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Qwen Code CLI reference - Slash commands

Qwen Code slash commands

Qwen Code documents 85 slash commands, including /init, /summary and /compress. You type these inside an interactive Qwen Code session. Each row gives the docs' description, accepted values and an example where one is documented.

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Qwen Code slash commands
CommandDescriptionExample
/init

Analyze current directory and create initial context file.

Docs: /init
-no example
/summary

Generate project summary based on conversation history.

optional [path]; default .qwen/PROJECT_SUMMARY.md

Docs: /summary
`/summary` or `/summary docs/my-summary.md`
/compress

Replace chat history with summary to save tokens (alias /summarize).

Docs: /compress
`/compress` or `/summarize`
/compress-fast

Fast compression without AI; strips old tool outputs and thinking parts.

Docs: /compress-fast
-no example
/resume

Resume a previous conversation session.

Docs: /resume
`/resume` or `/continue`
/recap

Generate a one-line session recap now.

Docs: /recap
-no example
/restore

Revert project files to the checkpoint before a tool call ran.

Docs: /restore
`/restore` (list) or `/restore <ID>`
/delete

Delete a previous session.

Docs: /delete
-no example
/branch

Fork the current conversation into a new session.

Docs: /branch
-no example
/fork

Spawn a background agent that inherits the full conversation.

Docs: /fork
`/fork <directive>`
/rewind

Rewind conversation to a previous turn.

Docs: /rewind
`/rewind` or `/rollback`
/export

Export session history to file.

html, md, json, jsonl

Docs: /export
`/export html`, `/export md`, `/export json`, `/export jsonl`
/rename

Rename or tag the current session.

Docs: /rename
`/rename My Feature` or `/tag`
/commit

Create a git commit with an AI-drafted message.

Docs: /commit
`/commit` or `/commit only stage the parser changes`
/clear

Clear conversation history and free up context.

Docs: /clear
`/clear`, `/reset`, `/new`
/context

Show context window usage breakdown; /context detail shows per-item usage.

Docs: /context
`/context detail`
/history

Control history display preferences and visibility.

Docs: /history
`/history collapse-on-resume`, `/history expand-on-resume`, `/history expand-now`
/diff

Open an interactive diff viewer showing uncommitted changes and per-turn diffs.

Docs: /diff
-no example
/log

Open a commit history viewer for the workspace (Web Shell only).

Docs: /log
-no example
/theme

Change Qwen Code visual theme.

Docs: /theme
-no example
/vim

Turn input area Vim editing mode on/off.

Docs: /vim
-no example
/voice

Toggle voice dictation input.

hold, tap, off, status

Docs: /voice
`/voice`, `/voice hold`, `/voice tap`, `/voice off`, `/voice status`
/directory

Manage multi-directory support workspace (alias /dir).

Docs: /directory
`/dir add ./src,./tests`, `/dir show`
/cd

Move this session to a new working directory.

Docs: /cd
`/cd ../other-project`
/editor

Open dialog to select supported editor.

Docs: /editor
-no example
/statusline

Open interactive status line preset dialog; with text, generate a command-mode status line via agent.

Docs: /statusline
`/statusline show model and git branch`
/terminal-setup

Configure terminal keybindings for multiline input.

Docs: /terminal-setup
-no example
/language

View or change language settings; ui sets UI language, output sets LLM output language.

ui [language], output [language]

Docs: /language
`/language ui zh-CN`
/mcp

List configured MCP servers and tools.

Docs: /mcp
`/mcp`, `/mcp desc`, `/mcp nodesc`, `/mcp schema`
/import-config

Import MCP servers from Claude configs.

Docs: /import-config
`/import-config all`, `/import-config claude-code`
/tools

Display currently available tool list.

Docs: /tools
`/tools`, `/tools desc`
/skills

Open the Skills panel to browse, search, toggle, and launch skills.

Docs: /skills
`/skills`, `/<skill-name>`
/learn

Create a reusable project skill from a file, directory, URL, video, or text.

Docs: /learn
`/learn https://docs.example.com/api`
/curator

Inspect, pin, archive, or restore inactive project auto-skills.

Docs: /curator
`/curator`, `/curator run --dry-run`
/plan

Switch to plan mode or exit plan mode.

Docs: /plan
`/plan`, `/plan <task>`, `/plan exit`
/approval-mode

Change the tool-approval mode (current session only).

plan, default, auto-edit, auto, yolo

Docs: /approval-mode
`/approval-mode`, `/approval-mode auto-edit`
/peers

Review held peer messages; manage trusted controllers.

Docs: /peers
`/peers`, `/peers accept <id>`, `/peers deny all`
/model

Switch model used in current session.

Docs: /model
`/model`, `/model <model-id>` (switch immediately)
/model --fast

Set a lighter model for prompt suggestions.

Docs: /model --fast
`/model --fast qwen3-coder-flash`
/model --voice

Set the model used for voice transcription.

Docs: /model --voice
`/model --voice <model-id>`
/model --vision

Set the vision-bridge model used to transcribe images for a text-only main model.

Docs: /model --vision
`/model --vision <model-id>`
/model --compaction

Set the model used for chat compression.

Docs: /model --compaction
`/model --compaction <model-id>`, `/model --compaction clear`
/model --image

Set an image-generation-capable model for the built-in image generation tool.

Docs: /model --image
`/model --image <model-id>`
/effort

Set reasoning effort for thinking-capable models (mapped and clamped per provider).

low, medium, high, xhigh, max

Docs: /effort
`/effort high`
/output-style

Choose the output style that shapes how responses are written.

Docs: /output-style
`/output-style Concise`
/extensions

Manage extensions (list, manage, explore, install); changes hot-reload.

list, manage, explore, install

Docs: /extensions
`/extensions list`, `/extensions manage`
/memory

Open the Memory Manager dialog.

Docs: /memory
-no example
/remember

Save a durable memory.

Docs: /remember
`/remember Prefer terse responses`
/forget

Remove matching entries from auto-memory.

Docs: /forget
`/forget <query>`
/dream

Manually run auto-memory consolidation.

Docs: /dream
-no example
/hooks

Manage Qwen Code hooks.

Docs: /hooks
`/hooks`, `/hooks list`
/reload-plugins

Reload extension changes (commands, skills, agents, workflows, hooks, MCP/LSP servers) from disk.

Docs: /reload-plugins
-no example
/permissions

Manage permission rules.

Docs: /permissions
-no example
/agents

Manage subagents.

Docs: /agents
`/agents manage`, `/agents create`
/arena

Manage Arena sessions.

start, stop, status, select (alias choose)

Docs: /arena
`/arena start`, `/arena stop`, `/arena status`
/tasks

List background tasks.

Docs: /tasks
-no example
/workflows

Inspect workflow runs; cooperatively pause/resume a background run.

Docs: /workflows
`/workflows`, `/workflows <runId>`, `/workflows p <runId>`
/lsp

Show LSP server status (registered only with --experimental-lsp).

Docs: /lsp
-no example
/trust

Manage folder trust settings.

Docs: /trust
-no example
/review

Multi-agent code review (12 parallel agents at high effort).

--comment, --fix, --resume, --effort low|medium|high

Docs: /review
`/review`, `/review 123`, `/review 123 --comment`, `/review --effort low`
/coordinate

Coordinate read-only workers and one optional worktree writer.

Docs: /coordinate
`/coordinate investigate and fix the authentication regression`
/loop

Run a prompt on a recurring schedule.

Docs: /loop
`/loop 5m check the build`
/goal-draft

Turn a fuzzy intention into a verifiable /goal objective.

Docs: /goal-draft
`/goal-draft make the auth tests pass`
/simplify

Review recent changes and apply safe cleanup edits directly.

Docs: /simplify
`/simplify`, `/simplify focus on duplication`
/qc-helper

Answer questions about Qwen Code usage and configuration.

Docs: /qc-helper
`/qc-helper how do I configure MCP?`
/btw <your question>

Ask a quick side question without interrupting the main conversation.

Docs: /btw <your question>
-no example
/advisor

Get a second-opinion review of the conversation above, optionally with a focus.

optional <focus>

Docs: /advisor
-no example
/help

Display help information for available commands.

Docs: /help
`/help` or `/?`
/status

Display version information; /status paths shows session file and log paths.

Docs: /status
`/status` or `/about`
/stats

Open the interactive usage statistics dashboard (Session, Activity, and Efficiency tabs).

model, tools, skills, daily, monthly, export

Docs: /stats
`/stats` or `/usage`
/stats model

Show per-model token breakdown and estimated cost.

Docs: /stats model
-no example
/stats export

Export usage statistics to CSV or JSON.

Docs: /stats export
`/stats export <daily|monthly> [date|month] [--format csv|json] [--output path]`
/settings

Open settings editor.

Docs: /settings
-no example
/config

Get or set any setting by dot-path key (writes to user settings).

Docs: /config
`/config` (list all), `/config <key>`, `/config <key>=<value>`
/auth

Change authentication method.

Docs: /auth
`/auth`, `/connect`, `/login`
/doctor

Run installation and environment diagnostics.

memory, cpu-profile, rollback

Docs: /doctor
`/doctor`, `/doctor memory`
/docs

Open full Qwen Code documentation in browser.

Docs: /docs
-no example
/ide

Manage IDE integration.

Docs: /ide
`/ide status`, `/ide install`, `/ide enable`, `/ide disable`
/insight

Generate programming insights from chat history.

Docs: /insight
-no example
/setup-github

Set up GitHub Actions.

Docs: /setup-github
-no example
/bug

Submit issue about Qwen Code.

Docs: /bug
`/bug Button click unresponsive`
/copy

Copy to clipboard: reply (Nth-last), code (by lang), LaTeX, or Mermaid.

Docs: /copy
`/copy`, `/copy 2`, `/copy python`, `/copy latex`, `/copy mermaid`
/quit

Exit Qwen Code immediately.

Docs: /quit
`/quit` or `/exit`
/batch-api

Ask the agent to plan and submit a Batch API job; it previews the plan before anything is billed.

Docs: /batch-api
-no example
/update

Update a standalone install from inside a session; honors QWEN_UPDATE_BASE_URL.

Docs: /update
-no example

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FAQ

How many slash commands does Qwen Code have?

The official Qwen Code docs list 85 slash commands, including /init, /summary and /compress. All of them are in the table above, in the docs' order.

What does /init do in Qwen Code?

Analyze current directory and create initial context file.

Where are Qwen Code slash commands documented?

On 3 official docs pages at qwenlm.github.io, last read on October 17, 2026. Every row in the table links the exact section it came from.

Sources

Last verified . Names and examples are copied verbatim from the 3 official pages below, and every row above links the exact section it came from.

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