Commands and Keyboard Shortcuts

Commands and Keyboard Shortcuts for Lenses VS Code Extension for Kafka.

Commands

Access all commands via the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P).

Command	Description
Lenses: Connect to Instance	Connect to your Lenses.io API
Lenses: Sign in with OAuth (browser)	Connect via OAuth 2.0 browser flow
Lenses: Search	Open global fuzzy search
Lenses: Switch Environment	Quick switch between environments
Lenses: Create Environment	Create a new environment
Lenses: Create Topic	Create a new Kafka topic
Lenses: Save Query	Save the current SQL query
Lenses: Compare Topic Configuration	Compare topic configs across environments
Lenses: Compare Topic Schema	Compare topic schemas across environments
Lenses: Compare Groups	Compare groups side by side
Lenses: Compare Roles	Compare roles side by side
Lenses: Refresh Health Status	Refresh health monitoring data
Lenses: Open SQL Query	Open a new SQL query editor
Lenses: Run SQL Query	Execute the current SQL query
Lenses: Sign Out	Disconnect from the Lenses instance

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+Shift+L	Global Search
Cmd+Shift+E	Switch Environment
Cmd+Shift+Q	Open SQL Query
Cmd+Enter	Run SQL Query (in SQL editor)

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Settings

Configure the extension via VS Code Settings (Cmd+,).

General

Setting	Default	Description
lenses.apiUrl	""	Base URL for your Lenses.io API
lenses.oauthClientId	""	OAuth client ID (when dynamic registration is unavailable)

Health Monitoring

Setting	Default	Description
lenses.health.pollingInterval	30000	Health check interval (ms)
lenses.health.consumerLagWarningThreshold	10000	Consumer lag warning threshold
lenses.health.consumerLagErrorThreshold	100000	Consumer lag error threshold
lenses.health.notifications.enabled	false	Enable toast notifications for critical issues
lenses.health.notifications.errorOnly	false	Only show error notifications
lenses.health.notifications.cooldownMs	300000	Notification cooldown (5 min)
lenses.health.notifications.showInStatusBar	true	Show unread notification count in status bar

Health Checks

Setting	Default	Description
lenses.health.checks.consumerLag	true	Monitor consumer lag
lenses.health.checks.connectorStatus	true	Monitor connector status
lenses.health.checks.environmentStatus	true	Monitor environment health

SQL Queries

Setting	Default	Description
lenses.sql.liveData.maxRecords	5000	Maximum records for live data streaming (0 = no limit)
lenses.sql.liveData.rateWarningEnabled	true	Show warning when message rate is high
lenses.sql.acceptSelfSignedCerts	false	Trust self-signed TLS certificates for SQL connections

Search Index

Setting	Default	Description
lenses.search.index.enabledEntityTypes	all types	Entity types to include in search index
lenses.search.index.autoIndexOnStartup	false	Automatically start indexing when connected
lenses.search.cache.enabled	true	Persist search index between sessions
lenses.search.cache.ttlHours	24	Search index cache duration (hours)

Other

Setting	Default	Description
lenses.yaml.schemaValidation	true	YAML schema validation for provisioning files
lenses.telemetry.enabled	true	Anonymous usage telemetry (respects VS Code global setting)