Commands reference

Every slash command the interactive TUI accepts. For day-to-day usage and keybindings see Commands & keys; this page is the full list.

The menu isn't everything

Typing / pops a menu with 33 entries, but 50 commands actually work — the other 17 aren't registered in the menu and are only discoverable here. They're marked 🔍 below.

Model & thinking

Command	What it does
/model	Toggle flash ↔ pro; /model <name> picks one directly
/think	Toggle thinking mode
/setup	Reconfigure API keys (model / search / image recognition)
🔍 /output-style	Switch output style
🔍 /theme	Switch color theme

Permission modes

Command	What it does
/accept	Toggle acceptEdits
🔍 /plan	Enter / leave plan mode (read-only). Leaving restores the mode you were in, not default
🔍 /dontask	Toggle dontAsk: reads allowed, anything needing approval is auto-denied without a prompt
🔍 /cycle-mode	Cycle permission modes — same as Shift+Tab

None of these do anything under yolo

Started with --yolo, /plan and /dontask print "everything is already allowed" and change no state.

Full semantics: Permissions.

Session & history

Command	What it does
/clear	Clear the conversation
/compact	Compact history manually
/resume	Resume a past session
/fork	Fork a new session from here
/rename	Name the current session
/export	Export the conversation to markdown
/recap	One-line recap of the current session
/goal	Set / show / clear a session-level stop goal
🔍 /rewind	Rewind to a checkpoint

Cost & status

Command	What it does
/cost	Spend breakdown for this session
/context	Context usage
/stats	Session statistics
/status	Session overview (version / model / mode / tool count)
/diff	Show uncommitted git changes
/copy	Copy a reply to the clipboard; /copy N for the Nth from the end, /copy code for the last code block

Memory

Command	What it does
/memory	Show the memory files in effect
🔍 /pause-memory	Pause memory extraction for this session. /memory-pause and /toggle-memory are aliases of the same command
/init	Generate DEEPCODE.md

Background & automation

Command	What it does
🔍 /background, /bg	Hand the current task to a background session
🔍 /stop	With no argument: list running background sessions. /stop <id> stops one
🔍 /loop	Create a recurring task; /loop <cron> <task> schedules it and runs the first round immediately
/workflows	Workflow run history

Ecosystem & extensions

Command	What it does
/skills	List available skills
🔍 /reload-skills	Reload skills and rebuild the system prompt (no restart needed after editing skill files)
/mcp	Show configured MCP servers
/hooks	Show configured hooks
/permissions	Manage permission rules
/config	Show merged config with per-key provenance

Environment & diagnostics

Command	What it does
🔍 /cd	Change working directory; with no argument it prints the current one plus usage
/doctor	Diagnose installation / config / connectivity
/update	Check for and install the latest version
/keybindings	Show keybindings
/tui	Switch renderer (inline / fullscreen)
/focus	Toggle focus view (collapse tool output, fullscreen only)
/help	Help
/exit	Quit

Non-slash input prefixes

Prefix	What it does
@<path>	Reference a file, with completion
!<command>	Run a shell command directly, bypassing the model
/	Pop the command menu

Keyboard-only operations

Action	Key
Cycle permission modes	Shift+Tab (or /cycle-mode)
Interrupt the current turn	Esc — you can steer mid-turn, no need to wait it out
Quit	Ctrl+C twice

auto mode has no command of its own

You reach auto mode only by cycling with Shift+Tab or /cycle-mode. There is no /auto.

Where these come from

The 33 menu entries live in BUILTIN_COMMANDS in src/tui/suggest.ts. The 🔍 ones are handled directly in src/tui/useChat.ts and the two renderer components without being registered in the menu. This page follows what actually works.