diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/config-selector.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/config-selector.ts
index 261547acd..53c88f8da 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/config-selector.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/config-selector.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
  * TUI config selector for `pi config` command
  */
 
-import { ProcessTerminal, type TUI, TuiMainScreen } from "@earendil-works/pi-tui";
+import { ProcessTerminal, setKeybindings, type TUI, TuiMainScreen } from "@earendil-works/pi-tui";
+import { KeybindingsManager } from "../core/keybindings.ts";
 import type { SettingsManager } from "../core/settings-manager.ts";
 import { ConfigSelectorComponent, type ScopedResolvedPaths } from "../modes/interactive/components/config-selector.ts";
 import { initTheme, stopThemeWatcher } from "../modes/interactive/theme/theme.ts";
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export interface ConfigSelectorOptions {
 export async function selectConfig(options: ConfigSelectorOptions): Promise<void> {
 	// Initialize theme before showing TUI
 	initTheme(options.settingsManager.getTheme(), true);
+	setKeybindings(KeybindingsManager.create(options.agentDir));
 
 	return new Promise((resolve) => {
 		const ui: TUI = new TuiMainScreen(
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/config-selector-keybindings.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/config-selector-keybindings.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b22805afa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/config-selector-keybindings.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { getKeybindings, setKeybindings } from "@earendil-works/pi-tui";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("@earendil-works/pi-tui", async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("@earendil-works/pi-tui")>();
+	class FakeTui {
+		terminal = { rows: 24 };
+		setClearOnShrink() {}
+		addChild() {}
+		setFocus() {}
+		start() {}
+		stop() {}
+		requestRender() {}
+	}
+	return { ...actual, ProcessTerminal: class {}, TuiMainScreen: FakeTui };
+});
+
+vi.mock("../src/modes/interactive/components/config-selector.ts", () => ({
+	ConfigSelectorComponent: class {
+		constructor(...args: unknown[]) {
+			const onClose = args[4] as () => void;
+			queueMicrotask(onClose);
+		}
+		getResourceList() {
+			return {};
+		}
+	},
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../src/modes/interactive/theme/theme.ts", () => ({
+	initTheme: () => {},
+	stopThemeWatcher: () => {},
+}));
+
+import { selectConfig } from "../src/cli/config-selector.ts";
+import { KeybindingsManager } from "../src/core/keybindings.ts";
+import type { SettingsManager } from "../src/core/settings-manager.ts";
+
+describe("selectConfig keybindings", () => {
+	let agentDir: string | undefined;
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		if (agentDir) rmSync(agentDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+		agentDir = undefined;
+		setKeybindings(new KeybindingsManager({}));
+	});
+
+	it("uses the user's keybindings.json", async () => {
+		agentDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "pi-config-keys-"));
+		writeFileSync(
+			join(agentDir, "keybindings.json"),
+			JSON.stringify({ "tui.select.up": ["up", "ctrl+p"], "tui.select.down": ["down", "ctrl+n"] }),
+		);
+		const settingsManager = {
+			getTheme: () => undefined,
+			getShowHardwareCursor: () => false,
+			getClearOnShrink: () => false,
+		} as unknown as SettingsManager;
+
+		await selectConfig({
+			resolvedPaths: {} as never,
+			settingsManager,
+			cwd: agentDir,
+			agentDir,
+			writeScope: "global",
+			projectModeAvailable: false,
+		});
+
+		expect(getKeybindings().getKeys("tui.select.down")).toContain("ctrl+n");
+		expect(getKeybindings().getKeys("tui.select.up")).toContain("ctrl+p");
+	});
+});