Find anything with search

One shortcut opens a palette that searches every task and list, and runs common actions.

On this page

Open search

Press ⌘K (Mac) or Ctrl K (Windows) anywhere in Kairo. On mobile, tap the magnifier in the top bar; on desktop there's a Search button in the sidebar.

What it searches

  • Task titles and notes.
  • List names.
  • Actions: capture a task, jump to Today / Calendar / Lists / Log, and lock Kairo.

Before you type anything, it shows your five most recent tasks, so ⌘K doubles as “take me back to what I just added”.

Keyboard

↑ ↓Move through results
EnterOpen the selected task
EscClose

Limits worth knowing

  • Tasks in locked lists never appear, search can't be used to peek.
  • It covers your live tasks plus anything completed in the last three days. Older history lives in the Log.
  • It matches whole words as you type them, there's no typo correction, and it doesn't search inside steps.
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