Feature Request: Use <Esc> as AI Interrupt in Warp AI

[pythoncarpenter]

Pre-submit Checks

• I have searched Warp feature requests and there are no duplicates
• I have searched Warp docs and my feature is not there

Describe the solution you'd like?

Date: 2024-10-27 (Replace with the current date)

Operating System: macOS Sequoia 15.1 (24B83)

Shell: Z Shell

Problem Description:

Currently, when Warp AI is generating output or performing a lengthy task, there is no readily available keyboard shortcut to interrupt or cancel the process. This can be frustrating when the AI is producing undesired results or taking too long.

Proposed Solution:

Implement the <Esc> (Escape) key as a universal interrupt for Warp AI processes. This would allow users to quickly and efficiently stop the AI when needed, similar to how <Ctrl+C> interrupts running shell commands.

Benefits:

• Improved User Experience: Provides a consistent and intuitive way to interrupt AI operations.
• Increased Efficiency: Allows users to quickly recover from undesired AI output or lengthy processing times.
• Enhanced Control: Gives users more direct control over the AI's behavior.
• Consistency with other applications: The escape key is already used in many applications as a universal way to cancel or close actions.

Use Cases:

• When the AI is generating incorrect or irrelevant output.
• When the AI is taking an unexpectedly long time to complete a task.
• When the user changes their mind and wants to stop the AI's current operation.

Implementation Details (Optional):

• The <Esc> key press should immediately halt the current AI process.
• A brief confirmation message (e.g., "AI process interrupted.") could be displayed in the terminal.

Additional Notes:

• Tab spacing of 2 spaces should be used within the warp terminal, as per my personal preference.
• This feature would be greatly appreciated by users who frequently interact with Warp AI and require more fine-grained control over its operations.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Problem is when you have "Model based execution" turned on--there is no stop button to interrupt auto-execution

Additional context

No response

Operating system (Optional, if relevant)

MacOS

How important is this feature to you?

4

Warp Internal (ignore) - linear-label:39cc6478-1249-4ee7-950b-c428edfeecd1

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[zachbai]

Hey @pythoncarpenter, so hitting ctrl-c in the middle of streaming output should cancel the response stream. If that's not working for you there's definitely some issue we should dig into here.

As for making that action bound to esc, that isn't possible right now but we can trivially add support for that

[dannyneira]

Hi @pythoncarpenter Thanks for submitting. To add on to Zach's comment, the workaround of using CTRL-C to cancel Warp AI is also in our docs. https://docs.warp.dev/features/warp-ai/agent-mode#how-to-exit-agent-mode

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[pythoncarpenter]

Hey @pythoncarpenter, so hitting ctrl-c in the middle of streaming output should cancel the response stream. If that's not working for you there's definitely some issue we should dig into here.

As for making that action bound to esc, that isn't possible right now but we can trivially add support for that

Yes, I'm sure that would be work for me--thanks for the information! I'm use to using that as a emergency stop in the shell--but since warp feels more like an application, it would be nice to have the option to actually have both--we could make it so that it's a toggled option in the AI GUI portion of the settings. 2 stops is better than one especially in the age of AI. Reminds me of working around industrial machinery, can't hurt to have more interrupts.

I'll remember to use C-c for now--thanks to you both !