      context: { isMac: false, commandCenterOpen: false, focusScope: "other" },
+      action: "workspace.project.pick",
+    },
     {
       name: "matches question-mark shortcut to toggle the shortcuts dialog",
       event: { key: "?", code: "Slash", shiftKey: true },
@@ -410,6 +422,16 @@ describe("keyboard-shortcuts", () => {
       event: { key: "?", code: "Slash", shiftKey: true },
       context: { focusScope: "message-input" },
     },
+    {
+      name: "does not switch project with Ctrl+P on non-mac while terminal is focused",
+      event: { key: "p", code: "KeyP", ctrlKey: true },
+      context: { isMac: false, focusScope: "terminal" },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "does not switch project with Cmd+P while the command center is open",
+      event: { key: "p", code: "KeyP", metaKey: true },
+      context: { isMac: true, commandCenterOpen: true },
+    },
     {
       name: "does not close tab with Ctrl+W on mac desktop (Cmd+W only)",
       event: { key: "w", code: "KeyW", ctrlKey: true },

packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.ts

@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ const SHORTCUT_HELP_SECTION_LABEL_KEYS: Record<ShortcutSectionId, string> = {
 const SHORTCUT_HELP_LABEL_KEYS: Record<string, string> = {
   "new-agent": "settings.shortcuts.help.openProject",
   "new-workspace": "settings.shortcuts.help.newWorkspace",
+  "switch-project": "settings.shortcuts.help.switchProject",
   "archive-workspace": "settings.shortcuts.help.archiveWorkspace",
   "workspace-tab-new": "settings.shortcuts.help.newTab",
   "workspace-tab-close-current": "settings.shortcuts.help.closeCurrentTab",
@@ -231,6 +232,32 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     },
   },
 
+  // --- Switch project (New Workspace screen) ---
+  {
+    id: "workspace-project-pick-cmd-p-mac",
+    action: "workspace.project.pick",
+    combo: "Cmd+P",
+    when: { mac: true, commandCenter: false },
+    help: {
+      id: "switch-project",
+      section: "projects",
+      label: "Switch project",
+      keys: ["mod", "P"],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    id: "workspace-project-pick-ctrl-p-non-mac",
+    action: "workspace.project.pick",
+    combo: "Ctrl+P",
+    when: { mac: false, commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
+    help: {
+      id: "switch-project",
+      section: "projects",
+      label: "Switch project",
+      keys: ["mod", "P"],
+    },
+  },
+
   // --- Archive workspace ---
   {
     // COMPAT(workspaceArchiveShortcutOverride): added in v0.1.106; remove after

packages/app/src/keyboard/route-shortcut.test.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe("routeKeyboardShortcut — dispatch passthroughs", () => {
     ["agent.interrupt", { id: "agent.interrupt", scope: "global" }],
     ["workspace.tab.new", { id: "workspace.tab.new", scope: "workspace" }],
     ["workspace.new", { id: "workspace.new", scope: "sidebar" }],
+    ["workspace.project.pick", { id: "workspace.project.pick", scope: "workspace" }],
     ["workspace.archive", { id: "workspace.archive", scope: "sidebar" }],
     ["workspace.pin", { id: "workspace.pin", scope: "sidebar" }],
     ["worktree.new", { id: "worktree.new", scope: "sidebar" }],

packages/app/src/keyboard/route-shortcut.ts

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const PASSTHROUGH_DISPATCH: Record<string, KeyboardActionDefinition> = {
   "agent.interrupt": { id: "agent.interrupt", scope: "global" },
   "workspace.tab.new": { id: "workspace.tab.new", scope: "workspace" },
   "workspace.new": { id: "workspace.new", scope: "sidebar" },
+  "workspace.project.pick": { id: "workspace.project.pick", scope: "workspace" },
   "workspace.archive": { id: "workspace.archive", scope: "sidebar" },
   "workspace.pin": { id: "workspace.pin", scope: "sidebar" },
   "worktree.new": { id: "worktree.new", scope: "sidebar" },