Do I need 2 keyboards for macbook and iMac in clamshell mode?

Hi Experts, do I need 2 wireless keyboards to work with macbook pro connected to iMac in clamshell mode? or can the keyboard be switched from iMac to MacBook 'on the fly' (after activating TDM mode)?
Problem is that when I activate TDM to display the MacBook screen on the iMac (used as the display only), the wireless keyboard is still connected to the iMac and can not be found by the macbook. So in clamshell mode, i.e. with a 'closed' macbook', I do not have a keyboard...
Thanks and best regards, Chris

Hello christoph128,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To get a wireless keyboard to work with multiple computers in any situation, you would first need to unpair the keyboard with the iMac, and then pair it with the MacBook Pro. Since that's the case, it might be easier to either use a second wireless keyboard paired only with the MacBook Pro, or have a USB keyboard.
Bluetooth: How to set up your Apple Wireless Keyboard - Apple Support
Mac notebooks: How to use your computer in closed clamshell (display closed) mode with an external display - Apple Support
Cheers,
Alex H.

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