kagi.com: Pressing A opens AI assistant

[Stevoisiak]

Website URL:

https://kagi.com/search?q=Paramount+plus+free+trial

Description:

Pressing "A" key while on search results page opens AI assistant.

Screenshot(s):

System Info:

• Operating System: Windows 11
• Internet Browser: Microsoft Edge
• Adblocker: uBlock Origin

Additional info

The changing page seems to be handled by the following code

case "a":
    if (window.modalOpen)
        return;
    if ("/" == window.location.pathname) {
        quickAnswerBox = document.querySelector("#adv_search_btn"),
        quick_answer_trigger_btn = document.querySelector("._0_land_adv_search_btn");
        quickAnswerBox && !quickAnswerBox.checked && quick_answer_trigger_btn.click(),
        "w" == event.key ? document.querySelector('._0_land_cat_box button[data-cat_select="empty"]').click() : "i" == event.key ? document.querySelector('._0_land_cat_box button[data-cat_select="sel_images"]').click() : "v" == event.key ? document.querySelector('._0_land_cat_box button[data-cat_select="sel_videos"]').click() : "n" == event.key ? document.querySelector('._0_land_cat_box button[data-cat_select="sel_news"]').click() : "m" == event.key ? getKagiSetting("privacy_pass") || document.querySelector('._0_land_cat_box button[data-cat_select="sel_map"]').click() : "a" != event.key || getKagiSetting("privacy_pass") || (window.location.href = "/assistant")
    } else {
        if ("a" == event.key && !document.querySelector("#shortcutAHelp"))
            return;
        currentHighlightedChild = getQueryParameter("q");
        if (!currentHighlightedChild)
            return;
        let path = "/search";
        if ("i" == event.key ? path = "/images" : "v" == event.key ? path = "/videos" : "n" == event.key ? path = "/news" : "m" == event.key ? path = "/maps" : "a" == event.key && (path = "/assistant"),
        !new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("l") && window.location.pathname == path)
            return;
        window.location.href = path + "?q=" + currentHighlightedChild
    }
    break;

[Stevoisiak]

This has been partially addressed. Removing element #shortcutAHelp, (aka, the entry on the list of shortcuts), fixes this for the search results page. However, the shortcut is still active on Kagi's homepage.

[Stevoisiak]

The homescreen keyboard shortcut is handled by the following code

case "w":
case "i":
case "v":
case "n":
case "m":
case "a":
	if (window.modalOpen)
		return;
	if ("/" == window.location.pathname) {
		quickAnswerBox = document.querySelector("#adv_search_btn"),
		quick_answer_trigger_btn = document.querySelector("._0_land_adv_search_btn");
		quickAnswerBox && !quickAnswerBox.checked && quick_answer_trigger_btn.click(),
		"w" == event.key ? document.querySelector('._0_land_cat_box button[data-cat_select="empty"]').click() : "i" == event.key ? document.querySelector('._0_land_cat_box button[data-cat_select="sel_images"]').click() : "v" == event.key ? document.querySelector('._0_land_cat_box button[data-cat_select="sel_videos"]').click() : "n" == event.key ? document.querySelector('._0_land_cat_box button[data-cat_select="sel_news"]').click() : "m" == event.key ? getKagiSetting("privacy_pass") || document.querySelector('._0_land_cat_box button[data-cat_select="sel_map"]').click() : "a" != event.key || getKagiSetting("privacy_pass") || (window.location.href = "/assistant")

Specifically, after various other hotkeys are checked, we see the assistant as the last possibility

"a" != event.key || getKagiSetting("privacy_pass") || (window.location.href = "/assistant")