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The CC Commander interactive menu is the primary way to work with the tool. When you run ccc in your terminal, you get a full terminal user interface (TUI) with arrow-key navigation, mouse support, and contextual sub-menus — no commands to memorize.

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Launching the menu

This starts CC Commander in its default split mode: a tmux session with the menu in the left pane and Claude Code output in the right. If you want the menu without tmux, use:
The main menu presents 15 choices. Use the arrow keys to move the selection, then press Enter to confirm. You can also click a menu item directly with your mouse. Every main menu option opens a guided flow. Sub-menus always follow the same pattern:
  1. A context header showing which section you are in and what is currently loaded.
  2. A recommended action, marked with “(Recommended)”, based on what you just did or what the project needs.
  3. Three to five choices, always including “Something else — I’ll tell you what I need” and a “Back” option.
  4. After any action completes, CC Commander immediately prompts “What next?” with contextual suggestions.
You are never left at a dead end. Any sub-menu can be exited by pressing Escape, typing “back”, or choosing the Cancel option.
1

Select a main menu option

Use the arrow keys to highlight a choice and press Enter, or click with your mouse.
2

Follow the guided flow

Each sub-menu asks a few focused questions — typically one sentence about what you want to build, research, or review.
3

CC Commander dispatches the task

The Intelligence Layer scores complexity, detects your stack, and configures the right model, budget, and skills automatically.
4

Review the result

After the task completes, CC Commander suggests logical next steps and returns you to the menu.

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Keyboard shortcuts

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The ? help popup

Press ? from any menu screen to open the help popup. It shows a condensed reference of all keyboard shortcuts and tmux key bindings in a single overlay. Press ? or Escape again to close it.
The help popup also lists tmux shortcuts (Ctrl+A n, Ctrl+A p, etc.) when you are running in split mode. This is the fastest way to remind yourself of navigation keys without leaving the session.
Every menu screen renders a one-line status footer at the bottom of the terminal. It gives you a live snapshot of the current session state at a glance.
Each segment maps to a specific piece of session data: The bars color-code from green to yellow to red as context, rate limits, or budget approach their caps.
Footer values update each time you return to a menu screen. The bars color-code green → yellow → red as context, rate limits, or budget approach their caps.