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In your .keymap file, include the leader key behavior definition. You typically place this in the /behaviors/ folder or directly in the keymap.

Note: In this example, tapping the Leader key followed by 'B', 'O', 'O', 'T' will trigger the bootloader.

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The actual mapping is usually done in your keymap layer using the &leader behavior. Here is the correct modern way to map specific sequences:

On split keyboards, sequences inherit the "locality" of the leader key, meaning a Reset sequence will reboot the specific half of the keyboard you tapped. 2. Native PR #1380

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Clone your ZMK config repository, enable the leader key behavior, and define just three sequences:

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