Slash Commands

Type any slash command at the > prompt. Commands are case-insensitive. Type / to open the autocomplete dropdown — installed skills are also shown there as runnable commands.

Quick Reference

Navigation   /help /quit /clear /new /status /version
Model        /model /provider /reasoning /stream
Session      /session /retry /undo /stop /history /save /export /title /resume
Config       /config /prompt /verbose /personality /statusbar
Tools        /tools /toolsets /reload-mcp /plugins
Memory       /memory /skills
Analysis     /cost /usage /compress /insights
Advanced     /queue /background /rollback
Gateway      /platforms /approve /deny /sethome /update
Scheduling   /cron
Media        /voice /browser
Appearance   /theme /skin /paste /mouse
Diagnostics  /doctor
Auth         /copilot-auth
MCP          /mcp-token

Command	Aliases	Description
`/help`	`/h`, `/?`	Show the help overlay with all commands
`/quit`	`/exit`, `/q`	Exit EdgeCrab (auto-saves session)
`/clear`	`/cls`	Clear the visible output buffer
`/new`	`/reset`	Start a fresh session (clears conversation history)
`/status`		Show model, token count, iteration count, and cost
`/version`		Print EdgeCrab version and build info

Model & Intelligence

Command	Description
`/model [name]`	Show current model or switch (e.g. `/model anthropic/claude-opus-4`)
`/provider`	List available providers
`/reasoning [level]`	Set reasoning effort: `off`, `low`, `medium`, `high` — or `show`/`hide` for think-block visibility
`/stream [on\|off\|toggle\|status]`	Toggle live token streaming

Session Management

Command	Description
`/session [id]`	List recent sessions or switch to a session by ID
`/retry`	Re-send the last user message
`/undo`	Remove the last user + assistant message pair from history
`/stop`	Abort the current in-flight agent request immediately
`/history`	Show session turn count and token usage
`/save [path]`	Save conversation to a JSON file
`/export [path]`	Export conversation as Markdown
`/title <text>`	Set or rename the current session title
`/resume [id]`	Resume a previously saved session
`/session rename <id> <title>`	Rename a session
`/session delete <id>`	Delete a session
`/session prune <days>`	Delete sessions older than N days

Configuration

Command	Description
`/config [key] [value]`	Read or set configuration values live (dotted key path)
`/prompt`	Show the full assembled system prompt for this session
`/verbose`	Cycle tool verbosity: `off` → `new` → `all` → `verbose`
`/personality [name]`	Show active personality or switch preset mid-session
`/skin [name]`	Switch skin preset (alias: `/theme`)
`/statusbar [on\|off]`	Toggle the status bar visibility

Tools & Plugins

Command	Description
`/tools`	List all registered tools and their status
`/toolsets`	List toolset aliases and their member tools
`/reload-mcp`	Drop and reconnect all MCP server connections
`/plugins`	Discover and list installed plugins
`/mcp-token [set\|remove\|list] <name> [token]`	Manage MCP OAuth Bearer tokens

Memory & Skills

Command	Description
`/memory`	Show all persistent memory files with sizes
`/skills [browse\|install\|remove]`	List, browse hub, install, or remove skills

Analysis & Cost

Command	Description
`/cost`	Show token usage and estimated USD cost for the session
`/usage`	Alias for `/cost` with full per-model breakdown
`/compress`	Manually trigger conversation compression (summarisation)
`/insights`	Show AI-generated session insights from the session DB

Advanced Workflow

Command	Description
`/queue <prompt>`	Queue a prompt to run after the current turn finishes
`/background <prompt>`	Run a prompt as an isolated background session
`/rollback [name]`	List checkpoints or restore to checkpoint `<name>`

Appearance & Input

Command	Description
`/theme [name]`	Reload skin from `~/.edgecrab/skin.yaml` or switch named preset
`/skin [name]`	Same as `/theme`
`/paste`	Paste clipboard image or text into the input
`/mouse [on\|off\|toggle\|status]`	Manage terminal mouse-capture mode

Gateway & Automation

Command	Description
`/platforms`	Show status of all configured messaging platforms
`/approve`	Approve a pending gateway action (inline button equivalent)
`/deny`	Deny a pending gateway action
`/sethome [channel]`	Set the current channel as the home notification channel
`/update`	Check for and install EdgeCrab binary updates
`/cron [subcommand]`	Show or manage scheduled cron jobs
`/voice [on\|off\|tts]`	Toggle voice input/output mode
`/browser [sub]`	Chrome CDP: `connect`, `disconnect`, `status`, `tabs`, `recording on\|off`
`/doctor`	Run diagnostics inline (providers, tools, platforms)
`/copilot-auth`	Trigger GitHub Copilot device-code authentication flow

Keyboard Shortcuts

Sourced from the /help output in commands.rs:

Scrolling

Key	Action
`PgUp` / `PgDn`	Scroll output up / down one page
`Shift+Up` / `Shift+Down`	Scroll output 3 rows
`Alt+Up` / `Alt+Down`	Scroll output 5 rows
`Ctrl+Home`	Jump to top of output
`Ctrl+End`	Jump to bottom (live view)

Input Editing

Key	Action
`Enter`	Submit message
`Shift+Enter`	Insert newline (multi-line input)
`Up` / `Down`	Navigate prompt history
`Right` / `Tab`	Accept ghost-text hint / tab complete
`Ctrl+U`	Clear the input field
`Ctrl+L`	Clear the screen

Agent Control

Key	Action
`Ctrl+C`	Clear input / interrupt agent (double-press to force exit)
`Ctrl+D`	Exit (on empty input)
`Ctrl+M`	Toggle mouse-capture / text-selection mode

Personality Presets

Use /personality <preset> to overlay a conversational style for the current session (does not change the underlying model):

Preset	Style
`helpful`	Default — clear and professional
`concise`	Ultra-terse: no prose, just answers
`technical`	Deep technical detail; no hand-holding
`kawaii`	Enthusiastic and cute
`pirate`	Arr, matey
`philosopher`	Every reply is a meditation
`hype`	Maximum hype energy
`shakespeare`	Early Modern English
`noir`	Hard-boiled detective
`catgirl`	Anime catgirl
`creative`	Creative writing focus
`teacher`	Patient step-by-step explanations
`surfer`	Chill vibes
`uwu`	uwu speech mode

Pro Tips

Type / and press Tab: The autocomplete dropdown shows all commands plus your installed skills — no need to memorize the full list.
Use /config key value for live tuning: Change max_iterations, reasoning_effort, or personality mid-session without restarting.
/rollback lists checkpoints first: Run /rollback with no arguments to see the snapshot list before committing to a restore.
/verbose all for debugging tool calls: Shows every tool input and output inline. Switch back with /verbose off to declutter.
/queue chains prompts: /queue run cargo test will run cargo test automatically after the current turn completes — useful for long refactors.
/compress before a long task: Manually trigger history summarisation to free up context window before starting a compute-intensive task.

FAQ

What’s the difference between /new and /session? /new (alias /reset) starts a fresh session immediately, discarding current history. /session without arguments lists all saved sessions so you can switch to one.

Can I run a slash command while the agent is responding? Yes for /stop and /approve//deny — they interrupt or gate the current turn. Other commands are queued until the turn finishes.

How does /undo work with tool calls? /undo removes the last user message and the assistant’s reply (including all tool call turns) as a unit. Useful for retrying a prompt that went wrong.

Does /save include tool call history? Yes — the JSON file includes the full message array with tool call and tool result turns.

Can I alias a slash command? Not via config. But you can put a skill named pr-review and invoke it as /pr-review from the TUI — skills appear in the / autocomplete alongside built-in commands.