Quick Reference

Keyboard shortcuts, configuration options, and supported field types at a glance.

A quick reference for Kirby Copilot's shortcuts, options, and capabilities.

Keyboard Shortcuts

ActionShortcut
Open prompt (writer field)Cmd + . (macOS) / Ctrl + . (Windows/Linux)
Open prompt (textarea field). (period key)
Submit promptCmd + Enter / Ctrl + Enter
Cancel generationEscape
Previous prompt in history
Next prompt in history

Placeholder Syntax

Reference field values in prompts using curly braces:

Write a meta description for "{title}" based on:
{text}

Available in: View button, toolbar buttons, and sections.

Learn more about field placeholders.

Configuration Options

Shared Options

These options work for view buttons, sections, and toolbar fields:

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
labelString"Copilot"Custom button/section label
userPromptStringPre-filled prompt text
systemPromptStringHidden AI instructions
iconStringsparklingCustom icon
themeStringnotice-iconVisual theme
logLevelStringwarnDebug level (error, warn, info, debug)

Section-Only Options

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
fieldStringrequiredTarget field name
editableBooleantrueAllow prompt editing
filesBoolean/StringtrueFile attachments (true, false, "auto")
storageBooleantruePersist prompts to localStorage
openBooleanfalseInitial accordion state
sizeStringmdButton size
helpStringHelp text

Supported Field Types

Kirby Copilot can generate content for all built-in field types, excluding the following:

  • pages, files, users – Relation fields
  • gap, headline, info, line – Blueprint fields without user input

File Attachments

File TypeSupport
Images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP)Auto-resized to 2048px max
PDF (under 50MB)Native parsing
PDF (over 50MB)Text extraction fallback

AI Providers

ProviderBlocks/LayoutsImagesConfiguration Key
OpenAILimitedYesopenai
Google GeminiRecommendedYesgoogle
Anthropic ClaudeGoodYesanthropic
MistralLimitedSome modelsmistral
Google Gemini is recommended for blocks and layouts due to better support for nested JSON schemas.