Switch from useInput to useKeypress. (#6056)

packages/cli/src/ui/IdeIntegrationNudge.tsx

@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
  */
 
 import { DetectedIde, getIdeInfo } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
-import { Box, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import {
   RadioButtonSelect,
   RadioSelectItem,
 } from './components/shared/RadioButtonSelect.js';
+import { useKeypress } from './hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 export type IdeIntegrationNudgeResult = {
   userSelection: 'yes' | 'no' | 'dismiss';
@@ -25,14 +26,17 @@ export function IdeIntegrationNudge({
   ide,
   onComplete,
 }: IdeIntegrationNudgeProps) {
-  useInput((_input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.escape) {
+    (key) => {
+      if (key.name === 'escape') {
         onComplete({
           userSelection: 'no',
           isExtensionPreInstalled: false,
         });
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   const { displayName: ideName } = getIdeInfo(ide);
   // Assume extension is already installed if the env variables are set.

packages/cli/src/ui/components/AuthDialog.tsx

@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
  */
 
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { Box, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
 import { RadioButtonSelect } from './shared/RadioButtonSelect.js';
 import { LoadedSettings, SettingScope } from '../../config/settings.js';
 import { AuthType } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { validateAuthMethod } from '../../config/auth.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 interface AuthDialogProps {
   onSelect: (authMethod: AuthType | undefined, scope: SettingScope) => void;
@@ -108,8 +109,9 @@ export function AuthDialog({
     }
   };
 
-  useInput((_input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.escape) {
+    (key) => {
+      if (key.name === 'escape') {
         // Prevent exit if there is an error message.
         // This means they user is not authenticated yet.
         if (errorMessage) {
@@ -124,7 +126,9 @@ export function AuthDialog({
         }
         onSelect(undefined, SettingScope.User);
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   return (
     <Box

packages/cli/src/ui/components/AuthInProgress.tsx

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
  */
 
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Box, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import Spinner from 'ink-spinner';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 interface AuthInProgressProps {
   onTimeout: () => void;
@@ -18,11 +19,14 @@ export function AuthInProgress({
 }: AuthInProgressProps): React.JSX.Element {
   const [timedOut, setTimedOut] = useState(false);
 
-  useInput((input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.escape || (key.ctrl && (input === 'c' || input === 'C'))) {
+    (key) => {
+      if (key.name === 'escape' || (key.ctrl && key.name === 'c')) {
         onTimeout();
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const timer = setTimeout(() => {

packages/cli/src/ui/components/DebugProfiler.tsx

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Text } from 'ink';
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 export const DebugProfiler = () => {
   const numRenders = useRef(0);
@@ -16,11 +17,14 @@ export const DebugProfiler = () => {
     numRenders.current++;
   });
 
-  useInput((input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.ctrl && input === 'b') {
+    (key) => {
+      if (key.ctrl && key.name === 'b') {
         setShowNumRenders((prev) => !prev);
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   if (!showNumRenders) {
     return null;

packages/cli/src/ui/components/EditorSettingsDialog.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { Box, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
 import {
   EDITOR_DISPLAY_NAMES,
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { RadioButtonSelect } from './shared/RadioButtonSelect.js';
 import { LoadedSettings, SettingScope } from '../../config/settings.js';
 import { EditorType, isEditorAvailable } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 interface EditorDialogProps {
   onSelect: (editorType: EditorType | undefined, scope: SettingScope) => void;
@@ -33,14 +34,17 @@ export function EditorSettingsDialog({
   const [focusedSection, setFocusedSection] = useState<'editor' | 'scope'>(
     'editor',
   );
-  useInput((_, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.tab) {
+    (key) => {
+      if (key.name === 'tab') {
         setFocusedSection((prev) => (prev === 'editor' ? 'scope' : 'editor'));
       }
-    if (key.escape) {
+      if (key.name === 'escape') {
         onExit();
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   const editorItems: EditorDisplay[] =
     editorSettingsManager.getAvailableEditorDisplays();

packages/cli/src/ui/components/FolderTrustDialog.test.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { render } from 'ink-testing-library';
+import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { vi } from 'vitest';
 import { FolderTrustDialog, FolderTrustChoice } from './FolderTrustDialog.js';
 
@@ -18,12 +19,14 @@ describe('FolderTrustDialog', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should call onSelect with DO_NOT_TRUST when escape is pressed', () => {
+  it('should call onSelect with DO_NOT_TRUST when escape is pressed', async () => {
     const onSelect = vi.fn();
     const { stdin } = render(<FolderTrustDialog onSelect={onSelect} />);
 
-    stdin.write('\u001B'); // Simulate escape key
+    stdin.write('\x1b');
 
+    await waitFor(() => {
       expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledWith(FolderTrustChoice.DO_NOT_TRUST);
     });
   });
+});

packages/cli/src/ui/components/FolderTrustDialog.tsx

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { Box, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import React from 'react';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
 import {
   RadioButtonSelect,
   RadioSelectItem,
 } from './shared/RadioButtonSelect.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 export enum FolderTrustChoice {
   TRUST_FOLDER = 'trust_folder',
@@ -25,11 +26,14 @@ interface FolderTrustDialogProps {
 export const FolderTrustDialog: React.FC<FolderTrustDialogProps> = ({
   onSelect,
 }) => {
-  useInput((_, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.escape) {
+    (key) => {
+      if (key.name === 'escape') {
         onSelect(FolderTrustChoice.DO_NOT_TRUST);
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   const options: Array<RadioSelectItem<FolderTrustChoice>> = [
     {

packages/cli/src/ui/components/SettingsDialog.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Box, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
 import {
   LoadedSettings,
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   getDefaultValue,
 } from '../../utils/settingsUtils.js';
 import { useVimMode } from '../contexts/VimModeContext.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 interface SettingsDialogProps {
   settings: LoadedSettings;
@@ -256,12 +257,14 @@ export function SettingsDialog({
   const showScrollUp = true;
   const showScrollDown = true;
 
-  useInput((input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.tab) {
+    (key) => {
+      const { name, ctrl } = key;
+      if (name === 'tab') {
         setFocusSection((prev) => (prev === 'settings' ? 'scope' : 'settings'));
       }
       if (focusSection === 'settings') {
-      if (key.upArrow || input === 'k') {
+        if (name === 'up' || name === 'k') {
           const newIndex =
             activeSettingIndex > 0 ? activeSettingIndex - 1 : items.length - 1;
           setActiveSettingIndex(newIndex);
@@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ export function SettingsDialog({
           } else if (newIndex < scrollOffset) {
             setScrollOffset(newIndex);
           }
-      } else if (key.downArrow || input === 'j') {
+        } else if (name === 'down' || name === 'j') {
           const newIndex =
             activeSettingIndex < items.length - 1 ? activeSettingIndex + 1 : 0;
           setActiveSettingIndex(newIndex);
@@ -281,9 +284,9 @@ export function SettingsDialog({
           } else if (newIndex >= scrollOffset + maxItemsToShow) {
             setScrollOffset(newIndex - maxItemsToShow + 1);
           }
-      } else if (key.return || input === ' ') {
+        } else if (name === 'return' || name === 'space') {
           items[activeSettingIndex]?.toggle();
-      } else if ((key.ctrl && input === 'c') || (key.ctrl && input === 'l')) {
+        } else if (ctrl && (name === 'c' || name === 'l')) {
           // Ctrl+C or Ctrl+L: Clear current setting and reset to default
           const currentSetting = items[activeSettingIndex];
           if (currentSetting) {
@@ -334,7 +337,7 @@ export function SettingsDialog({
           }
         }
       }
-    if (showRestartPrompt && input === 'r') {
+      if (showRestartPrompt && name === 'r') {
         // Only save settings that require restart (non-restart settings were already saved immediately)
         const restartRequiredSettings =
           getRestartRequiredFromModified(modifiedSettings);
@@ -353,10 +356,12 @@ export function SettingsDialog({
         setRestartRequiredSettings(new Set()); // Clear restart-required settings
         if (onRestartRequest) onRestartRequest();
       }
-    if (key.escape) {
+      if (name === 'escape') {
         onSelect(undefined, selectedScope);
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   return (
     <Box

packages/cli/src/ui/components/ShellConfirmationDialog.tsx

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
  */
 
 import { ToolConfirmationOutcome } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
-import { Box, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import React from 'react';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
 import {
   RadioButtonSelect,
   RadioSelectItem,
 } from './shared/RadioButtonSelect.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 export interface ShellConfirmationRequest {
   commands: string[];
@@ -30,11 +31,14 @@ export const ShellConfirmationDialog: React.FC<
 > = ({ request }) => {
   const { commands, onConfirm } = request;
 
-  useInput((_, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.escape) {
+    (key) => {
+      if (key.name === 'escape') {
         onConfirm(ToolConfirmationOutcome.Cancel);
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   const handleSelect = (item: ToolConfirmationOutcome) => {
     if (item === ToolConfirmationOutcome.Cancel) {

packages/cli/src/ui/components/ThemeDialog.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
-import { Box, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
 import { themeManager, DEFAULT_THEME } from '../themes/theme-manager.js';
 import { RadioButtonSelect } from './shared/RadioButtonSelect.js';
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   getScopeItems,
   getScopeMessageForSetting,
 } from '../../utils/dialogScopeUtils.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 interface ThemeDialogProps {
   /** Callback function when a theme is selected */
@@ -111,14 +112,17 @@ export function ThemeDialog({
     'theme',
   );
 
-  useInput((input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.tab) {
+    (key) => {
+      if (key.name === 'tab') {
         setFocusedSection((prev) => (prev === 'theme' ? 'scope' : 'theme'));
       }
-    if (key.escape) {
+      if (key.name === 'escape') {
         onSelect(undefined, selectedScope);
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   // Generate scope message for theme setting
   const otherScopeModifiedMessage = getScopeMessageForSetting(

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolConfirmationMessage.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { Box, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import { DiffRenderer } from './DiffRenderer.js';
 import { Colors } from '../../colors.js';
 import {
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   RadioSelectItem,
 } from '../shared/RadioButtonSelect.js';
 import { MaxSizedBox } from '../shared/MaxSizedBox.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 export interface ToolConfirmationMessageProps {
   confirmationDetails: ToolCallConfirmationDetails;
@@ -56,12 +57,15 @@ export const ToolConfirmationMessage: React.FC<
     onConfirm(outcome);
   };
 
-  useInput((input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
+    (key) => {
       if (!isFocused) return;
-    if (key.escape || (key.ctrl && (input === 'c' || input === 'C'))) {
+      if (key.name === 'escape' || (key.ctrl && key.name === 'c')) {
         handleConfirm(ToolConfirmationOutcome.Cancel);
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: isFocused },
+  );
 
   const handleSelect = (item: ToolConfirmationOutcome) => handleConfirm(item);
 

packages/cli/src/ui/components/shared/RadioButtonSelect.tsx

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
  */
 
 import React, { useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react';
-import { Text, Box, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Text, Box } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../../colors.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 /**
  * Represents a single option for the RadioButtonSelect.
@@ -85,9 +86,10 @@ export function RadioButtonSelect<T>({
     [],
   );
 
-  useInput(
+  useKeypress(
-    (input, key) => {
+    (key) => {
-      const isNumeric = showNumbers && /^[0-9]$/.test(input);
+      const { sequence, name } = key;
+      const isNumeric = showNumbers && /^[0-9]$/.test(sequence);
 
       // Any key press that is not a digit should clear the number input buffer.
       if (!isNumeric && numberInputTimer.current) {
@@ -95,21 +97,21 @@ export function RadioButtonSelect<T>({
         setNumberInput('');
       }
 
-      if (input === 'k' || key.upArrow) {
+      if (name === 'k' || name === 'up') {
         const newIndex = activeIndex > 0 ? activeIndex - 1 : items.length - 1;
         setActiveIndex(newIndex);
         onHighlight?.(items[newIndex]!.value);
         return;
       }
 
-      if (input === 'j' || key.downArrow) {
+      if (name === 'j' || name === 'down') {
         const newIndex = activeIndex < items.length - 1 ? activeIndex + 1 : 0;
         setActiveIndex(newIndex);
         onHighlight?.(items[newIndex]!.value);
         return;
       }
 
-      if (key.return) {
+      if (name === 'return') {
         onSelect(items[activeIndex]!.value);
         return;
       }
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ export function RadioButtonSelect<T>({
           clearTimeout(numberInputTimer.current);
         }
 
-        const newNumberInput = numberInput + input;
+        const newNumberInput = numberInput + sequence;
         setNumberInput(newNumberInput);
 
         const targetIndex = Number.parseInt(newNumberInput, 10) - 1;
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ export function RadioButtonSelect<T>({
         }
       }
     },
-    { isActive: isFocused && items.length > 0 },
+    { isActive: !!(isFocused && items.length > 0) },
   );
 
   const visibleItems = items.slice(scrollOffset, scrollOffset + maxItemsToShow);

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useAutoAcceptIndicator.test.ts

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import {
   Config as ActualConfigType,
   ApprovalMode,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
-import { useInput, type Key as InkKey } from 'ink';
+import { useKeypress, Key } from './useKeypress.js';
 
-vi.mock('ink');
+vi.mock('./useKeypress.js');
 
 vi.mock('@google/gemini-cli-core', async () => {
   const actualServerModule = (await vi.importActual(
@@ -53,13 +53,12 @@ interface MockConfigInstanceShape {
   getToolRegistry: Mock<() => { discoverTools: Mock<() => void> }>;
 }
 
-type UseInputKey = InkKey;
+type UseKeypressHandler = (key: Key) => void;
-type UseInputHandler = (input: string, key: UseInputKey) => void;
 
 describe('useAutoAcceptIndicator', () => {
   let mockConfigInstance: MockConfigInstanceShape;
-  let capturedUseInputHandler: UseInputHandler;
+  let capturedUseKeypressHandler: UseKeypressHandler;
-  let mockedInkUseInput: MockedFunction<typeof useInput>;
+  let mockedUseKeypress: MockedFunction<typeof useKeypress>;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.resetAllMocks();
@@ -111,10 +110,12 @@ describe('useAutoAcceptIndicator', () => {
       return instance;
     });
 
-    mockedInkUseInput = useInput as MockedFunction<typeof useInput>;
+    mockedUseKeypress = useKeypress as MockedFunction<typeof useKeypress>;
-    mockedInkUseInput.mockImplementation((handler: UseInputHandler) => {
+    mockedUseKeypress.mockImplementation(
-      capturedUseInputHandler = handler;
+      (handler: UseKeypressHandler, _options) => {
-    });
+        capturedUseKeypressHandler = handler;
+      },
+    );
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     mockConfigInstance = new (Config as any)() as MockConfigInstanceShape;
@@ -163,7 +164,10 @@ describe('useAutoAcceptIndicator', () => {
     expect(result.current).toBe(ApprovalMode.DEFAULT);
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('', { tab: true, shift: true } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({
+        name: 'tab',
+        shift: true,
+      } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT,
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ describe('useAutoAcceptIndicator', () => {
     expect(result.current).toBe(ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT);
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('y', { ctrl: true } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({ name: 'y', ctrl: true } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       ApprovalMode.YOLO,
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ describe('useAutoAcceptIndicator', () => {
     expect(result.current).toBe(ApprovalMode.YOLO);
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('y', { ctrl: true } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({ name: 'y', ctrl: true } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       ApprovalMode.DEFAULT,
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ describe('useAutoAcceptIndicator', () => {
     expect(result.current).toBe(ApprovalMode.DEFAULT);
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('y', { ctrl: true } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({ name: 'y', ctrl: true } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       ApprovalMode.YOLO,
@@ -195,7 +199,10 @@ describe('useAutoAcceptIndicator', () => {
     expect(result.current).toBe(ApprovalMode.YOLO);
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('', { tab: true, shift: true } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({
+        name: 'tab',
+        shift: true,
+      } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT,
@@ -203,7 +210,10 @@ describe('useAutoAcceptIndicator', () => {
     expect(result.current).toBe(ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT);
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('', { tab: true, shift: true } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({
+        name: 'tab',
+        shift: true,
+      } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       ApprovalMode.DEFAULT,
@@ -220,37 +230,51 @@ describe('useAutoAcceptIndicator', () => {
     );
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('', { tab: true, shift: false } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({
+        name: 'tab',
+        shift: false,
+      } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('', { tab: false, shift: true } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({
+        name: 'unknown',
+        shift: true,
+      } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('a', { tab: false, shift: false } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({
+        name: 'a',
+        shift: false,
+        ctrl: false,
+      } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('y', { tab: true } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({ name: 'y', ctrl: false } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('a', { ctrl: true } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({ name: 'a', ctrl: true } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('y', { shift: true } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({ name: 'y', shift: true } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     act(() => {
-      capturedUseInputHandler('a', { ctrl: true, shift: true } as InkKey);
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({
+        name: 'a',
+        ctrl: true,
+        shift: true,
+      } as Key);
     });
     expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useAutoAcceptIndicator.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  */
 
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useInput } from 'ink';
 import { ApprovalMode, type Config } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import { useKeypress } from './useKeypress.js';
 
 export interface UseAutoAcceptIndicatorArgs {
   config: Config;
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ export function useAutoAcceptIndicator({
     setShowAutoAcceptIndicator(currentConfigValue);
   }, [currentConfigValue]);
 
-  useInput((input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
+    (key) => {
       let nextApprovalMode: ApprovalMode | undefined;
 
-    if (key.ctrl && input === 'y') {
+      if (key.ctrl && key.name === 'y') {
         nextApprovalMode =
           config.getApprovalMode() === ApprovalMode.YOLO
             ? ApprovalMode.DEFAULT
             : ApprovalMode.YOLO;
-    } else if (key.tab && key.shift) {
+      } else if (key.shift && key.name === 'tab') {
         nextApprovalMode =
           config.getApprovalMode() === ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT
             ? ApprovalMode.DEFAULT
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ export function useAutoAcceptIndicator({
         // Update local state immediately for responsiveness
         setShowAutoAcceptIndicator(nextApprovalMode);
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   return showAutoAcceptIndicator;
 }

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useGeminiStream.test.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, Mock } from 'vitest';
 import { renderHook, act, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { useGeminiStream, mergePartListUnions } from './useGeminiStream.js';
-import { useInput } from 'ink';
+import { useKeypress } from './useKeypress.js';
 import {
   useReactToolScheduler,
   TrackedToolCall,
@@ -71,10 +71,9 @@ vi.mock('./useReactToolScheduler.js', async (importOriginal) => {
   };
 });
 
-vi.mock('ink', async (importOriginal) => {
+vi.mock('./useKeypress.js', () => ({
-  const actualInkModule = (await importOriginal()) as any;
+  useKeypress: vi.fn(),
-  return { ...(actualInkModule || {}), useInput: vi.fn() };
+}));
-});
 
 vi.mock('./shellCommandProcessor.js', () => ({
   useShellCommandProcessor: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
@@ -899,19 +898,23 @@ describe('useGeminiStream', () => {
   });
 
   describe('User Cancellation', () => {
-    let useInputCallback: (input: string, key: any) => void;
+    let keypressCallback: (key: any) => void;
-    const mockUseInput = useInput as Mock;
+    const mockUseKeypress = useKeypress as Mock;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      // Capture the callback passed to useInput
+      // Capture the callback passed to useKeypress
-      mockUseInput.mockImplementation((callback) => {
+      mockUseKeypress.mockImplementation((callback, options) => {
-        useInputCallback = callback;
+        if (options.isActive) {
+          keypressCallback = callback;
+        } else {
+          keypressCallback = () => {};
+        }
       });
     });
 
     const simulateEscapeKeyPress = () => {
       act(() => {
-        useInputCallback('', { escape: true });
+        keypressCallback({ name: 'escape' });
       });
     };
 

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useGeminiStream.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 import { useState, useRef, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { useInput } from 'ink';
 import {
   Config,
   GeminiClient,
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ import {
   TrackedCancelledToolCall,
 } from './useReactToolScheduler.js';
 import { useSessionStats } from '../contexts/SessionContext.js';
+import { useKeypress } from './useKeypress.js';
 
 export function mergePartListUnions(list: PartListUnion[]): PartListUnion {
   const resultParts: PartListUnion = [];
@@ -213,11 +213,14 @@ export const useGeminiStream = (
     pendingHistoryItemRef,
   ]);
 
-  useInput((_input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.escape) {
+    (key) => {
+      if (key.name === 'escape') {
         cancelOngoingRequest();
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: streamingState === StreamingState.Responding },
+  );
 
   const prepareQueryForGemini = useCallback(
     async (

packages/cli/src/ui/privacy/CloudFreePrivacyNotice.tsx

@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { Box, Newline, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Newline, Text } from 'ink';
 import { RadioButtonSelect } from '../components/shared/RadioButtonSelect.js';
 import { usePrivacySettings } from '../hooks/usePrivacySettings.js';
 import { CloudPaidPrivacyNotice } from './CloudPaidPrivacyNotice.js';
 import { Config } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 interface CloudFreePrivacyNoticeProps {
   config: Config;
@@ -23,11 +24,14 @@ export const CloudFreePrivacyNotice = ({
   const { privacyState, updateDataCollectionOptIn } =
     usePrivacySettings(config);
 
-  useInput((input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (privacyState.error && key.escape) {
+    (key) => {
+      if (privacyState.error && key.name === 'escape') {
         onExit();
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   if (privacyState.isLoading) {
     return <Text color={Colors.Gray}>Loading...</Text>;

packages/cli/src/ui/privacy/CloudPaidPrivacyNotice.tsx

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { Box, Newline, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Newline, Text } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 interface CloudPaidPrivacyNoticeProps {
   onExit: () => void;
@@ -14,11 +15,14 @@ interface CloudPaidPrivacyNoticeProps {
 export const CloudPaidPrivacyNotice = ({
   onExit,
 }: CloudPaidPrivacyNoticeProps) => {
-  useInput((input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.escape) {
+    (key) => {
+      if (key.name === 'escape') {
         onExit();
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   return (
     <Box flexDirection="column" marginBottom={1}>

packages/cli/src/ui/privacy/GeminiPrivacyNotice.tsx

@@ -4,19 +4,23 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { Box, Newline, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Newline, Text } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
+import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 
 interface GeminiPrivacyNoticeProps {
   onExit: () => void;
 }
 
 export const GeminiPrivacyNotice = ({ onExit }: GeminiPrivacyNoticeProps) => {
-  useInput((input, key) => {
+  useKeypress(
-    if (key.escape) {
+    (key) => {
+      if (key.name === 'escape') {
         onExit();
       }
-  });
+    },
+    { isActive: true },
+  );
 
   return (
     <Box flexDirection="column" marginBottom={1}>