An example of how to add keyboard commands to Debug builds of an iOS app. From http://cocoa.tumblr.com/post/75111441462/supporting-keyboard-shortcuts-without-uitextview

gistfile1.m

#ifdef DEBUG

- (BOOL)canBecomeFirstResponder {
   return YES;
}

- (NSArray *)keyCommands {
   static NSArray *keyCommands;

   static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
   dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
      keyCommands = @[[UIKeyCommand keyCommandWithInput:UIKeyInputEscape
                                          modifierFlags:UIKeyModifierCommand
                                                 action:@selector(handleEscapeCommand:)]];
   });

   return keyCommands;
}

- (void)handleEscapeCommand:(UIKeyCommand *)keyCommand {
   [[Session currentSession] disconnect];
}

#endif