Allow optionally showing unmapped actions in the command palette

Also highlight letters matching the search query.
Fixes #9589

kittens/command_palette/main.go

@@ -38,10 +38,16 @@ type InputData struct {
 	CategoryOrder map[string][]string             `json:"category_order"`
 }
 
-// DisplayItem wraps a binding with its search text for FZF scoring
+// DisplayItem wraps a binding with its per-column search texts for FZF scoring
 type DisplayItem struct {
-	binding    Binding
+	binding  Binding
-	searchText string // key + action_display + category for FZF
+	colTexts [3]string // [0]=key, [1]=action_display, [2]=category
+}
+
+// matchInfo stores which column matched and the matched character positions
+type matchInfo struct {
+	colIdx    int   // which column matched: 0=key, 1=action_display, 2=category
+	positions []int // rune positions in the matched column text
 }
 
 type displayLine struct {
@@ -53,6 +59,9 @@ type displayLine struct {
 
 const maxKeyDisplayWidth = 30
 
+// unmappedLabel is shown in the key column for actions with no keyboard shortcut.
+const unmappedLabel = "(unmapped)"
+
 // truncateToWidth truncates s to fit within maxWidth cells, appending "..." if
 // truncated and maxWidth > 3. When maxWidth <= 3, the string is simply trimmed
 // to fit without appending ellipsis (no room for it).
@@ -78,9 +87,9 @@ type Handler struct {
 	lp              *loop.Loop
 	screen_size     loop.ScreenSize
 	all_items       []DisplayItem
-	search_texts    []string // parallel to all_items, for FZF scoring
 	matcher         *fzf.FuzzyMatcher
-	filtered_idx    []int // indices into all_items for current results
+	filtered_idx    []int       // indices into all_items for current results
+	match_infos     []matchInfo // parallel to filtered_idx, valid when query != ""
 	query           string
 	selected_idx    int
 	scroll_offset   int
@@ -176,13 +185,13 @@ func (h *Handler) flattenBindings() {
 				b.Category = catName
 				b.Mode = modeName
 				b.IsMouse = false
-				searchText := b.Key + " " + b.ActionDisplay + " " + catName
+				keyText := b.Key
-				if modeName != "" {
+				if keyText == "" {
-					searchText += " " + modeName
+					keyText = unmappedLabel
 				}
 				h.all_items = append(h.all_items, DisplayItem{
-					binding:    b,
+					binding:  b,
-					searchText: searchText,
+					colTexts: [3]string{keyText, b.ActionDisplay, catName},
 				})
 			}
 		}
@@ -193,18 +202,11 @@ func (h *Handler) flattenBindings() {
 		b.Category = "Mouse actions"
 		b.Mode = ""
 		b.IsMouse = true
-		searchText := b.Key + " " + b.ActionDisplay + " Mouse"
 		h.all_items = append(h.all_items, DisplayItem{
-			binding:    b,
+			binding:  b,
-			searchText: searchText,
+			colTexts: [3]string{b.Key, b.ActionDisplay, "Mouse actions"},
 		})
 	}
-
-	// Build parallel search texts array for FZF
-	h.search_texts = make([]string, len(h.all_items))
-	for i, item := range h.all_items {
-		h.search_texts[i] = item.searchText
-	}
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) updateFilter() {
@@ -214,34 +216,99 @@ func (h *Handler) updateFilter() {
 		for i := range h.all_items {
 			h.filtered_idx[i] = i
 		}
-	} else {
+		h.match_infos = nil
-		results, err := h.matcher.Score(h.search_texts, h.query)
+		h.selected_idx = 0
-		if err != nil {
+		h.scroll_offset = 0
-			h.filtered_idx = nil
+		return
-			return
+	}
+
+	nItems := len(h.all_items)
+
+	// Build per-column text slices for batch FZF scoring
+	colSlices := [3][]string{
+		make([]string, nItems),
+		make([]string, nItems),
+		make([]string, nItems),
+	}
+	for i, item := range h.all_items {
+		colSlices[0][i] = item.colTexts[0]
+		colSlices[1][i] = item.colTexts[1]
+		colSlices[2][i] = item.colTexts[2]
+	}
+
+	// Score each column independently
+	colResults := [3][]fzf.Result{}
+	for c := 0; c < 3; c++ {
+		results, err := h.matcher.Score(colSlices[c], h.query)
+		if err == nil {
+			colResults[c] = results
 		}
-		type scored struct {
+	}
-			idx   int
+
-			score uint
+	type scored struct {
-		}
+		idx      int
-		var matches []scored
+		score    uint
-		for i, r := range results {
+		colIdx   int
-			if r.Score > 0 {
+		positions []int
-				matches = append(matches, scored{idx: i, score: r.Score})
+	}
+	var matches []scored
+	for i := range h.all_items {
+		bestScore := uint(0)
+		bestCol := 0
+		var bestPositions []int
+		for c := 0; c < 3; c++ {
+			if colResults[c] != nil && i < len(colResults[c]) && colResults[c][i].Score > bestScore {
+				bestScore = colResults[c][i].Score
+				bestCol = c
+				bestPositions = colResults[c][i].Positions
 			}
 		}
-		sort.Slice(matches, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if bestScore > 0 {
-			return matches[i].score > matches[j].score
+			matches = append(matches, scored{idx: i, score: bestScore, colIdx: bestCol, positions: bestPositions})
-		})
-		h.filtered_idx = make([]int, len(matches))
-		for i, m := range matches {
-			h.filtered_idx[i] = m.idx
 		}
 	}
+	sort.Slice(matches, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return matches[i].score > matches[j].score
+	})
+	h.filtered_idx = make([]int, len(matches))
+	h.match_infos = make([]matchInfo, len(matches))
+	for i, m := range matches {
+		h.filtered_idx[i] = m.idx
+		h.match_infos[i] = matchInfo{colIdx: m.colIdx, positions: m.positions}
+	}
 	h.selected_idx = 0
 	h.scroll_offset = 0
 }
 
+// highlightMatchedChars returns a string with characters at the given rune
+// positions rendered using matchStyle, and the rest rendered using baseStyle
+// (or unstyled if baseStyle is empty).
+func (h *Handler) highlightMatchedChars(text string, positions []int, baseStyle, matchStyle string) string {
+	if len(positions) == 0 {
+		if baseStyle != "" {
+			return h.lp.SprintStyled(baseStyle, text)
+		}
+		return text
+	}
+	posSet := make(map[int]bool, len(positions))
+	for _, p := range positions {
+		posSet[p] = true
+	}
+	runes := []rune(text)
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	for i, r := range runes {
+		ch := string(r)
+		if posSet[i] {
+			sb.WriteString(h.lp.SprintStyled(matchStyle, ch))
+		} else if baseStyle != "" {
+			sb.WriteString(h.lp.SprintStyled(baseStyle, ch))
+		} else {
+			sb.WriteString(ch)
+		}
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) selectedBinding() *Binding {
 	if h.selected_idx < 0 || h.selected_idx >= len(h.filtered_idx) {
 		return nil
@@ -368,8 +435,12 @@ func (h *Handler) drawGroupedResults(startY, maxRows, width int) {
 			})
 		}
 
-		// Binding line
+		// Binding line — key column shows "(unmapped)" for actions with no shortcut
-		keyDisplay := truncateToWidth(b.Key, maxKeyDisplayWidth)
+		keyDisplay := b.Key
+		if keyDisplay == "" {
+			keyDisplay = unmappedLabel
+		}
+		keyDisplay = truncateToWidth(keyDisplay, maxKeyDisplayWidth)
 		lines = append(lines, displayLine{
 			text:    fmt.Sprintf("    %-*s %s", maxKeyDisplayWidth, keyDisplay, b.ActionDisplay),
 			itemIdx: fi,
@@ -381,11 +452,22 @@ func (h *Handler) drawGroupedResults(startY, maxRows, width int) {
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) drawFlatResults(startY, maxRows, width int) {
+	if len(h.filtered_idx) == 0 {
+		h.lp.MoveCursorTo(1, startY)
+		h.lp.QueueWriteString(h.lp.SprintStyled("italic dim", "  No matches found"))
+		h.display_lines = []displayLine{}
+		return
+	}
+
 	var lines []displayLine
 	for fi, idx := range h.filtered_idx {
 		item := &h.all_items[idx]
 		b := &item.binding
-		keyDisplay := truncateToWidth(b.Key, maxKeyDisplayWidth)
+		keyDisplay := b.Key
+		if keyDisplay == "" {
+			keyDisplay = unmappedLabel
+		}
+		keyDisplay = truncateToWidth(keyDisplay, maxKeyDisplayWidth)
 		catSuffix := ""
 		if b.Mode != "" {
 			catSuffix = fmt.Sprintf(" [%s/%s]", b.Mode, b.Category)
@@ -473,15 +555,64 @@ func (h *Handler) drawBindingLine(text string, filteredIdx, width int) {
 	}
 	b := &h.all_items[idx].binding
 
-	// Style the key portion green, leave action unstyled
+	// Build the key display (using unmappedLabel for items with no shortcut)
-	keyDisplay := truncateToWidth(b.Key, maxKeyDisplayWidth)
+	rawKey := b.Key
-	keyPrefix := fmt.Sprintf("    %-*s", maxKeyDisplayWidth, keyDisplay)
+	if rawKey == "" {
-	rest := ""
+		rawKey = unmappedLabel
-	if len(text) > len(keyPrefix) {
+	}
-		rest = text[len(keyPrefix):]
+	keyDisplay := truncateToWidth(rawKey, maxKeyDisplayWidth)
+
+	// Determine match info for highlighting (only set when a query is active)
+	var mi *matchInfo
+	if h.query != "" && filteredIdx < len(h.match_infos) {
+		mi = &h.match_infos[filteredIdx]
+	}
+
+	const matchStyle = "fg=bright-yellow"
+	const keyStyle = "fg=green"
+	const unmappedStyle = "dim fg=green"
+
+	// Render key column (4-space indent + key padded to maxKeyDisplayWidth + space)
+	paddingLen := max(0, maxKeyDisplayWidth-wcswidth.Stringwidth(keyDisplay))
+	if mi != nil && mi.colIdx == 0 {
+		ks := keyStyle
+		if b.Key == "" {
+			ks = unmappedStyle
+		}
+		h.lp.QueueWriteString("    ")
+		h.lp.QueueWriteString(h.highlightMatchedChars(keyDisplay, mi.positions, ks, matchStyle))
+		h.lp.QueueWriteString(strings.Repeat(" ", paddingLen) + " ")
+	} else if b.Key == "" {
+		h.lp.QueueWriteString(h.lp.SprintStyled(unmappedStyle, "    "+keyDisplay+strings.Repeat(" ", paddingLen)+" "))
+	} else {
+		h.lp.QueueWriteString(h.lp.SprintStyled(keyStyle, "    "+keyDisplay+strings.Repeat(" ", paddingLen)+" "))
+	}
+
+	// Render action display column
+	if mi != nil && mi.colIdx == 1 {
+		h.lp.QueueWriteString(h.highlightMatchedChars(b.ActionDisplay, mi.positions, "", matchStyle))
+	} else {
+		h.lp.QueueWriteString(b.ActionDisplay)
+	}
+
+	// Render category suffix (only present in flat / search-results mode)
+	if h.query != "" {
+		if mi != nil && mi.colIdx == 2 {
+			if b.Mode != "" {
+				h.lp.QueueWriteString(fmt.Sprintf(" [%s/", b.Mode))
+			} else {
+				h.lp.QueueWriteString(" [")
+			}
+			h.lp.QueueWriteString(h.highlightMatchedChars(b.Category, mi.positions, "", matchStyle))
+			h.lp.QueueWriteString("]")
+		} else {
+			if b.Mode != "" {
+				h.lp.QueueWriteString(fmt.Sprintf(" [%s/%s]", b.Mode, b.Category))
+			} else {
+				h.lp.QueueWriteString(fmt.Sprintf(" [%s]", b.Category))
+			}
+		}
 	}
-	h.lp.QueueWriteString(h.lp.SprintStyled("fg=green", keyPrefix))
-	h.lp.QueueWriteString(rest)
 }
 
 // rowToFilteredIdx converts a 0-indexed cell Y coordinate to a filtered item

kittens/command_palette/main.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from kitty.typing_compat import BossType
 from ..tui.handler import result_handler
 
 
-def collect_keys_data(opts: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+def collect_keys_data(opts: Any, show_unmapped: bool = False) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Collect all keybinding data from options into a JSON-serializable dict."""
     from kitty.actions import get_all_actions, groups
     from kitty.options.utils import KeyDefinition
@@ -97,6 +97,34 @@ def collect_keys_data(opts: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
                 new_default_cats[cat_name] = keep
         modes[''] = new_default_cats
 
+    # Optionally add unmapped actions (actions with no keyboard shortcut).
+    if show_unmapped:
+        # Collect all action names that already appear in a binding.
+        mapped_actions: set[str] = set()
+        for mode_cats in modes.values():
+            for bindings in mode_cats.values():
+                for b in bindings:
+                    mapped_actions.add(b['action'])
+
+        default_mode_cats = modes.setdefault('', {})
+        for group_key, actions in get_all_actions().items():
+            category = groups[group_key]
+            for action in actions:
+                if action.name not in mapped_actions:
+                    default_mode_cats.setdefault(category, []).append({
+                        'key': '',
+                        'action': action.name,
+                        'action_display': action.name,
+                        'definition': action.name,
+                        'help': action.short_help,
+                        'long_help': action.long_help,
+                    })
+
+        # Re-sort each category: mapped entries (non-empty key) by key first,
+        # then unmapped entries (empty key) sorted by action name.
+        for cat in default_mode_cats:
+            default_mode_cats[cat].sort(key=lambda b: (b['key'] == '', b['key'] or b['action']))
+
     # Emit explicit mode and category ordering since JSON maps lose insertion order
     mode_order = list(modes.keys())
     category_order: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
@@ -131,7 +159,11 @@ def handle_result(args: list[str], data: dict[str, Any], target_window_id: int,
 
 help_text = 'Browse and trigger keyboard shortcuts and actions'
 usage = ''
-OPTIONS = ''.format
+OPTIONS = r'''
+--show-unmapped
+type=bool-set
+Also show actions that have not been mapped to a keyboard shortcut.
+'''.format
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

kittens/command_palette/main_test.go

@@ -152,13 +152,17 @@ func TestFilterMatchesSubset(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(h.filtered_idx) >= len(h.all_items) {
 		t.Fatal("Expected fewer matches than total items")
 	}
-	// Verify all returned items actually contain relevant text
+	// Verify all returned items contain relevant text in at least one column
 	for _, idx := range h.filtered_idx {
-		text := strings.ToLower(h.all_items[idx].searchText)
+		item := &h.all_items[idx]
-		if !strings.Contains(text, "clipboard") {
+		found := false
-			// FZF does fuzzy matching, so this is a soft check —
+		for _, col := range item.colTexts {
-			// the characters should at least be present
+			if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(col), "clipboard") {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
 		}
+		_ = found // FZF does fuzzy matching, so this is a soft check
 	}
 }
 
@@ -234,11 +238,16 @@ func TestSelectedBindingNilWhenOverflowIndex(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSearchTextContainsKeyAndAction(t *testing.T) {
 	h := newTestHandler()
 	for i, item := range h.all_items {
-		if !strings.Contains(item.searchText, item.binding.Key) {
+		// colTexts[0] = key (or unmappedLabel for empty key), [1] = action_display, [2] = category
-			t.Fatalf("Item %d: search text %q should contain key %q", i, item.searchText, item.binding.Key)
+		expectedKey := item.binding.Key
+		if expectedKey == "" {
+			expectedKey = unmappedLabel
 		}
-		if !strings.Contains(item.searchText, item.binding.ActionDisplay) {
+		if !strings.Contains(item.colTexts[0], expectedKey) {
-			t.Fatalf("Item %d: search text %q should contain action %q", i, item.searchText, item.binding.ActionDisplay)
+			t.Fatalf("Item %d: colTexts[0] %q should contain key %q", i, item.colTexts[0], expectedKey)
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(item.colTexts[1], item.binding.ActionDisplay) {
+			t.Fatalf("Item %d: colTexts[1] %q should contain action %q", i, item.colTexts[1], item.binding.ActionDisplay)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -549,3 +558,122 @@ func TestScrollAdjustRevealsSectionHeader(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected scroll_offset=0 to show category header, got %d", h.scroll_offset)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestColTextsPopulated(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newTestHandler()
+	for i, item := range h.all_items {
+		if item.binding.IsMouse {
+			continue
+		}
+		expectedKey := item.binding.Key
+		if expectedKey == "" {
+			expectedKey = unmappedLabel
+		}
+		if item.colTexts[0] != expectedKey {
+			t.Fatalf("Item %d: colTexts[0]=%q expected %q", i, item.colTexts[0], expectedKey)
+		}
+		if item.colTexts[1] != item.binding.ActionDisplay {
+			t.Fatalf("Item %d: colTexts[1]=%q expected %q", i, item.colTexts[1], item.binding.ActionDisplay)
+		}
+		if item.colTexts[2] != item.binding.Category {
+			t.Fatalf("Item %d: colTexts[2]=%q expected %q", i, item.colTexts[2], item.binding.Category)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFilterSingleColumnMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	// "scroll" is in action_display column only, not in key or category.
+	// With per-column matching it should still match the action column.
+	h := newTestHandler()
+	h.query = "scroll"
+	h.updateFilter()
+	if len(h.filtered_idx) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected matches for 'scroll' against action column")
+	}
+	// All matched items should have 'scroll' in exactly one column, not spread across columns
+	for _, idx := range h.filtered_idx {
+		item := &h.all_items[idx]
+		colMatch := false
+		for _, col := range item.colTexts {
+			if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(col), "scroll") {
+				colMatch = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		_ = colMatch // FZF does fuzzy matching; at least the characters should appear in one column
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFilterMatchInfosParallelToFilteredIdx(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newTestHandler()
+	h.query = "clipboard"
+	h.updateFilter()
+	if len(h.filtered_idx) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected some matches")
+	}
+	if len(h.match_infos) != len(h.filtered_idx) {
+		t.Fatalf("match_infos length %d != filtered_idx length %d", len(h.match_infos), len(h.filtered_idx))
+	}
+	for i, mi := range h.match_infos {
+		if mi.colIdx < 0 || mi.colIdx > 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("match_infos[%d].colIdx=%d out of range [0,2]", i, mi.colIdx)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFilterMatchInfosNilWhenNoQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newTestHandler()
+	h.query = ""
+	h.updateFilter()
+	if h.match_infos != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected match_infos to be nil when query is empty")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnmappedActionDisplayed(t *testing.T) {
+	// Inject an item with an empty key (unmapped action) and verify display
+	h := &Handler{}
+	unmappedJSON := `{
+		"modes": {
+			"": {
+				"Miscellaneous": [
+					{"key": "ctrl+n", "action": "new_window", "action_display": "new_window", "definition": "new_window", "help": "Open new window", "long_help": ""},
+					{"key": "", "action": "scroll_home", "action_display": "scroll_home", "definition": "scroll_home", "help": "Scroll to top", "long_help": ""}
+				]
+			}
+		},
+		"mouse": [],
+		"mode_order": [""],
+		"category_order": {"": ["Miscellaneous"]}
+	}`
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(unmappedJSON), &h.input_data); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	h.flattenBindings()
+	h.matcher = fzf.NewFuzzyMatcher(fzf.DEFAULT_SCHEME)
+
+	if len(h.all_items) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 items, got %d", len(h.all_items))
+	}
+	// Find the unmapped item
+	var unmapped *DisplayItem
+	for i := range h.all_items {
+		if h.all_items[i].binding.Key == "" {
+			unmapped = &h.all_items[i]
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if unmapped == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected to find unmapped item")
+	}
+	// colTexts[0] should be unmappedLabel, not empty
+	if unmapped.colTexts[0] != unmappedLabel {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected colTexts[0]=%q for unmapped item, got %q", unmappedLabel, unmapped.colTexts[0])
+	}
+	// Should be searchable by action name
+	h.query = "scroll_home"
+	h.updateFilter()
+	if len(h.filtered_idx) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected unmapped action to be found by action name search")
+	}
+}

kitty/boss.py

@@ -2302,10 +2302,20 @@ class Boss:
     def input_unicode_character(self) -> None:
         self.run_kitten_with_metadata('unicode_input', window=self.window_for_dispatch)
 
-    @ac('misc', 'Browse and trigger keyboard shortcuts and actions in a searchable overlay')
+    @ac('misc', '''
-    def command_palette(self) -> None:
+        Browse and trigger keyboard shortcuts and actions in a searchable overlay.
+
+        Optionally pass :code:`show_unmapped` to also show actions that have no keyboard shortcut assigned::
+
+            # show only mapped actions (default)
+            map ctrl+shift+p command_palette
+            # also show unmapped actions
+            map ctrl+shift+alt+p command_palette show_unmapped
+        ''')
+    def command_palette(self, *args: str) -> None:
         from kittens.command_palette.main import collect_keys_data
-        data = collect_keys_data(get_options())
+        show_unmapped = 'show_unmapped' in args
+        data = collect_keys_data(get_options(), show_unmapped=show_unmapped)
         self.run_kitten_with_metadata('command-palette', input_data=json.dumps(data), window=self.window_for_dispatch)
 
     @ac(

kitty/options/utils.py

@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ def detach_tab_parse(func: str, rest: str) -> FuncArgsType:
 @func_with_args(
     'set_background_opacity', 'goto_layout', 'toggle_layout', 'toggle_tab', 'kitty_shell', 'show_kitty_doc',
     'set_tab_title', 'push_keyboard_mode', 'dump_lines_with_attrs', 'set_window_title', 'simulate_color_scheme_preference_change',
+    'command_palette',
 )
 def simple_parse(func: str, rest: str) -> FuncArgsType:
     return func, (rest,)

kitty_tests/command_palette.py

@@ -98,3 +98,62 @@ class TestCommandPalette(BaseTest):
                 set(data['modes'][mode_name].keys()),
                 f'category_order for mode {mode_name!r} should match modes keys',
             )
+
+    def test_show_unmapped_includes_extra_actions(self):
+        from kittens.command_palette.main import collect_keys_data
+        from kitty.actions import get_all_actions
+        opts = self.set_options()
+        data_default = collect_keys_data(opts, show_unmapped=False)
+        data_unmapped = collect_keys_data(opts, show_unmapped=True)
+        # With show_unmapped=True, we should have at least as many bindings
+        def count_bindings(data: dict) -> int:
+            total = 0
+            for cats in data['modes'].values():
+                for bindings in cats.values():
+                    total += len(bindings)
+            return total
+        count_default = count_bindings(data_default)
+        count_with_unmapped = count_bindings(data_unmapped)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            count_with_unmapped >= count_default,
+            'show_unmapped should not remove any existing bindings',
+        )
+        # There should be at least one unmapped action (empty key) in the result
+        found_unmapped = False
+        for cats in data_unmapped['modes'].values():
+            for bindings in cats.values():
+                for b in bindings:
+                    if b['key'] == '':
+                        found_unmapped = True
+                        # Unmapped actions must still have action and definition
+                        self.assertTrue(len(b['action']) > 0)
+                        self.assertTrue(len(b['definition']) > 0)
+                        break
+        self.assertTrue(found_unmapped, 'Expected at least one unmapped action')
+
+    def test_show_unmapped_false_has_no_empty_keys(self):
+        from kittens.command_palette.main import collect_keys_data
+        opts = self.set_options()
+        data = collect_keys_data(opts, show_unmapped=False)
+        for cats in data['modes'].values():
+            for bindings in cats.values():
+                for b in bindings:
+                    self.assertTrue(
+                        len(b['key']) > 0,
+                        f'Without show_unmapped, all bindings should have non-empty keys; got {b!r}',
+                    )
+
+    def test_show_unmapped_sorted_order(self):
+        from kittens.command_palette.main import collect_keys_data
+        opts = self.set_options()
+        data = collect_keys_data(opts, show_unmapped=True)
+        # In each category, mapped bindings (non-empty key) should come before unmapped ones
+        for cat_name, bindings in data['modes'].get('', {}).items():
+            seen_unmapped = False
+            for b in bindings:
+                if b['key'] == '':
+                    seen_unmapped = True
+                elif seen_unmapped:
+                    self.fail(
+                        f'In category {cat_name!r}, mapped binding {b!r} follows an unmapped one'
+                    )