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Claude Code Commands Reference

A comprehensive reference of all available slash commands in Claude Code's interactive mode.

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Table of Contents

1. Session Management
2. Context & Cost
3. Model & Planning
4. Project & Memory
5. Configuration
6. Extensions & Integrations
7. Diagnostics & Debugging
8. Import / Export
9. Authentication
10. Input Modes & Prefixes
11. Dynamic Commands
12. CLI Flags
13. Keyboard Shortcuts

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Session Management

Command	Description
/clear	Clear conversation history and start fresh
/compact [instructions]	Compress conversation to free context window. Optional instructions focus the compaction on specific topics
/rename <name>	Rename the current session for easier identification
/resume [session]	Resume a previous conversation by ID or name, or open the session picker
/rewind	Rewind the conversation and/or code to an earlier point, or summarize from a selected message
/fork	Fork the current conversation into a new session
/teleport	Resume a remote session from claude.ai (subscribers only)
/exit	Exit the REPL

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Context & Cost

Command	Description
/context	Visualize current context usage as a colored grid with token counts and percentages
/cost	Show token usage statistics and spending for the current session
/usage	Show plan usage limits and rate limit status (subscription plans only)
/stats	Visualize daily usage, session history, streaks, and model preferences. Supports date range filtering

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Model & Planning

Command	Description
/model	Switch models (haiku, sonnet, opus) and adjust Opus 4.6 effort level with arrow keys
/plan	Enter read-only planning mode where Claude suggests approaches without making changes
/fast	Toggle fast mode — same Opus 4.6 model with faster output

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Project & Memory

Command	Description
/init	Initialize a new project with CLAUDE.md guide
/memory	View and edit CLAUDE.md memory files (user, project, and local scope)

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Configuration

Command	Description
/config	Open the interactive Settings interface with search functionality
/permissions	View or update tool permissions
/theme	Change the color theme
/vim	Enable vim-style editing mode
/keybindings	Customize keyboard shortcuts per context, create chord sequences
/statusline	Set up Claude Code's status line UI
/sandbox	Configure sandboxing with dependency status

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Extensions & Integrations

Command	Description
/agents	Manage custom subagents — view, create, edit, delete
/skills	View available skills and their descriptions
/hooks	Interactive interface to manage hooks
/mcp	Manage MCP server connections — add, enable, list, get info, OAuth authentication
/plugin	Manage plugins — install, uninstall, enable, disable, browse marketplaces
/ide	Connect to IDE integration

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Diagnostics & Debugging

Command	Description
/doctor	Check the health of your Claude Code installation. Detects unreachable permissions, config issues, and updates
/debug [description]	Troubleshoot the current session by reading the session debug log
/tasks	List and manage background tasks
/todos	List current TODO items
/help	Show all available slash commands and usage help
/feedback	Generate a GitHub issue URL for reporting bugs or feedback

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Import / Export

Command	Description
/copy	Copy the last assistant response to clipboard
/export [filename]	Export the current conversation to a file or clipboard

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Authentication

Command	Description
/login	Authenticate with Claude Code via OAuth
/logout	Log out from Claude Code

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Input Modes & Prefixes

These are special prefixes you can type at the prompt, not slash commands per se:

Prefix	Description
/	Trigger command or skill autocomplete
!	Bash mode — run shell commands directly and add output to conversation
@	File path mention — trigger file path autocomplete for context

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Dynamic Commands

These commands are not built-in but are discovered at runtime from your configuration:

MCP Prompts

MCP servers can expose prompts that appear as commands:

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

Plugin Commands

Installed plugins can provide their own commands, namespaced by plugin name:

/plugin-name:command-name

Custom Skills

Skills defined in .claude/skills/ appear as invocable commands:

/skill-name

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CLI Flags

These flags are used when launching Claude Code from the terminal, not as interactive commands:

Flag	Description
--doctor	Run diagnostics from the command line
--debug	Launch in debug mode with hook execution details
--resume	Resume most recent session
--plan	Start in plan mode
--init	Initialize repository with CLAUDE.md setup
--init-only	Run repository initialization only, then exit
--maintenance	Run repository maintenance operations
--from-pr <url>	Resume a session linked to a specific GitHub PR

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation & Control

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+C	Cancel current input or generation
Ctrl+D	Exit Claude Code session
Ctrl+L	Clear terminal screen
Ctrl+R	Reverse search command history
Ctrl+O	Toggle verbose output
Esc + Esc	Rewind or summarize

Model & Mode Switching

Shortcut	Description
Option+P / Alt+P	Switch model
Option+T / Alt+T	Toggle extended thinking
Shift+Tab / Alt+M	Toggle permission modes
Ctrl+B	Background running tasks
Ctrl+T	Toggle task list

Text Editing

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+G	Open prompt in default text editor
Ctrl+V / Cmd+V	Paste image from clipboard
Ctrl+K	Delete to end of line
Ctrl+U	Delete entire line
Ctrl+Y	Paste deleted text
Alt+Y	Cycle paste history

Multiline Input

Shortcut	Description
\ + Enter	Quick escape for multiline
Option+Enter	macOS default multiline
Shift+Enter	Multiline (iTerm2, WezTerm, Ghostty, Kitty)
Ctrl+J	Line feed character for multiline

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Sources

• Claude Code Interactive Mode
• Claude Code CLI Reference
• Claude Code Slash Commands
• Claude Code CHANGELOG
• Claude Code Common Workflows