diff --git a/R/pal.R b/R/pal.R
index 69b6e0a..94095fc 100644
--- a/R/pal.R
+++ b/R/pal.R
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 #'
 #' @description
 #' Pals are persistent, ergonomic LLM assistants designed to help you complete
-#' repetitive, hard-to-automate tasks quickly. When created, they automatically
-#' generate RStudio add-ins registered to keyboard shortcuts. After selecting
-#' some code, press the keyboard shortcut you've chosen and watch your code
-#' be rewritten.
+#' repetitive, hard-to-automate tasks quickly. After selecting some code,
+#' press the keyboard shortcut you've chosen to trigger the pal addin (we
+#' suggest Cmd + Ctrl + P), select the pal, and watch your code be rewritten.
 #'
 #' @param role The identifier for a pal prompt. By default one
 #' of `r glue::glue_collapse(paste0("[", glue::double_quote(default_roles), "]", "[pal_", default_roles, "]"), ", ", last = " or ")`.
diff --git a/R/pal_cli.R b/R/pal_cli.R
index 35b3504..75c517d 100644
--- a/R/pal_cli.R
+++ b/R/pal_cli.R
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@
 #' pal("cli")
 #' ```
 #'
-#'
-#' We recommended binding the cli pal to the keyboard shortcut
-#' `Cmd+;+C` ([written `Cmd+; Cmd+C`](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/key-chord.el))
-#' via `Tools > Modify Keyboard Shortcuts > Search "Pal"` in RStudio.
-#' Pals are typically prefixed with `Command + ;` (or `Alt + ;` on non-macOS).
-#'
 #' @section Cost:
 #'
 # TODO: make this a template that takes in the token counts and prices as input
diff --git a/R/pal_roxygen.R b/R/pal_roxygen.R
index 4309f36..4c4dbf8 100644
--- a/R/pal_roxygen.R
+++ b/R/pal_roxygen.R
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
 #' pal("roxygen")
 #' ```
 #'
-#' We recommended binding the roxygen pal to the keyboard shortcut
-#' `Cmd+;+R` ([written `Cmd+; Cmd+R`](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/key-chord.el))
-#' via `Tools > Modify Keyboard Shortcuts > Search "Pal"` in RStudio.
-#' Pals are typically prefixed with `Command + ;` (or `Alt + ;` on non-macOS).
-#'
 #' @section Cost:
 #'
 #' The system prompt from a roxygen pal includes something like 1,000 tokens.
diff --git a/R/pal_testthat.R b/R/pal_testthat.R
index bbbcda5..e3a0ed4 100644
--- a/R/pal_testthat.R
+++ b/R/pal_testthat.R
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@
 #' pal("testthat")
 #' ```
 #'
-#' We recommended binding the testthat pal to the keyboard shortcut
-#' `Cmd+;+T` ([written `Cmd+; Cmd+T`](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/key-chord.el))
-#' via `Tools > Modify Keyboard Shortcuts > Search "Pal"` in RStudio.
-#' Pals are typically prefixed with `Command + ;` (or `Alt + ;` on non-macOS).
-#'
 #' @section Cost:
 #'
 #' The system prompt from a testthat pal includes something like 1,000 tokens.
diff --git a/man/pal.Rd b/man/pal.Rd
index cbcea59..95b8e1a 100644
--- a/man/pal.Rd
+++ b/man/pal.Rd
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ set the \code{.pal_args} option; see examples below.}
 }
 \description{
 Pals are persistent, ergonomic LLM assistants designed to help you complete
-repetitive, hard-to-automate tasks quickly. When created, they automatically
-generate RStudio add-ins registered to keyboard shortcuts. After selecting
-some code, press the keyboard shortcut you've chosen and watch your code
-be rewritten.
+repetitive, hard-to-automate tasks quickly. After selecting some code,
+press the keyboard shortcut you've chosen to trigger the pal addin (we
+suggest Cmd + Ctrl + P), select the pal, and watch your code be rewritten.
 }
 \details{
 Upon successfully creating a pal, this function will assign the
diff --git a/man/pal_cli.Rd b/man/pal_cli.Rd
index 7e9d089..ad82dd0 100644
--- a/man/pal_cli.Rd
+++ b/man/pal_cli.Rd
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ Create a cli pal with:
 
 \if{html}{\out{<div class="sourceCode r">}}\preformatted{pal("cli")
 }\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
-
-We recommended binding the cli pal to the keyboard shortcut
-\verb{Cmd+;+C} (\href{https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/key-chord.el}{written \verb{Cmd+; Cmd+C}})
-via \verb{Tools > Modify Keyboard Shortcuts > Search "Pal"} in RStudio.
-Pals are typically prefixed with \verb{Command + ;} (or \verb{Alt + ;} on non-macOS).
 }
 
 \section{Cost}{
diff --git a/man/pal_roxygen.Rd b/man/pal_roxygen.Rd
index 49cef05..77e6e3f 100644
--- a/man/pal_roxygen.Rd
+++ b/man/pal_roxygen.Rd
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ Create a roxygen pal with:
 
 \if{html}{\out{<div class="sourceCode r">}}\preformatted{pal("roxygen")
 }\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
-
-We recommended binding the roxygen pal to the keyboard shortcut
-\verb{Cmd+;+R} (\href{https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/key-chord.el}{written \verb{Cmd+; Cmd+R}})
-via \verb{Tools > Modify Keyboard Shortcuts > Search "Pal"} in RStudio.
-Pals are typically prefixed with \verb{Command + ;} (or \verb{Alt + ;} on non-macOS).
 }
 
 \section{Cost}{
diff --git a/man/pal_testthat.Rd b/man/pal_testthat.Rd
index 8a08c7d..6c93c71 100644
--- a/man/pal_testthat.Rd
+++ b/man/pal_testthat.Rd
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ Create a testthat pal with:
 
 \if{html}{\out{<div class="sourceCode r">}}\preformatted{pal("testthat")
 }\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
-
-We recommended binding the testthat pal to the keyboard shortcut
-\verb{Cmd+;+T} (\href{https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/key-chord.el}{written \verb{Cmd+; Cmd+T}})
-via \verb{Tools > Modify Keyboard Shortcuts > Search "Pal"} in RStudio.
-Pals are typically prefixed with \verb{Command + ;} (or \verb{Alt + ;} on non-macOS).
 }
 
 \section{Cost}{