TanStack · KevinVandy · Feb 21, 2026 · Feb 17, 2026 · Feb 17, 2026 · Feb 17, 2026
diff --git a/.changeset/red-pens-taste.md b/.changeset/red-pens-taste.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/hotkeys': minor
+'@tanstack/react-hotkeys': minor
+'@tanstack/solid-hotkeys': minor
+'@tanstack/hotkeys-devtools': minor
+'@tanstack/solid-hotkeys-devtools': minor
+'@tanstack/react-hotkeys-devtools': minor
+---
+
+feat: overhaul sequence-manager and hooks to be in feature parity with hotkey-manager.
diff --git a/docs/framework/react/reference/functions/useHotkeySequence.md b/docs/framework/react/reference/functions/useHotkeySequence.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function useHotkeySequence(
    options): void;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [useHotkeySequence.ts:50](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/react-hotkeys/src/useHotkeySequence.ts#L50)
+Defined in: [useHotkeySequence.ts:61](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/react-hotkeys/src/useHotkeySequence.ts#L61)
 
 React hook for registering a keyboard shortcut sequence (Vim-style).
 

diff --git a/docs/framework/react/reference/interfaces/UseHotkeySequenceOptions.md b/docs/framework/react/reference/interfaces/UseHotkeySequenceOptions.md
@@ -5,20 +5,27 @@ title: UseHotkeySequenceOptions
 
 # Interface: UseHotkeySequenceOptions
 
-Defined in: [useHotkeySequence.ts:10](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/react-hotkeys/src/useHotkeySequence.ts#L10)
+Defined in: [useHotkeySequence.ts:12](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/react-hotkeys/src/useHotkeySequence.ts#L12)
 
 ## Extends
 
-- `Omit`\<`SequenceOptions`, `"enabled"`\>
+- `Omit`\<`SequenceOptions`, `"target"`\>
 
 ## Properties
 
-### enabled?
+### target?
 
 ```ts
-optional enabled: boolean;
+optional target: 
+  | HTMLElement
+  | Document
+  | Window
+  | RefObject<HTMLElement | null>
+  | null;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [useHotkeySequence.ts:15](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/react-hotkeys/src/useHotkeySequence.ts#L15)
+Defined in: [useHotkeySequence.ts:21](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/react-hotkeys/src/useHotkeySequence.ts#L21)
 
-Whether the sequence is enabled. Defaults to true.
+The DOM element to attach the event listener to.
+Can be a React ref, direct DOM element, or null.
+Defaults to document.
diff --git a/docs/framework/solid/reference/functions/createHotkeySequence.md b/docs/framework/solid/reference/functions/createHotkeySequence.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function createHotkeySequence(
    options): void;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [createHotkeySequence.ts:50](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/solid-hotkeys/src/createHotkeySequence.ts#L50)
+Defined in: [createHotkeySequence.ts:54](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/solid-hotkeys/src/createHotkeySequence.ts#L54)
 
 SolidJS primitive for registering a keyboard shortcut sequence (Vim-style).
 

diff --git a/docs/framework/solid/reference/interfaces/CreateHotkeySequenceOptions.md b/docs/framework/solid/reference/interfaces/CreateHotkeySequenceOptions.md
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@ title: CreateHotkeySequenceOptions
 
 # Interface: CreateHotkeySequenceOptions
 
-Defined in: [createHotkeySequence.ts:10](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/solid-hotkeys/src/createHotkeySequence.ts#L10)
+Defined in: [createHotkeySequence.ts:11](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/solid-hotkeys/src/createHotkeySequence.ts#L11)
 
 ## Extends
 
-- `Omit`\<`SequenceOptions`, `"enabled"`\>
+- `Omit`\<`SequenceOptions`, `"target"`\>
 
 ## Properties
 
-### enabled?
+### target?
 
 ```ts
-optional enabled: boolean;
+optional target: HTMLElement | Document | Window | null;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [createHotkeySequence.ts:15](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/solid-hotkeys/src/createHotkeySequence.ts#L15)
+Defined in: [createHotkeySequence.ts:19](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/solid-hotkeys/src/createHotkeySequence.ts#L19)
 
-Whether the sequence is enabled. Defaults to true.
+The DOM element to attach the event listener to.
+Can be a direct DOM element, an accessor, or null. Defaults to document.
diff --git a/docs/reference/classes/HotkeyManager.md b/docs/reference/classes/HotkeyManager.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: HotkeyManager
 
 # Class: HotkeyManager
 
-Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:166](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L166)
+Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:140](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L140)
 
 Singleton manager for hotkey registrations.
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ unregister()
 readonly registrations: Store<Map<string, HotkeyRegistration>>;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:188](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L188)
+Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:162](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L162)
 
 The TanStack Store containing all hotkey registrations.
 Use this to subscribe to registration changes or access current registrations.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ for (const [id, reg] of manager.registrations.state) {
 destroy(): void;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:836](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L836)
+Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:698](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L698)
 
 Destroys the manager and removes all listeners.
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Destroys the manager and removes all listeners.
 getRegistrationCount(): number;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:807](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L807)
+Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:669](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L669)
 
 Gets the number of registered hotkeys.
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Gets the number of registered hotkeys.
 isRegistered(hotkey, target?): boolean;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:818](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L818)
+Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:680](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L680)
 
 Checks if a specific hotkey is registered.
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ The hotkey string to check
 
 Optional target element to match (if provided, both hotkey and target must match)
 
-`Document` | `Window` | `HTMLElement`
+`HTMLElement` | `Document` | `Window`
 
 #### Returns
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ register(
    options): HotkeyRegistrationHandle;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:251](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L251)
+Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:225](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L225)
 
 Registers a hotkey handler and returns a handle for updating the registration.
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ handle.unregister()
 triggerRegistration(id): boolean;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:771](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L771)
+Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:633](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L633)
 
 Triggers a registration's callback programmatically from devtools.
 Creates a synthetic KeyboardEvent and invokes the callback.
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ True if the registration was found and triggered
 static getInstance(): HotkeyManager;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:209](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L209)
+Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:183](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L183)
 
 Gets the singleton instance of HotkeyManager.
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ Gets the singleton instance of HotkeyManager.
 static resetInstance(): void;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:219](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L219)
+Defined in: [hotkey-manager.ts:193](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/hotkey-manager.ts#L193)
 
 Resets the singleton instance. Useful for testing.
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/classes/SequenceManager.md b/docs/reference/classes/SequenceManager.md
@@ -5,27 +5,20 @@ title: SequenceManager
 
 # Class: SequenceManager
 
-Defined in: [sequence.ts:79](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence.ts#L79)
+Defined in: [sequence-manager.ts:148](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence-manager.ts#L148)
 
-Manages keyboard sequence matching for Vim-style shortcuts.
+## Properties
 
-This class allows registering multi-key sequences like 'g g' or 'd d'
-that trigger callbacks when the full sequence is pressed within
-a configurable timeout.
-
-## Example
+### registrations
 
 ```ts
-const matcher = SequenceManager.getInstance()
+readonly registrations: Store<Map<string, SequenceRegistrationView>>;
+```
 
-// Register 'g g' to go to top
-const unregister = matcher.register(['G', 'G'], (event, context) => {
-  scrollToTop()
-}, { timeout: 500 })
+Defined in: [sequence-manager.ts:155](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence-manager.ts#L155)
 
-// Later, to unregister:
-unregister()
-```
+The TanStack Store containing sequence registration views for devtools.
+Subscribe to this to observe registration changes.
 
 ## Methods
 
@@ -35,7 +28,7 @@ unregister()
 destroy(): void;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [sequence.ts:300](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence.ts#L300)
+Defined in: [sequence-manager.ts:597](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence-manager.ts#L597)
 
 Destroys the manager and removes all listeners.
 
@@ -51,7 +44,7 @@ Destroys the manager and removes all listeners.
 getRegistrationCount(): number;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [sequence.ts:293](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence.ts#L293)
+Defined in: [sequence-manager.ts:590](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence-manager.ts#L590)
 
 Gets the number of registered sequences.
 
@@ -67,10 +60,10 @@ Gets the number of registered sequences.
 register(
    sequence, 
    callback, 
-   options): () => void;
+   options): SequenceRegistrationHandle;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [sequence.ts:118](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence.ts#L118)
+Defined in: [sequence-manager.ts:201](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence-manager.ts#L201)
 
 Registers a hotkey sequence handler.
 
@@ -96,31 +89,52 @@ Options for the sequence behavior
 
 #### Returns
 
-A function to unregister the sequence
+[`SequenceRegistrationHandle`](../interfaces/SequenceRegistrationHandle.md)
+
+A handle to update or unregister the sequence
+
+***
+
+### resetAll()
 
 ```ts
-(): void;
+resetAll(): void;
 ```
 
-##### Returns
+Defined in: [sequence-manager.ts:532](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence-manager.ts#L532)
+
+Resets all sequence progress.
+
+#### Returns
 
 `void`
 
 ***
 
-### resetAll()
+### triggerSequence()
 
 ```ts
-resetAll(): void;
+triggerSequence(id): boolean;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [sequence.ts:283](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence.ts#L283)
+Defined in: [sequence-manager.ts:546](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence-manager.ts#L546)
 
-Resets all sequence progress.
+Triggers a sequence's callback programmatically from devtools.
+Creates a synthetic KeyboardEvent from the last key in the sequence.
+
+#### Parameters
+
+##### id
+
+`string`
+
+The registration ID to trigger
 
 #### Returns
 
-`void`
+`boolean`
+
+True if the registration was found and triggered
 
 ***
 
@@ -130,7 +144,7 @@ Resets all sequence progress.
 static getInstance(): SequenceManager;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [sequence.ts:93](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence.ts#L93)
+Defined in: [sequence-manager.ts:176](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence-manager.ts#L176)
 
 Gets the singleton instance of SequenceManager.
 
@@ -146,7 +160,7 @@ Gets the singleton instance of SequenceManager.
 static resetInstance(): void;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [sequence.ts:103](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence.ts#L103)
+Defined in: [sequence-manager.ts:186](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence-manager.ts#L186)
 
 Resets the singleton instance. Useful for testing.
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/functions/createSequenceMatcher.md b/docs/reference/functions/createSequenceMatcher.md
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ title: createSequenceMatcher
 function createSequenceMatcher(sequence, options): object;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [sequence.ts:332](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence.ts#L332)
+Defined in: [sequence-manager.ts:636](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/sequence-manager.ts#L636)
 
 Creates a simple sequence matcher for one-off use.
 
+This is a low-level helper that does not support ignoreInputs, target,
+or other HotkeyOptions. Callers must handle input filtering themselves
+if attaching to document.
+
 ## Parameters
 
 ### sequence

diff --git a/docs/reference/functions/formatForDisplay.md b/docs/reference/functions/formatForDisplay.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ title: formatForDisplay
 function formatForDisplay(hotkey, options): string;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [format.ts:61](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/format.ts#L61)
+Defined in: [format.ts:77](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/format.ts#L77)
 
 Formats a hotkey for display in a user interface.
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/functions/formatHotkey.md b/docs/reference/functions/formatHotkey.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ title: formatHotkey
 function formatHotkey(parsed): string;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [format.ts:23](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/format.ts#L23)
+Defined in: [format.ts:39](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/format.ts#L39)
 
 Converts a ParsedHotkey back to a hotkey string.
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/functions/formatHotkeySequence.md b/docs/reference/functions/formatHotkeySequence.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+id: formatHotkeySequence
+title: formatHotkeySequence
+---
+
+# Function: formatHotkeySequence()
+
+```ts
+function formatHotkeySequence(sequence): string;
+```
+
+Defined in: [format.ts:23](https://github.com/TanStack/hotkeys/blob/main/packages/hotkeys/src/format.ts#L23)
+
+Converts a hotkey sequence array to a display string.
+
+## Parameters
+
+### sequence
+
+[`Hotkey`](../type-aliases/Hotkey.md)[]
+
+Array of hotkey strings that form the sequence
+
+## Returns
+
+`string`
+
+A space-separated string (e.g. ['G','G'] → 'G G')
+
+## Example
+
+```ts
+formatHotkeySequence(['G', 'G'])      // 'G G'
+formatHotkeySequence(['D', 'I', 'W']) // 'D I W'
+```