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COMMON_COMMANDS.md

Common Commands

Quick reference for daily-use slash commands. Type / in chat to see autocomplete.


Session Control

Command What it does
/new Start a fresh session
/reset Same as /new — clean slate
/continue Resume most recent session
/stop Kill any running background process
/undo Remove last message exchange
/retry Resend last message

Model & Config

Command What it does
/model Show current model or switch interactively
/config Show current config
/reasoning [level] Set reasoning: none / low / medium / high
/yolo Toggle approval bypass (skip confirmations)
/verbose Cycle verbose mode: off → new → all

Planning

Command What it does
/plan Plan mode — think before executing
/goal [text] Set a standing goal the agent works toward
/goal status Check current goal
/goal pause Pause the goal
/goal resume Resume the goal
/goal clear Clear the goal

Tools & Skills

Command What it does
/tools Manage toolsets (CLI)
/skill <name> Load a specific skill
/skills Search/install skills from hub
/reload-skills Rescan installed skills
/reload Reload .env variables
/reload-mcp Reload MCP servers
/cron Manage cron jobs
/plugins List installed plugins

Gateway (Messaging Platforms)

Command What it does
/approve Approve a pending command
/deny Deny a pending command
/restart Restart the gateway
/sethome Set current chat as home channel
/platforms Show platform connection status
/topic Inspect Telegram DM topic sessions

Utility

Command What it does
/help Show all commands
/commands Browse commands (gateway)
/status Session info
/usage Token usage this session
/insights Usage analytics
/save Save conversation to file
/branch Branch current session

Quick Reference Card

/new          Fresh start
/stop         Kill background task
/model        Switch model
/plan         Plan before execute
/yolo         Skip confirmations
/retry        Resend last message
/undo         Remove last exchange
/status       What's going on
/help         All commands

Most commands need a new session (/new) to take effect — especially tool and config changes.