Slash commands
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To install Performance Hub Agent, see Desktop app (Mac and Windows) or Install on Linux.
Slash commands are short commands you type in the composer to manage a session, for example to start a new one, undo your last message or ask a side question without interrupting the Agent.
Use a slash command
- Type
/in the composer. A list of commands opens above it, with a short description of each. - Keep typing to narrow the list, or pick a command from it.
- Add anything the command needs after it, then send it.
To see the list of commands in a chat, send /help.
Figure 1: The slash command list
Managing a session
| Command | What the app says it does |
|---|---|
/new | "Start a new desktop chat". For example, /new Stocktake checklist starts a session with that name. |
/history | "Show conversation history" |
/save | "Save the current transcript to JSON" |
/retry | "Retry the last message (resend to agent)" |
/prompt | "Compose your next prompt in $EDITOR (markdown), then send it" |
/undo | "Back up N user turns and re-prompt (default 1)". Use it to take back your last message, or several, and ask again. |
/title | "Rename the current session", for example /title Riverside café menu |
/branch | "Branch the latest message into a new chat" |
/compress | "Compress this conversation context" |
/rollback | "List or restore filesystem checkpoints (restores keep your hand-edits; --all overrides)" |
/stop | "Stop the active turn and background processes" |
/resume | "Resume a saved session" |
/status | "Show current session status" |
Working alongside the Agent
| Command | What the app says it does |
|---|---|
/btw | "Ask a side question about this conversation without interrupting it" |
/bg | "Run a prompt in a separate background session" |
/queue | "Queue a prompt for the next turn, or list/edit/rm/move/clear queued prompts" |
/steer | "Inject a message after the next tool call without interrupting" |
/agents | "Show active agents and running tasks" |
/moa | "Run one prompt through the default Mixture of Agents preset, then restore your model". See Choosing a model. |
Memory, personality and the app itself
| Command | What the app says it does |
|---|---|
/memory | "Review pending memory writes / toggle the approval gate" |
/journey | "Open the memory graph — skills + memories over time" |
/personality | "Set a predefined personality" |
/skin | "Switch desktop theme or cycle to the next one" |
/palette | "Open the fuzzy command palette" |
/help | "Show desktop slash commands" |
To change the model for a chat, use the model picker in the composer. See Choosing a model.
Related pages
- Desktop app (Mac and Windows): install, sign in and choose an agent
- Install on Linux: the desktop app on Linux
- The agent interface: slash commands in Performance Hub
- Getting around: the window, the side menu and sessions