diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tui/components/bottom-bar.tsx b/packages/cli/src/tui/components/bottom-bar.tsx
index e9151a4..53c80fe 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tui/components/bottom-bar.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tui/components/bottom-bar.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ export function BottomBar({
 
   return (
     <Box flexDirection="column" paddingX={0} marginTop={0}>
+      {/* Line 0: keybinding hints */}
+      <Box>
+        <Text dimColor>^L sidebar · ^N new · ^K search · ^T thinking · PgUp/Dn scroll</Text>
+      </Box>
+
       {/* Line 1: blank  ·····  Gateway: Status */}
       <Box justifyContent="space-between">
         <Box />