diff --git a/packages/layer/app/app.config.ts b/packages/layer/app/app.config.ts
index 51af4d66..f74375af 100644
--- a/packages/layer/app/app.config.ts
+++ b/packages/layer/app/app.config.ts
@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@ export default defineAppConfig({
       url: '',
       branch: 'main',
     },
+    shortcuts: {
+      toggleColorMode: 'd',
+    },
   },
 })
diff --git a/packages/layer/app/composables/useDocsShortcuts.ts b/packages/layer/app/composables/useDocsShortcuts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6296c2df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/layer/app/composables/useDocsShortcuts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { onKeyStroke } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+
+/**
+ * Returns `true` when the keystroke originated from an editable element
+ * (`<input>`, `<textarea>`, or any element with `[contenteditable]`),
+ * in which case the shortcut should be ignored so the user can type freely.
+ *
+ * Traverses up the DOM tree from the event target so that non-`HTMLElement`
+ * descendants (e.g. `SVGElement`, `MathMLElement`) inside an editable
+ * container are still treated as editable.
+ */
+function isEditableTarget(target: EventTarget | null): boolean {
+  let el: Node | null = target instanceof Node ? target : null
+  while (el && !(el instanceof HTMLElement)) {
+    el = el.parentNode
+  }
+
+  if (!el)
+    return false
+
+  const tag = el.tagName
+  if (tag === 'INPUT' || tag === 'TEXTAREA' || tag === 'SELECT')
+    return true
+
+  if (el.isContentEditable)
+    return true
+
+  return false
+}
+
+/**
+ * Registers a keyboard shortcut (default `d`) that toggles between
+ * light and dark color modes. Mirrors docus' `useDocusShortcuts`
+ * composable (upstream commit `61c36d03`) but is reimplemented on top of
+ * `@vueuse/core`'s `onKeyStroke` instead of `@nuxt/ui`'s `defineShortcuts`.
+ *
+ * The handler bails out when:
+ * - the color mode is forced (e.g. `colorMode.forced === true`),
+ * - the keystroke originated from an editable element,
+ * - any modifier key (meta / ctrl / alt / shift) is pressed,
+ * - the configured shortcut is empty.
+ */
+export function useDocsShortcuts(): void {
+  const appConfig = useAppConfig()
+  const colorMode = useColorMode()
+
+  const toggleColorModeShortcut = computed<string>(
+    () => appConfig.docs?.shortcuts?.toggleColorMode ?? 'd',
+  )
+
+  onKeyStroke(
+    (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      const key = toggleColorModeShortcut.value
+      if (!key)
+        return false
+      return event.key?.toLowerCase() === key.toLowerCase()
+    },
+    (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (colorMode.forced)
+        return
+
+      if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || event.altKey || event.shiftKey)
+        return
+
+      if (isEditableTarget(event.target))
+        return
+
+      const resolved = colorMode.value === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark'
+      colorMode.preference = resolved
+    },
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/layer/app/plugins/shortcuts.client.ts b/packages/layer/app/plugins/shortcuts.client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed7be778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/layer/app/plugins/shortcuts.client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * Installs the documentation layer's keyboard shortcuts on app boot.
+ *
+ * Client-only because the shortcut targets `window` keystrokes, which
+ * have no meaning on the server.
+ */
+export default defineNuxtPlugin(() => {
+  useDocsShortcuts()
+})
diff --git a/packages/layer/modules/config.ts b/packages/layer/modules/config.ts
index b63431aa..996b12ee 100644
--- a/packages/layer/modules/config.ts
+++ b/packages/layer/modules/config.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export default defineNuxtModule({
         url: gitInfo?.url,
         branch: getGitBranch(),
       },
+      shortcuts: {
+        toggleColorMode: 'd',
+      },
     })
 
     // SEO defaults
diff --git a/packages/layer/nuxt.schema.ts b/packages/layer/nuxt.schema.ts
index c8b19dec..5bccd10e 100644
--- a/packages/layer/nuxt.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/layer/nuxt.schema.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,20 @@ export default defineNuxtSchema({
           },
         },
       },
+      shortcuts: {
+        $schema: {
+          title: 'Keyboard Shortcuts',
+          description: 'Keyboard shortcuts configuration',
+        },
+        toggleColorMode: {
+          $default: 'd',
+          $schema: {
+            title: 'Toggle Color Mode',
+            description: 'Shortcut to toggle light and dark mode. Leave empty to disable.',
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+        },
+      },
     },
   },
 })