Slash Commands & Shortcuts

Claude Code's interactive mode provides built-in slash commands for controlling sessions, switching models, managing context, and more. Type / in the prompt to see all available commands, including your custom skills.

This page covers the built-in commands. Custom skills (created in .claude/skills/) also appear in the / menu. See the Skills page for details.

Some commands are bundled skills rather than hard-coded CLI behavior. They use the same prompt-based mechanism as custom skills and are marked [Skill] below. Claude can also invoke bundled skills automatically when relevant.

Session & Navigation

Command	What it does
/help	Show help and available commands
/exit	Exit Claude Code (alias: /quit)
/clear	Clear conversation history and free up context (aliases: /reset, /new)
/resume [session]	Resume a previous conversation by ID or name, or open the session picker (alias: /continue)
/fork [name]	Copy the current conversation into a new background session (with its own row in claude agents) so it can branch off while you keep working in the original. The in-session forked subagent this used to launch is now /subtask
/branch [name]	Create a branch of the current conversation so you can try a different direction without losing the conversation as it stands. Switches you into the branch and preserves the original, which you can return to with /resume. Unlike /fork (a separate background session) or /subtask (a subagent that reports back), the branch continues in this session
/rename [name]	Rename the current session (auto-generates a name if none provided)
/export [filename]	Export current conversation as plain text
/copy	Copy the last assistant response to clipboard (shows interactive picker for code blocks)
/rewind	Rewind conversation and code to a previous point, or summarize from a selected message. Can resume a conversation from before /clear was run. (alias: /checkpoint)

Model & Output

Command	What it does
/model [model]	Select or change the AI model. Use arrow keys to adjust effort level.
/fast [on|off]	Toggle fast mode (same model, faster output)
/advisor [model|off]	Enable or disable the advisor tool, which consults a second model for guidance at key moments during a task. Accepts fable, opus, sonnet, or a full model ID (fable requires Fable 5 access). Without an argument, opens a picker.
/effort [level|auto]	Set reasoning depth: low, medium, high, xhigh, or max. Available levels depend on the model. auto resets to the model default.
/plan	Enter plan mode (Claude analyzes and plans before writing code)

Context & Cost

Command	What it does
/context	Visualize current context usage as a colored grid
/compact [instructions]	Compact the conversation to free context. Optional instructions guide what to preserve.
/btw <note>	Add a quick aside to the session that is noted but does not enter the main conversation history
/usage	Show plan usage limits and rate limit status
/cost	Alias for /usage
/extra-usage	Configure extra usage to keep working when rate limits are hit
/diff	Open interactive diff viewer showing uncommitted changes and per-turn diffs
/recap	Generate a one-line summary of the current session on demand

Configuration

Command	What it does
/config [key=value]	Open the settings interface, or pass key=value (e.g. /config thinking=false) to change a setting directly without opening it. The key=value form also works in headless mode with -p and from Remote Control. (alias: /settings)
/permissions	View or update tool permissions (alias: /allowed-tools)
/hooks	Manage hook configurations for tool lifecycle events
/keybindings	Open or create your keybindings configuration file
/theme	Change the color theme (light, dark, colorblind variants, ANSI themes)
/color [color]	Set the prompt bar color for the current session (red, blue, green, yellow, purple, orange, pink, cyan). Use default to reset.
/statusline	Configure the status line display
/terminal-setup	Configure terminal keybindings (Shift+Enter for multiline, etc.)
/sandbox	Toggle sandbox mode for additional filesystem/network isolation
/privacy-settings	View and update privacy settings (Pro/Max plans only)

Project & Memory

Command	What it does
/init	Initialize a project with a CLAUDE.md guide
/memory	Edit CLAUDE.md memory files, enable or disable auto-memory
/add-dir <path>	Add a new working directory to the current session
/cd <path>	Move the current session to a different working directory without rebuilding the prompt cache. The new directory's CLAUDE.md is appended as a message, and the session relocates to the new directory's project storage so --resume and --continue find it there. Prompts you to trust an unfamiliar directory. Requires v2.1.169 or later.

Tools & Integrations

Command	What it does
/mcp	Manage MCP server connections and OAuth authentication
/import [codex|gemini] [--dry-run] [--yes]	Bring configuration from other coding agents on your machine (currently OpenAI Codex and Google Gemini CLI) into Claude Code, including instruction files, MCP servers, commands, subagents, and skills. --dry-run previews without writing; --yes skips the interactive picker. Requires v2.1.213 or later
/artifacts	List the artifacts you own or that are shared with you, then attach one to the session, open it in your browser, or copy its link. Requires v2.1.208 or later (attaching with Enter requires v2.1.216)
/plugin	Manage Claude Code plugins (install, uninstall, enable, disable, update)
/reload-plugins	Reload all active plugins to apply pending changes without restarting
/skills	List all available skills
/agents	Manage agent and subagent configurations
/tasks	List and manage background tasks
/background [prompt]	Detach the current session to run as a background agent and free the terminal. Pass a prompt to send one more instruction before detaching. Alias: /bg
/subtask [prompt]	Launch an in-session forked subagent that continues from the current conversation state. This is the behavior /fork used to have before /fork became a background-session copy
/stop	Stop the current background session (only available while attached to one)
/batch <instruction>	[Skill] Orchestrate large-scale changes across a codebase in parallel: decomposes the work into independent units and spawns one background subagent per unit in an isolated git worktree
/goal [condition]	Set a completion goal; Claude keeps working across turns until the condition is met. clear or cancel removes the goal early
/schedule	Create and manage scheduled tasks and Routines (Anthropic-managed recurring tasks)
/loop [interval]	[Skill] Repeat a prompt on a recurring interval within the current CLI session
/autofix-pr [prompt]	Spawn a Claude Code on the web session that watches the current branch's PR and pushes fixes when CI fails or reviewers leave comments. Requires the gh CLI
/chrome	Configure Claude in Chrome settings
/debug [description]	[Skill] Enable debug logging for the current session and troubleshoot issues by reading the session debug log
/simplify [target]	[Skill] Review changed code for cleanup opportunities and apply fixes. From v2.1.154, does not hunt for correctness bugs; use /code-review for that.
/code-review [level] [--fix] [--comment] [target]	[Skill] Review the current diff for correctness bugs and cleanups. Pass --fix to apply findings, --comment to post as GitHub PR comments, or ultra to run a deep multi-agent cloud review.
/claude-api	[Skill] Load Claude API reference for your project's language. Also activates automatically when code imports anthropic or @anthropic-ai/sdk
/run	[Skill] Launch and drive your project's app to see a change working in the running app (not just in tests). Requires Claude Code v2.1.145 or later.
/verify	[Skill] Confirm a code change does what it should by building and running your app, then observing the result. Requires Claude Code v2.1.145 or later.
/run-skill-generator	[Skill] Teach /run and /verify how to build, launch, and drive your project's app by writing a per-project skill.
/reload-skills	Re-scan skill and command directories so skills added or changed on disk during the session become available without restarting.
/workflows	Open the workflow progress view to watch, pause, resume, or save running and completed workflows.
/deep-research <question>	[Workflow] Fan out web searches on a question, fetch and cross-check sources, and synthesize a cited report.
/design [prompt]	[Skill] Research preview that brings Claude Design's artboard workflow into the CLI and Desktop: Claude drafts editable UI artboards as artifacts and implements the one you pick
/fewer-permission-prompts	[Skill] Scan session transcripts for common read-only tool calls and add an allowlist to .claude/settings.json to reduce future permission prompts

Account & System

Command	What it does
/login	Sign in to your Anthropic account
/logout	Sign out from your Anthropic account
/doctor	Run a full setup checkup (v2.1.205+): diagnoses installation health, finds unused skills, MCP servers, and plugins versus their context cost, deduplicates local CLAUDE.md files against checked-in ones, proposes trimming CLAUDE.md content Claude could derive from the codebase, and flags slow hooks. Reports findings first and asks for confirmation before changing anything. Alias: /checkup
/status	Show version, model, account, and connectivity status
/stats	Visualize daily usage, session history, streaks, and model preferences
/insights	Generate a report analyzing your Claude Code sessions
/team-onboarding	Generate a team onboarding guide from your Claude Code usage history
/powerup	Launch interactive lessons with animated demos of Claude Code features
/radio	Open the Claude FM lo-fi radio stream in your browser (prints the stream URL when no browser is available). Not available on Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud's Agent Platform, or Microsoft Foundry
/voice [hold|tap|off]	Toggle voice dictation (requires a Claude.ai account)
/feedback [report]	Submit feedback about Claude Code (alias: /bug)
/release-notes	View the full changelog
/upgrade	Open the upgrade page to switch to a higher plan tier

Platform-Specific Commands

Command	What it does	Availability
/desktop	Continue the current session in the Claude Code Desktop app (alias: /app)	macOS, Windows
/remote-control	Make this session available for remote control from claude.ai (alias: /rc)	All platforms
/remote-env	Configure the default remote environment for teleport sessions	All platforms
/teleport	Pull a Claude Code on the web session into this terminal (alias: /tp). Requires a claude.ai subscription	All platforms
/ide	Manage IDE integrations and show status	All platforms
/install-github-app	Set up the Claude GitHub Actions app for a repository	All platforms
/install-slack-app	Install the Claude Slack app	All platforms
/mobile	Show QR code to download the Claude mobile app (aliases: /ios, /android)	All platforms
/review [PR]	Review a pull request for quality, correctness, security, and test coverage. Now an alias of /code-review.	All platforms
/ultrareview [PR]	Run a deep, multi-agent cloud-based code review. The preferred invocation is now /code-review ultra. Includes 3 free runs on Pro/Max plans.	All platforms
/security-review	Analyze pending changes on current branch for security vulnerabilities	All platforms

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Shortcut	What it does
Ctrl+C	Cancel current input or generation
Ctrl+D	Exit Claude Code
Ctrl+L	Clear terminal screen (keeps conversation history)
Ctrl+O	Toggle verbose output (shows detailed tool usage)
Ctrl+R	Reverse search through command history
Ctrl+G	Open current prompt in your default text editor
Ctrl+B	Background running tasks (press twice in tmux)
Ctrl+F	Kill all background agents (press twice within 3 seconds to confirm)
Ctrl+T	Toggle task list visibility
Esc + Esc	Rewind or summarize (same as /rewind)
Shift+Tab or Alt+M	Toggle permission modes (Auto-Accept, Plan, Normal)

Model & Thinking

Shortcut	What it does
Option+P (macOS) / Alt+P	Switch model without clearing prompt
Option+T (macOS) / Alt+T	Toggle extended thinking mode

Text Editing

Shortcut	What it does
Ctrl+K	Delete to end of line
Ctrl+U	Delete entire line
Ctrl+Y	Paste deleted text
Alt+B / Alt+F	Move cursor back/forward one word

Multiline Input

Method	How
Backslash	\ then Enter (works everywhere)
Option+Enter	Default on macOS
Shift+Enter	Works in iTerm2, WezTerm, Ghostty, Kitty
Ctrl+J	Line feed character
Paste	Paste multi-line text directly

Quick Prefixes

Prefix	What it does
/	Open command and skill menu
!	Shell mode: run a shell command (with live file-path autocomplete). Claude responds to the output once it lands in the transcript, so ! npm test explains the failures without a second prompt (costing the same as a normal prompt). Set respondToBashCommands to false in settings.json to add output to context without a response.
@	File path autocomplete: mention a file to add it to context

MCP Prompts as Commands

MCP servers can expose prompts that appear as slash commands using the format:

/mcp__<server-name>__<prompt-name>

These are dynamically discovered from your connected MCP servers and appear in the / menu alongside built-in commands and skills.

Notes

• Not all commands are visible to every user. Some depend on your platform, plan, or environment.
• /desktop only appears on macOS and Windows. /upgrade and /privacy-settings require Pro/Max plans.
• macOS users may need to configure Option/Alt as "Meta" in their terminal settings for Alt-key shortcuts to work.
• Command history is stored per working directory and resets when you run /clear.
• /vim was removed in v2.1.92; toggle editor mode in /config instead.
• /pr-comments was removed in v2.1.91; ask Claude directly to view pull request comments instead.
• /output-style was deprecated in v2.1.73 and removed in v2.1.91; switch output styles (Default, Proactive, Concise, Explanatory, Learning) with /config or the outputStyle setting instead.
• /ultraplan and the ultraplan keyword were removed in v2.1.220; use plan mode or Claude Code on the web instead.