Claude Code CLI reference - Slash commands
Claude Code slash commands
Claude Code documents 118 slash commands, including /add-dir <path>, /advisor [model|off] and /agents. You type these inside an interactive Claude Code session. Each row gives the docs' description, accepted values and an example where one is documented.
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| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/add-dir <path> | Add a working directory for file access during the current session. Docs: /add-dir <path> |
/advisor [model|off] | Enable or disable the advisor tool, which consults a second model for guidance at key moments during a task. fable, opus, sonnet, or a full model ID Docs: /advisor [model|off] |
/agents | Print a reminder to ask Claude to create or manage subagents, or to edit .claude/agents/ or ~/.claude/agents/ directly. Docs: /agents |
/artifact-capabilities | Skill. Load the reference for the runtime capabilities a published artifact can use. Docs: /artifact-capabilities |
/artifact-diagramming | Skill. Load diagramming guidance for Claude to follow in artifacts. Docs: /artifact-diagramming |
/artifacts | List the artifacts you own or that are shared with you. Docs: /artifacts |
/auto-mode-setup | Draft autoMode.environment entries from your project and recent sessions. Docs: /auto-mode-setup |
/autocompact [auto|<tokens>] | Set the auto-compact window: how full the context window gets before Claude Code compacts. Docs: /autocompact [auto|<tokens>] |
/autofix-pr [prompt] | Spawn a cloud session that watches the current branch's PR and pushes fixes. Docs: /autofix-pr [prompt] |
/background [prompt] | Detach the current session to run as a background agent and free this terminal. Docs: /background [prompt] |
/batch <instruction> | Skill. Orchestrate large-scale changes across a codebase in parallel. Docs: /batch <instruction> |
/branch [name] | Create a branch of the current conversation at this point. Docs: /branch [name] |
/btw [question] | Ask a side question about the current session without adding to the conversation history. Docs: /btw [question] |
/bug [report] | Report a bug or share your conversation. Docs: /bug [report] |
/cd <path> | Move this session to a new working directory, keeping the conversation. Docs: /cd <path> |
/chrome | Configure Claude in Chrome settings Docs: /chrome |
/claude-api [migrate|upgrade|managed-agents-onboard|prompt-audit|cost-optimize|build-eval|hillclimb|preserved-thinking-migration] | Skill. Load Claude API and Managed Agents reference material for your project. Docs: /claude-api [migrate|upgrade|managed-agents-onboard|prompt-audit|cost-optimize|build-eval|hillclimb|preserved-thinking-migration] |
/claude-in-chrome [task] | Skill. Have Claude carry out a task in your browser, such as testing a page. Docs: /claude-in-chrome [task] |
/clear [name] | Start a new conversation with empty context. Aliases: /reset, /new Docs: /clear [name] |
/code-review [low|medium|high|xhigh|max|ultra] [--fix] [--comment] [--max-findings n|all|default] [pr#|branch|path] | Skill. Review the current diff, or a PR number, branch, or path you name. Docs: /code-review [low|medium|high|xhigh|max|ultra] [--fix] [--comment] [--max-findings n|all|default] [pr#|branch|path] |
/color [color|default] | Set the prompt bar color for the current session. Docs: /color [color|default] |
/compact [instructions] | Free up context by summarizing the conversation so far. Docs: /compact [instructions] |
/config [key=value ...] | Open the Settings interface to adjust theme, model, output style, and other preferences. Docs: /config [key=value ...] |
/context [all] | Visualize current context usage as a colored grid. Docs: /context [all] |
/copy [N] | Copy the last assistant response to clipboard. Docs: /copy [N] |
/cost | Alias for /usage Docs: /cost |
/dataviz [request] | Skill. Design guidance for charts, graphs, and dashboards. Docs: /dataviz [request] |
/debug [description] | Skill. Enable debug logging for the current session and troubleshoot issues. Docs: /debug [description] |
/design [brief] | Skill. Draft UI mockups, screen flows, landing pages, or posters as designs. Docs: /design [brief] |
/design-login | Authorize design-system access for /design-sync with your claude.ai account. Docs: /design-login |
/design-sync [hint] | Skill. Convert your repo's React design system and upload it to claude.ai. Docs: /design-sync [hint] |
/desktop | Continue the current session in the Claude Code Desktop app. Docs: /desktop |
/diff | Review the changes in your working tree, including the edits Claude made. Docs: /diff |
/doctor [prompt-audit [path]] | Skill. Run a setup checkup that diagnoses installation, settings, and configuration issues. Docs: /doctor [prompt-audit [path]] |
/effort [level|auto|status|ultracode [on|off]] | Set the effort level: low to xhigh, max, or auto. Docs: /effort [level|auto|status|ultracode [on|off]] |
/exit | Exit the CLI. In an attached background session, this detaches. Docs: /exit |
/export [filename] | Export the current conversation as plain text. Docs: /export [filename] |
/fast [on|off] | Toggle fast mode on or off. Docs: /fast [on|off] |
/feedback [report] | Send product feedback about Claude Code. Docs: /feedback [report] |
/fewer-permission-prompts | Skill. Scan your transcripts for common read-only Bash and MCP tool calls and add an allowlist. Docs: /fewer-permission-prompts |
/focus | Toggle the focus view, which shows only your last prompt and a one-line summary. Docs: /focus |
/fork [prompt] | Copy the current conversation into a new background session. Docs: /fork [prompt] |
/goal [condition|clear] | Set a goal: Claude keeps working across turns until the condition is met. Docs: /goal [condition|clear] |
/heapdump | Write a JavaScript heap snapshot and a memory breakdown to disk. Docs: /heapdump |
/help | Show help and available commands Docs: /help |
/hooks | View hook configurations Docs: /hooks |
/ide | Manage IDE integrations and show status Docs: /ide |
/import [codex|gemini|cursor] [--dry-run] [--yes] | Bring configuration from OpenAI Codex, Google Gemini CLI, or Cursor into Claude Code. Docs: /import [codex|gemini|cursor] [--dry-run] [--yes] |
/init | Initialize project with a CLAUDE.md guide. Docs: /init |
/insights | Generate an HTML report analyzing your recent sessions. Docs: /insights |
/install-github-app | Install the Claude GitHub App for a repository. Docs: /install-github-app |
/install-slack-app | Install the Claude Slack app. Opens a browser to complete the OAuth flow. Docs: /install-slack-app |
/keybindings | Open your keyboard shortcuts file Docs: /keybindings |
/list-agents | List the subagents, agent team teammates, and other Claude Code sessions. Docs: /list-agents |
/login | Sign in to your Anthropic account Docs: /login |
/logout | Sign out from your Anthropic account Docs: /logout |
/loop [interval] [prompt] | Skill. Run a prompt repeatedly while the session stays open. Docs: /loop [interval] [prompt] |
/mcp [reconnect (<server>|all)|enable|disable [<server>|all]] | Manage MCP server connections and OAuth authentication. Docs: /mcp [reconnect (<server>|all)|enable|disable [<server>|all]] |
/memory | Edit CLAUDE.md files, enable or disable auto memory, and view auto memory entries. Docs: /memory |
/mobile | Show QR code to download the Claude mobile app. Aliases: /ios, /android Docs: /mobile |
/model [model] | Switch the AI model and save it as your default for new sessions. Docs: /model [model] |
/output-style [style] | List output styles or switch to one. Docs: /output-style [style] |
/passes | Share a free week of Claude Code with friends. Docs: /passes |
/permissions | Manage allow, ask, and deny rules for tool permissions. Docs: /permissions |
/plan [description] | Enter plan mode directly from the prompt. Docs: /plan [description] |
/plugin [subcommand] | Manage Claude Code plugins. Run with no argument to open the plugin manager. Docs: /plugin [subcommand] |
/plugin-authoring | Load the reference Claude works from to write a mod. Docs: /plugin-authoring |
/powerup | Discover Claude Code features through quick interactive lessons. Docs: /powerup |
/pr-comments [PR] | Removed in v2.1.91. Ask Claude directly to view pull request comments instead. Docs: /pr-comments [PR] |
/privacy-settings | View and update your privacy settings. Docs: /privacy-settings |
/radio | Open Claude FM lo-fi radio in your browser. Docs: /radio |
/rate-limit-options | Show ways to keep working when a claude.ai usage limit blocks a request. Docs: /rate-limit-options |
/recap | Generate a one-line summary of the current session on demand. Docs: /recap |
/release-notes | View the changelog in an interactive version picker. Docs: /release-notes |
/reload-plugins [--force] | Reload all active plugins to apply pending changes without restarting. Docs: /reload-plugins [--force] |
/reload-skills | Re-scan skill and command directories so skills added or changed on disk load. Docs: /reload-skills |
/remote-control | Make this session available for Remote Control from claude.ai. Docs: /remote-control |
/remote-env | Choose the default cloud environment for cloud sessions you start. Docs: /remote-env |
/rename [name] | Rename the current session and show the name on the prompt bar. Docs: /rename [name] |
/resume [session] | Resume a conversation by ID or name, or open the session picker. Docs: /resume [session] |
/review [low|medium|high|xhigh|max|ultra] [--fix] [--comment] [--max-findings n|all|default] [pr#|branch|path] | Alias of /code-review. Docs: /review [low|medium|high|xhigh|max|ultra] [--fix] [--comment] [--max-findings n|all|default] [pr#|branch|path] |
/rewind | Rewind the conversation and/or code to a previous point, or summarize from there. Aliases: /checkpoint, /undo Docs: /rewind |
/run | Skill. Launch and drive your project's app to see a change working. Docs: /run |
/run-skill-generator | Skill. Teach /run and /verify how to build, launch, and drive your project. Docs: /run-skill-generator |
/sandbox | Toggle sandbox mode. Available on supported platforms only Docs: /sandbox |
/schedule [description] | Create, update, list, or run routines, which execute in the cloud. Docs: /schedule [description] |
/scroll-speed | Adjust mouse wheel scroll speed interactively. Docs: /scroll-speed |
/security-review | Analyze the changes on your current branch for security vulnerabilities. Docs: /security-review |
/setup-bedrock | Configure Amazon Bedrock authentication, region, and model pins. Docs: /setup-bedrock |
/setup-vertex | Configure Google Cloud's Agent Platform authentication, project, and region. Docs: /setup-vertex |
/simplify [target] | Skill. Review the changed code for cleanup opportunities and apply fixes. Docs: /simplify [target] |
/skill-doctor | Show what each of your skills costs in context and how often it gets used. Docs: /skill-doctor |
/skills | List available skills. Type to filter the list by name or description. Docs: /skills |
/slides [brief] | Skill. Make a new presentation as a Claude Slides artifact. Docs: /slides [brief] |
/stats | Alias for /usage. Opens on the Stats tab Docs: /stats |
/status | Open the Settings interface on the Status tab, showing version, model, account, and connectivity. Docs: /status |
/statusline | Configure Claude Code's status line. Docs: /statusline |
/stickers | Order Claude Code stickers Docs: /stickers |
/stop | Stop the background session you're attached to. Docs: /stop |
/subtask <task> | Spawn a forked subagent: a background subagent that inherits the full conversation. Docs: /subtask <task> |
/tasks | View and manage background work in the current session. Docs: /tasks |
/team-onboarding | Generate a team onboarding guide from your Claude Code usage history. Docs: /team-onboarding |
/teleport | Pull a cloud session into this terminal. Docs: /teleport |
/terminal-setup | Install a Shift+Enter keybinding for newlines in VS Code, Cursor, and other terminals. Docs: /terminal-setup |
/theme | Change the color theme. Docs: /theme |
/tui [default|fullscreen] | Set the terminal UI renderer and relaunch into it. Docs: /tui [default|fullscreen] |
/ultraplan <prompt> | Removed. Use plan mode instead. Docs: /ultraplan <prompt> |
/ultrareview [PR or branch] | Run a deep, multi-agent code review in a cloud sandbox. Docs: /ultrareview [PR or branch] |
/update-config [request] | Skill. Describe a settings change, such as allowing a command, and Claude applies it. Docs: /update-config [request] |
/upgrade | Open the upgrade page in your browser to switch to a higher plan tier. Docs: /upgrade |
/usage | Show session cost, plan usage limits, and activity stats. Docs: /usage |
/usage-credits | Configure usage credits, or request them from your admin. Docs: /usage-credits |
/verify | Skill. Confirm a code change does what it should by building and running your project. Docs: /verify |
/vim | Removed in v2.1.92. Toggle between Vim and Normal editing modes through /config instead. Docs: /vim |
/voice [hold|tap|off] | Toggle voice dictation, or enable it in a specific mode. Docs: /voice [hold|tap|off] |
/web-setup | Connect your GitHub account for cloud sessions using your local gh credentials. Docs: /web-setup |
/workflow-authoring | Skill. Load the reference for writing dynamic workflow scripts. Docs: /workflow-authoring |
/workflows | Open the workflow progress view to watch, pause, resume, or save workflows. Docs: /workflows |
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FAQ
How many slash commands does Claude Code have?
The official Claude Code docs list 118 slash commands, including /add-dir <path>, /advisor [model|off] and /agents. All of them are in the table above, in the docs' order.
What does /add-dir <path> do in Claude Code?
Add a working directory for file access during the current session.
Where are Claude Code slash commands documented?
On 1 official docs page at code.claude.com, last read on October 17, 2026. Every row in the table links the exact section it came from.
More on Claude Code
- Claude Code in the tools directoryWhat it is, who makes it and how it fits next to other coding agents.
- Claude Code errors and fixes18 error messages, quoted verbatim, with the documented fix for each.
- Claude Code usage limitsPlan and tier limits for this tool, copied from the official docs.
- Claude Code feature guidesHooks, subagents, permissions, memory and the rest, one guide per feature.
Use other models in Claude Code
Setup guides from the model-in-tool directory, each with the env vars and base URL from official docs.
Sources
Last verified . Names and examples are copied verbatim from the official page below, and every row above links the exact section it came from.
- code.claude.com/docs/en/commands118 items
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