Codex CLI slash commands

Set what Codex can do without asking first. Relax or tighten approval requirements mid-session, such as switching between Auto and Read Only.

Include open files, current selection, and other IDE context. Pull editor context into the next prompt without re-explaining what’s open in your IDE.

Remap TUI keyboard shortcuts. Inspect and persist custom shortcut bindings in config.toml.

Toggle Vim mode for the composer. Switch between Vim normal/insert behavior and the default composer editing mode.

Set up the elevated agent sandbox (Windows only). Replace the degraded Windows sandbox after Codex offers the elevated setup.

Open the agent command center. Browse chats and switch between agents on the connected server.

Switch the active subagent thread. Inspect or continue work in a subagent from the current session.

Browse apps (connectors) and insert them into your prompt. Attach an app as $app-slug before asking Codex to use it.

Browse installed and discoverable plugins. Inspect plugin tools, install suggested plugins, or manage plugin availability.

View and manage lifecycle hooks. Inspect configured hooks, trust new or changed hooks, or disable non-managed hooks before they run.

Clear the terminal and start a fresh chat. Reset the visible UI and chat context together when you want a fresh start.

/clear [name]

Rename the current chat. Give a saved session a recognizable name without leaving the TUI.

Archive the current session. Remove the current session from active session lists without deleting its transcript.

Permanently delete the current session. Remove the transcript and descendant sessions when archiving isn’t enough.

Summarize the visible chat to free tokens. Use after long runs so Codex retains key points without blowing the context window.

Copy the latest completed Codex output. Grab the latest finished response or plan text without manually selecting it. You can also press Ctrl+O.

Show the Git diff, including files Git isn’t tracking yet. Review Codex’s edits before you commit or run tests.

Exit the CLI (same as /quit). Alternative spelling; both commands exit the session.

same as /quit

Toggle experimental features. Enable options such as Network proxy or Prevent sleep while running.

Approve one retry of a recent auto review denial. Retry a command or action that the auto reviewer denied.

Configure memory use and generation. Turn memory injection or memory generation on or off without leaving the TUI.

Browse and use skills. Improve task-specific behavior by selecting a relevant local skill.

Import Claude Code or Cursor setup, projects, and chats. Migrate supported external-agent artifacts into Codex configuration and local files.

Send logs to the Codex maintainers. Report issues or share diagnostics with support.

Generate an AGENTS.md scaffold in the current directory. Capture persistent instructions for the repository or subdirectory you’re working in.

Sign out of Codex. Clear local credentials when using a shared machine.

List configured Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools. Check which external tools Codex can call during the session; add verbose for server details.

/mcp verbose; /mcp login <name>

Attach a file to the chat. Point Codex at specific files or folders you want it to inspect next.

Choose the active model (and reasoning effort, when available). Use gpt-6-luna or gpt-6.1-sol if shown.

Toggle a Fast service tier when the model catalog exposes one. Turn the current model’s Fast tier on or off and persist the selection.

Switch to plan mode and optionally send a prompt. Ask Codex to propose an execution plan before implementation work starts.

/plan [prompt]

Set, edit, pause, resume, view, or clear a task goal. Give Codex a persistent target to track while a larger task runs.

/goal <objective>, /goal edit, /goal pause, /goal resume, /goal clear; objectives must be non-empty and at most 4,000 characters

Show background terminals and their recent output. Check long-running commands without leaving the main transcript.

Stop all background terminals. Cancel background terminal work started by the current session.

alias: /clean

Fork the current chat into a new chat. Branch the active session to explore a new approach without losing the current transcript.

Continue the current session in the ChatGPT desktop app. Move from the TUI to the desktop app on macOS or Windows.

Start an ephemeral side chat. Ask a focused follow-up without disrupting the main chat’s transcript.

alias: /btw

Toggle raw scrollback mode. Make terminal selection and copying less formatted while reviewing long output.

/raw, /raw on, /raw off

Resume a saved chat from your session list. Continue work from a previous CLI session without starting over.

Start a new chat inside the same CLI session. Reset the chat context without leaving the CLI when you want a fresh prompt in the same repo.

/new [name]

Exit the CLI. Leave the session immediately.

Ask Codex to review your working tree. Run after Codex completes work or when you want a second set of eyes on local changes.

Display session configuration and token usage. Confirm the active model, approval policy, writable roots, and remaining context capacity.

View account token usage or use a rate-limit reset. Inspect daily, weekly, or cumulative ChatGPT token activity from inside the TUI.

/usage daily | weekly | cumulative

Print config layer and requirements diagnostics. Debug precedence and policy requirements, including experimental network constraints.

Configure TUI status-line fields interactively. Pick and reorder footer items (model/context/limits/git/tokens/session) and persist in config.toml.

Configure terminal window or tab title fields interactively. Pick and reorder title items such as project, status, thread, branch, model, and task progress.

Choose a syntax-highlighting theme. Preview and persist a terminal syntax-highlighting theme.

Choose or hide a terminal pet. Personalize the TUI with a built-in or custom ambient pet.

alias: /pet; /pets off

Choose the terminal mode for the next launch. Switch between terminal scrollback and a fullscreen transcript.

Export the conversation as Markdown. Save a complete transcript to a file or copy it to the clipboard.

/export [file]

Generate a summary of the current conversation. Catch up on the chat without compacting its context.

Change the session’s working directory. Continue an idle primary chat in another directory.

/cd <path>; /cd alone uses your home directory

Show the working directory. Check the directory the active session uses.

alias: /cwd

Start or continue a chat in a managed Git worktree. Work in a separate checkout of a local repository.

Open background server controls. Inspect the connection and manage a local server owned by Codex.

View retained warnings and diagnostics. Revisit warnings that appeared during the session.

Experimental /voice command in the Codex CLI. Admins can disable it by setting features.realtime_conversation to false in requirements.toml.