Allow customizing the new line keybinding in the CLI by trobrock · Pull Request #5956 · block/goose

trobrock · 2025-12-03T00:43:21Z

Summary

This allows the customization of the kebinding in the CLI to be customized using the GOOSE_CLI_NEWLINE_KEY.

For example (CTRL-N will enter a newline):

GOOSE_CLI_NEWLINE_KEY="n" goose

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Pull request overview

This PR adds customization support for the CLI newline keybinding through the GOOSE_CLI_NEWLINE_KEY environment variable, allowing users to change from the default Ctrl+J to any other Ctrl+ combination.

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Added get_newline_key() function to read and validate the environment variable with sensible defaults
Updated all user-facing documentation (system prompt, help text, and comments) to reflect the customizable keybinding
Added comprehensive unit tests covering default behavior, custom keys, edge cases (empty strings, multi-char strings, case conversion)

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File	Description
crates/goose-cli/src/session/input.rs	Implements the configurable keybinding logic, updates help text, and adds unit tests
crates/goose-cli/src/session/prompt.rs	Updates the system prompt to dynamically show the configured keybinding

crates/goose-cli/src/session/input.rs

DOsinga

nice one - if you can clean it up a bit, let's get this in

crates/goose-cli/src/session/input.rs

Signed-off-by: Trae Robrock <trobrock@gmail.com>

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Copilot · 2025-12-17T19:17:34Z

crates/goose-cli/src/session/input.rs

+pub fn get_newline_key() -> char {
+    Config::global()
+        .get_param::<String>("GOOSE_CLI_NEWLINE_KEY")
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|s| s.chars().next())
+        .map(|c| c.to_ascii_lowercase())
+        .unwrap_or('j')
+}


The get_newline_key() function lacks test coverage. Consider adding tests to verify: (1) default behavior when the environment variable is not set, (2) custom single-character values (both uppercase and lowercase), (3) empty string handling, (4) multi-character strings (verifying only the first character is used), and (5) non-ASCII character handling.

@DOsinga taking a look at other usages of settings, it seems like it's not typical to test this sort of logic like https://github.com/block/goose/blob/main/crates/goose-cli/src/session/builder.rs#L500

Though that's not in a separate function. What are your thoughts on these tests?

Loved the blog post btw.

* main: (41 commits) Allow customizing the new line keybinding in the CLI (#5956) Ask for permission in the CLI (#6475) docs: add Ralph Loop tutorial for multi-model iterative development (#6455) Remove gitignore fallback from gooseignore docs (#6480) fix: clean up result recording for code mode (#6343) fix(code_execution): handle model quirks with tool calls (#6352) feat(ui): support prefersBorder option for MCP Apps (#6465) fixed line breaks (#6459) Use Intl.NumberFormat for token formatting in SessionsInsights (#6466) feat(ui): format large and small token counts for readability (#6449) fix: apply subrecipes when using slash commands (#6460) Fix: exclude platform_schedule_tool in CLI (#6442) Fix: Small update in how ML-based prompt injection determines final result (#6439) docs: remove SSE transport and rename to Streamable HTTP (#6319) fix: correct Cloudinary extension command and env variable (#6453) fix: add gap between buttons in MacDesktopInstallButtons.js (#6452) refactor: include hidden dotfiles folders in file picker search (#6315) upgraded safe npm packages (#6450) chore(deps): bump react-router and react-router-dom in /ui/desktop (#6408) chore(deps): bump lru from 0.12.5 to 0.16.3 (#6379) ...

* main: fix: require auth when running goose on non loopback address (#6478) chore(deps): bump hono from 4.11.3 to 4.11.4 in /ui/desktop (#6485) feat(cli): graceful fallback for keyring failures (#5808) fix: support global .gooseignore and negation patterns (#6157) docs: manual config for jetbrains (#6490) fix: Recipe slash command doesn't work with single optional parameter (#6235) fix(openrouter): Handle Gemini thoughtSignature for tool calls (#6370) docs: fix extensions page (#6484) Allow customizing the new line keybinding in the CLI (#5956) Ask for permission in the CLI (#6475) docs: add Ralph Loop tutorial for multi-model iterative development (#6455) Remove gitignore fallback from gooseignore docs (#6480) fix: clean up result recording for code mode (#6343) fix(code_execution): handle model quirks with tool calls (#6352) feat(ui): support prefersBorder option for MCP Apps (#6465) fixed line breaks (#6459) Use Intl.NumberFormat for token formatting in SessionsInsights (#6466) feat(ui): format large and small token counts for readability (#6449) fix: apply subrecipes when using slash commands (#6460)

…ased * 'main' of github.com:block/goose: fix(code_execution): serialize record_result output as JSON (#6495) perf(google): avoid accumulating thoughtSignatures across conversation history (#6462) fix(openai): make tool_call arguments optional and fix silent stream termination (#6309) fix: Improve error messages for invalid tool calls (#6483) fix: require auth when running goose on non loopback address (#6478) chore(deps): bump hono from 4.11.3 to 4.11.4 in /ui/desktop (#6485) feat(cli): graceful fallback for keyring failures (#5808) fix: support global .gooseignore and negation patterns (#6157) docs: manual config for jetbrains (#6490) fix: Recipe slash command doesn't work with single optional parameter (#6235) fix(openrouter): Handle Gemini thoughtSignature for tool calls (#6370) docs: fix extensions page (#6484) Allow customizing the new line keybinding in the CLI (#5956) Ask for permission in the CLI (#6475) docs: add Ralph Loop tutorial for multi-model iterative development (#6455) Remove gitignore fallback from gooseignore docs (#6480) fix: clean up result recording for code mode (#6343) fix(code_execution): handle model quirks with tool calls (#6352) feat(ui): support prefersBorder option for MCP Apps (#6465) fixed line breaks (#6459)

Signed-off-by: Trae Robrock <trobrock@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: fbalicchia <fbalicchia@cuebiq.com>

Signed-off-by: Trae Robrock <trobrock@gmail.com>

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trobrock force-pushed the custom-new-line-key branch from 7d54e73 to 7c0bff8 Compare December 3, 2025 15:28

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Allow customizing the new line keybinding in the CLI

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Signed-off-by: Trae Robrock <trobrock@gmail.com>

Use serial for env var tests

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Signed-off-by: Trae Robrock <trobrock@gmail.com>

Clean up from PR review

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Signed-off-by: Trae Robrock <trobrock@gmail.com>

trobrock force-pushed the custom-new-line-key branch from 9b7ad0d to 2b915af Compare December 17, 2025 19:15

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DOsinga merged commit d512b49 into block:main Jan 13, 2026
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chore(release): release version 1.21.0 (minor) #6634

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trobrock mentioned this pull request Jan 30, 2026

Missed a couple of places that hard code J for the newline key #6853

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