The Command Palette is your fastest way to navigate, search, and take action in Ankra. Press ⌘+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) to open it from anywhere.
What is the Command Palette?
The Command Palette is a powerful keyboard-first interface that lets you:
- Navigate Instantly: Jump to any page, cluster, or resource without clicking through menus
- Direct Kubernetes Links: Navigate directly to any Kubernetes resource type Deployments, Pods, Services, Ingresses, ConfigMaps, Secrets, RBAC, Storage, Helm Releases, and 30+ more
- Search Everything: Find clusters, pods, charts, and credentials by name
- Execute Commands: Toggle sidebar, open AI chat, Base64 encode/decode, and more
- Access Shortcuts: Quickly reach frequently used features
Opening the Command Palette
| Platform | Shortcut |
|---|
| macOS | ⌘ + K |
| Windows/Linux | Ctrl + K |
What You Can Do
Navigation
Jump directly to any page in Ankra:
| Command | Description |
|---|
Clusters | Go to cluster list |
Charts | Browse Helm charts |
Credentials | Manage credentials |
Organisations | Team management |
Profile | Your profile settings |
API Tokens | Manage API tokens |
Feature Flags | Toggle experimental features |
Cluster Navigation
When you have a cluster selected, access cluster-specific pages:
| Command | Description |
|---|
Overview | Cluster dashboard |
Stacks | Stack management |
Create Stack | Build a new stack |
Add-ons | Installed add-ons |
Manifests | Custom manifests |
Logs | Log explorer for pod and container logs |
Metrics | CPU, memory, network, and disk metrics |
Resources | Kubernetes resources overview |
GitOps | Repository sync settings |
Operations | Deployment history |
Agent | Agent connection status |
Cluster General Settings | Cluster configuration |
Cluster GitOps Settings | GitHub and GitOps integration |
Kubernetes Resources
Navigate directly to any Kubernetes resource type. The command palette provides direct links to every resource in your cluster not just Ankra pages, but every Kubernetes resource kind.
Workloads
| Command | Aliases |
|---|
Pods | pods, workload |
Deployments | deployments, workload |
StatefulSets | stateful sets, workload |
DaemonSets | daemon set, workload |
ReplicaSets | replicasets, workload |
Jobs | jobs, workload |
CronJobs | cron jobs, workload |
PodDisruptionBudgets | pods, workload |
HorizontalPodAutoscalers | hpa |
| Command | Aliases |
|---|
Services | services, networking |
Ingresses | ingresses, networking |
Ingress Classes | ingress classes, networking |
Endpoints | endpoints, networking |
NetworkPolicies | networkpolicy |
CSIDrivers | csi driver, networking |
CSINodes | csi node, networking |
CSIStorageCapacities | csi storage capacity, networking |
| Command | Aliases |
|---|
ConfigMaps | config maps |
Secrets | secrets, configs |
Namespaces | namespaces |
Events | events |
| Command | Aliases |
|---|
PersistentVolumes | pv, storage |
Persistent Volume Claims | pvcs, storage |
Storage Classes | storage classes |
VolumeAttachments | volume attachment |
| Command | Aliases |
|---|
Roles | roles, rbac |
RoleBindings | role bindings, rbac |
Cluster Roles | clusterroles |
Cluster Role Bindings | clusterrolebindings |
Service Accounts | service accounts, rbac |
LimitRanges | limit range |
| Command | Aliases |
|---|
Custom Resource Definitions (CRD) | crd |
Helm Releases | helm, releases, charts |
Nodes | nodes |
Actions
Execute commands without leaving your keyboard:
| Command | Description |
|---|
Toggle Sidebar Collapse | Expand or collapse the sidebar |
Toggle Sidebar Visibility | Show or hide the sidebar |
AI Chat | Open the AI assistant (⌘+J / Ctrl+J) |
AI Chat History | View past AI conversations |
Keyboard Shortcuts | Show keyboard shortcuts reference |
Base64 Encode | Encode text to Base64 |
Base64 Decode | Decode Base64 to text |
Import Cluster | Start importing a new cluster |
Documentation | Open Ankra docs in a new tab |
Logout | Sign out of Ankra |
Search
Search across your resources:
| Command | Description |
|---|
Search Clusters | Find a cluster by name |
Search Pods | Find pods across clusters |
Search Credentials | Find stored credentials |
Switch Organisation | Switch between organisations |
Using the Command Palette
Open the Palette
Press ⌘+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) from anywhere in Ankra.
Type Your Search
Start typing to filter commands and pages. The palette uses fuzzy matching, so you don’t need exact names.
Navigate Results
Use ↑ and ↓ arrow keys to move through results.
Execute
Press Enter to navigate to the selected page or execute the command.
Close
Press Escape to close the palette without taking action.
Tips & Tricks
Fuzzy Search: You don’t need exact matches. Type “dep” to find “Deployments” or “sts” for “StatefulSets”.
Recent Actions: The palette remembers your most-used commands and shows them at the top.
Keyboard Flow: Combine with other shortcuts-open the palette, navigate to a cluster, then use it again to jump to resources.
Quick Context Switch: Use the palette to quickly switch between clusters without navigating back to the cluster list.
Keyboard Shortcuts Reference
| Action | Mac | Windows/Linux |
|---|
| Open Command Palette | ⌘ + K | Ctrl + K |
| Close Palette | Escape | Escape |
| Navigate Up | ↑ | ↑ |
| Navigate Down | ↓ | ↓ |
| Select Item | Enter | Enter |
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