Commands

Slash commands drive everything in the CLI that isn't a message to the agent. Type one at the input, hit Enter, and it runs.

The command picker

You don't have to memorize anything. Press / at the start of an empty input and the command picker opens — a floating list of every command with its description.

Start typing and the list filters fuzzily: characters match anywhere in the command name or its description, best matches first. So /cmp, compact, or compress all surface /compact. Use ↑ ↓ to move, Enter to pick, Esc to cancel.

Skills show up too

Any skills you've installed appear in the picker under a ── Skills ── divider. Picking one (or typing /skill-name) tells the agent to use that skill. More in Skills.

Everything below is also available from /help (or F1) inside the app.

Conversation

Manage the transcript — undo, redo, copy, and export.

Command	What it does
/clear	Clear conversation history (also drops any active goal)
/undo	Remove the last turn from history and the transcript
/retry	Re-run the last prompt, dropping the previous turn first
/export [path]	Write the conversation to a Markdown file (defaults to conversation-<timestamp>.md)
/copy	Copy the last response to the clipboard
/copy-all	Copy the entire conversation to the clipboard

Undo vs. clear

/undo peels off one exchange at a time so you can rewind a bad turn; /clear wipes the whole conversation and starts fresh.

Context & cost

See how much of the window you're using, compress it, and track spend.

Command	What it does
/context	Show context-window usage (offers to /compact from the view)
/compact	Compress context — LLM summarization, or zero-cost trim
/cost	Show accumulated cost in USD plus input/output tokens
/tokens	Show message count and input/output token totals

/compact opens a small modal: choose LLM summarization (the context manager rewrites old turns into a summary) or trim (just keep the last N messages, no model call). /cost reports the authoritative tracked cost when available, falling back to an estimate prefixed with ~.

Configuration

Switch models, providers, themes, and feature toggles.

Command	What it does
/model	Change the active model (then optionally pick a fallback)
/provider	Configure an AI provider and its API key (incl. Ollama and OpenAI-compatible local endpoints)
/settings	Open settings — toggle features, model, theme
/theme [name]	Switch color theme; with no name, lists the available themes

Models and fallbacks

/model lets you pick a primary model and then a fallback. If the primary fails or hits a limit, the agent falls back automatically. See Fallback models.

Tools & info

Inspect what's wired into the running agent.

Command	What it does
/info	Show what's wired in — tools, backend, MCP, context files
/mcp	Manage MCP servers — connect, login, import from Claude Code
/skills	List available skills
/shells	List background shells started via run_in_background
/todos	Show the todo list (pinned above the input when tasks exist)

/info is the fastest way to confirm an MCP server connected or a context file like CLAUDE.md was picked up. /mcp opens the full management view — see Sessions, forking & MCP.

Memory & goal

Persist notes, schedule reminders, and keep the agent working toward a condition.

Command	What it does
/remember [note]	Add a note to persistent memory (.pydantic-deep/main/MEMORY.md)
/remind	Switch periodic reminder mode (off / first / context / llm)
/goal <condition>	Keep working toward a condition; /goal clear to stop

Set a goal, walk away

/goal keeps re-prompting the agent until your condition is met — great for "don't stop until the tests pass." Clear it with /goal clear. See Goal loop and Periodic reminders.

Sessions

Your conversation is auto-saved after every turn, so these are mostly for loading older work.

Command	What it does
/load	Load a saved session from a picker
/save	Reports that sessions are auto-saved after each turn

Forking

Run several branches in parallel from the current state, then keep the best. This is Live Run Forking — see Sessions, forking & MCP and Live Run Forking.

Command	What it does
/fork	Spawn N parallel branches from the current state
/fork diff	Pick a file + branches to open in an external diff tool (PyCharm/VS Code)
/fork-config	Configure fork branches, models, and budgets (persisted)
/merge	Resolve the active fork — pick a winning branch

Forking must be enabled

/fork only works when the agent was started with forking enabled. While a fork is active you can't /retry or /fork again — resolve it with /merge first.

Miscellaneous

Command	What it does
/paste	Attach an image from the clipboard (also Ctrl+V)
/diff	Show the git diff for the working directory
/screenshot [name]	Export the current screen as an SVG image
/improve [days]	Analyze recent sessions and propose self-improvements (default 7 days)
/help	Show commands and shortcuts (also F1)
/version	Show the pydantic-deep version
/bug	Open the GitHub issues page in your browser
/quit	Exit the app (aliases: /exit, /q)

Unknown commands become skills

Type a command that isn't built in and the CLI checks whether it matches an installed skill. If it does, it runs that skill; otherwise you get an "Unknown command" warning.

Recap

• Press / to open the command picker; typing filters fuzzily across names and descriptions.
• Commands group into conversation, context & cost, configuration, tools & info, memory & goal, sessions, forking, and misc.
• Sessions auto-save every turn — /load brings old ones back, /save just confirms it.
• /fork → /merge runs and resolves parallel branches; /goal keeps the agent working until a condition is met.
• Anything not built in is tried as a skill.

Next, the keys behind these commands.

• Keys & input →