Command Palette and Shortcuts Reference

This page provides an exhaustive catalog of all commands contributed by the F5 Distributed Cloud Tools (vscode-xcsh) extension, including their default keyboard shortcuts, menus, and context constraints.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Command	Command Identifier	Description
Ctrl+Shift+A (macOS: Cmd+Shift+A)	Apply Resource	xcsh.apply	Applies the active editor manifest or buffer to the active F5 Distributed Cloud tenant.
Ctrl+Shift+R (macOS: Cmd+Shift+R)	Refresh Explorer	xcsh.refresh	Refreshes the active profile, resource tree, and cloud status indicators.

Profile and Context Management

Command Title	Command Identifier	Contributed Locations	Description
xcsh: Add Context	xcsh.addContext	Profiles View Title, Command Palette	Configure a new connection profile with API token or PKCS#12 certificate.
xcsh: Edit Context	xcsh.editContext	Profile Item Context Menu	Modify URL, credentials, or default namespace for a profile.
xcsh: Manage Context Env	xcsh.manageContextEnv	Profile Item Context Menu	Define custom environment variables applied when the profile activates.
xcsh: Validate Context	xcsh.validateContext	Profile Item Context Menu, Command Palette	Test connectivity and authentication against the tenant endpoint.
xcsh: Switch Namespace	xcsh.switchNamespace	Profile Item Context Menu, Command Palette	Change the active working namespace for the selected profile.
xcsh: Rename Context	xcsh.renameContext	Profile Item Context Menu	Update the display identifier of a profile.
xcsh: Delete Context	xcsh.deleteContext	Profile Item Context Menu	Remove a saved connection profile and purge stored credentials from SecretStorage.
xcsh: Set Active Context	xcsh.setActiveContext	Profile Item Inline Action	Mark a profile as active for the current Visual Studio Code session.
xcsh: Clear Auth Cache	xcsh.clearAuthCache	Command Palette	Flush cached authentication tokens and session credentials from memory.

Resource Explorer and CRUD

Command Title	Command Identifier	Contributed Locations	Description
xcsh: Refresh	xcsh.refresh	Explorer Title, Command Palette	Reload live resources from the tenant API.
xcsh: Create Resource	xcsh.create	Resource Category Inline Action	Open an editor buffer pre-populated with a minimal resource template.
xcsh: Create from Template	xcsh.createFromTemplate	Resource Category Context Menu	Scaffold an advanced resource manifest template.
xcsh: Describe	xcsh.describe	Resource Item Context Menu, Double-click	Render a formatted Markdown summary of the resource.
xcsh: Get (JSON)	xcsh.get	Resource Item Context Menu	Open the raw JSON payload in a read-only document (xcsh-view://).
xcsh: Edit	xcsh.edit	Resource Item Context Menu	Open live resource in an editable buffer (xcsh://). Saving writes changes directly to the API.
xcsh: Delete	xcsh.delete	Resource Item Context Menu	Delete the selected resource from the tenant (with confirmation guard).
xcsh: Toggle View Mode	xcsh.toggleViewMode	Explorer Title, Command Palette	Switch between console (curated) and full (all 236+ types) catalog views.
xcsh: Copy Name	xcsh.copyName	Resource Item Context Menu	Copy the resource name to clipboard.
xcsh: Copy as JSON	xcsh.copyAsJson	Resource Item Context Menu	Copy the complete resource JSON payload to clipboard.
xcsh: Open in Browser	xcsh.openInBrowser	Resource Item Context Menu	Open the resource page in the F5 Distributed Cloud Console web UI.
xcsh: Add to Chat	xcsh.addToChat	Resource Item Context Menu	Inject the resource JSON configuration into the @xcsh Copilot Chat prompt.

Declarative File Operations

Command Title	Command Identifier	Contributed Locations	Description
xcsh: Apply Manifest	xcsh.fileApply	Editor Title Bar, File Explorer Context	Apply local JSON or YAML manifest to the active tenant.
xcsh: Create from File	xcsh.fileCreate	File Explorer Context Menu	Create a new resource from the selected file manifest.
xcsh: Diff Manifest	xcsh.fileDiff	Editor Title Bar, File Explorer Context	Open a side-by-side diff comparing local manifest against live tenant state.
xcsh: Delete from File	xcsh.fileDelete	File Explorer Context Menu	Delete the remote resource corresponding to the local manifest.

Observability, Forms, and Visualizations

Command Title	Command Identifier	Contributed Locations	Description
xcsh: View Logs	xcsh.viewLogs	Resource Context Menu (HTTP/TCP LB)	Stream access logs for the selected load balancer.
xcsh: View Metrics	xcsh.viewMetrics	Resource Context Menu (LB, Origin Pool)	Query request rates, error codes, and latency distributions.
xcsh: Generate Diagram	xcsh.diagram	Resource Context Menu (HTTP LB)	Generate an interactive visual Mermaid topology diagram.
xcsh: Create Health Check (Form)	xcsh.createHealthcheckForm	Health Check Context Menu, Command Palette	Open guided interactive form builder for health monitors.

Cloud Status and Subscription

Command Title	Command Identifier	Contributed Locations	Description
xcsh: Open Status Dashboard	xcsh.cloudStatus.openDashboard	Cloud Status Title, Command Palette	Open interactive webview dashboard of global service health.
xcsh: Open External Status	xcsh.cloudStatus.openExternal	Cloud Status Title	Launch external browser to status.ves.volterra.io.
xcsh: View Plan	xcsh.showPlan	Subscription Title, Command Palette	Open subscription plan entitlements and contract terms dashboard.
xcsh: View Quotas	xcsh.showQuotas	Subscription Title, Command Palette	Open real-time tenant quota utilization dashboard.
xcsh: Activate Add-on	xcsh.activateAddon	Add-on Item Context Menu	Enable an optional platform security or networking add-on.
xcsh: Show Onboarding	xcsh.showOnboarding	Command Palette	Open platform onboarding readiness and setup guide.

Embedded Agent Process

Command Title	Command Identifier	Contributed Locations	Description
xcsh: Open Agent Panel	xcsh.xcsh.openPanel	Command Palette, Sidebar	Open the embedded xcsh agent webview panel.
xcsh: Open Terminal	xcsh.xcsh.openTerminal	Command Palette	Launch an integrated xcsh interactive shell terminal.
xcsh: Restart Agent Process	xcsh.xcsh.restart	Command Palette	Restart the background xcsh subprocess and re-establish RPC bridge.
xcsh: New Session	xcsh.xcsh.newSession	Agent Panel Title	Clear conversation memory and initialize a new agent session.