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Session Management

/add-dir

Section titled “/add-dir”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: <path> (required)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Add a working directory for file access during the current session. Most .claude/ configuration is not discovered from the added directory” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /add-dir /path/to/project
  • Notes: Useful for accessing code in directories outside the current working directory without changing the global context.

/branch

Section titled “/branch”
  • Aliases: /fork
  • Arguments: [name] (optional)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Create a branch of the current conversation at this point. Switches you into the branch and preserves the original, which you can return to with /resume.” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /branch experiment or /fork
  • Notes: Enables non-destructive experimentation. The original conversation is always recoverable.

/clear

Section titled “/clear”
  • Aliases: /reset, /new
  • Arguments: none
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Start a new conversation with empty context. The previous conversation stays available in /resume. To free up context while continuing the same conversation, use /compact instead.” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /clear
  • Notes: The prior conversation is preserved and can be resumed. Use /compact if you want to stay in the same conversation but reduce token usage.

/color

Section titled “/color”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: [color|default] (optional)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Set the prompt bar color for the current session. Available colors: red, blue, green, yellow, purple, orange, pink, cyan. Use default to reset” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /color blue or /color default
  • Notes: Purely cosmetic; helps visually distinguish sessions in a tmux/screen split.

/compact

Section titled “/compact”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: [instructions] (optional)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: DISABLE_COMPACT
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Compact conversation with optional focus instructions” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /compact or /compact focus on the deploy logic
  • Notes: Summarizes old conversation turns to free up tokens while staying in the same session.

/copy

Section titled “/copy”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: [N] (optional — copy the Nth-latest response)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Copy the last assistant response to clipboard. Pass a number N to copy the Nth-latest response: /copy 2 copies the second-to-last. When code blocks are present, shows an interactive picker to select individual blocks or the full response. Press w in the picker to write the selection to a file instead of the clipboard, which is useful over SSH” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /copy 2 or /copy (latest response)
  • Notes: Over SSH, use the w option to write directly to a file instead of clipboard.

/effort

Section titled “/effort”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: [level|auto] (optional) — low, medium, high, xhigh, max, or auto
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_FAST_MODE (also gates /fast)
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Set the model effort level. Accepts low, medium, high, xhigh, or max; available levels depend on the model and max is session-only. auto resets to the model default. Without an argument, opens an interactive slider; use left and right arrows to pick a level and Enter to apply. Takes effect immediately without waiting for the current response to finish” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /effort high or /effort auto
  • Notes: Some models do not support all effort levels. max is session-only and requires a Pro/Max subscription.

/exit

Section titled “/exit”
  • Aliases: /quit
  • Arguments: none
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Exit the CLI.” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /exit
  • Notes: none

/export

Section titled “/export”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: [filename] (optional)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Export the current conversation as plain text. With a filename, writes directly to that file. Without, opens a dialog to copy to clipboard or save to a file” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /export transcript.txt or /export
  • Notes: Useful for archiving, sharing, or processing conversation transcripts.

/fast

Section titled “/fast”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: [on|off] (optional)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_FAST_MODE
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Toggle fast mode on or off” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /fast on or /fast off
  • Notes: Fast mode reduces latency at the cost of response quality. Useful for quick iterations.

/focus

Section titled “/focus”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: none
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: Fullscreen rendering only
  • Description: “Toggle the focus view, which shows only your last prompt, a one-line tool-call summary with edit diffstats, and the final response. The selection persists across sessions. Only available in fullscreen rendering” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /focus
  • Notes: Reduces visual clutter when using the fullscreen TUI. Not available in line-by-line mode.

/model

Section titled “/model”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: [model] (optional — model name, alias, or full model ID like claude-opus-4-7-20250219)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Select or change the AI model. For models that support it, use left/right arrows to adjust effort level. With no argument, opens a picker that asks for confirmation when the conversation has prior output, since the next response re-reads the full history without cached context.” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /model opus or /model haiku or /model claude-opus-4-7-20250219
  • Notes: Changing the model clears the context cache for the next response.

/plan

Section titled “/plan”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: [description] (optional)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Enter plan mode directly from the prompt. Pass an optional description to enter plan mode and immediately start with that task, for example /plan fix the auth bug” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /plan fix the auth bug or /plan
  • Notes: Plan mode allows you to decompose and validate a task before executing it.

/recap

Section titled “/recap”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: none
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Generate a one-line summary of the current session on demand.” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /recap
  • Notes: Useful for archiving or reviewing what was accomplished in a session.

/rename

Section titled “/rename”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: [name] (optional; auto-generates if omitted)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Rename the current session and show the name on the prompt bar. Without a name, auto-generates one from conversation history” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /rename debugging auth flow or /rename
  • Notes: Auto-generated names are intelligently derived from your recent activity.

/resume

Section titled “/resume”
  • Aliases: /continue
  • Arguments: [session] (optional — session ID or name)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Resume a conversation by ID or name, or open the session picker.” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /resume auth-refactor or /resume (opens picker)
  • Notes: All prior conversations are preserved and resumable indefinitely.

/rewind

Section titled “/rewind”
  • Aliases: /checkpoint, /undo
  • Arguments: none (interactive; select message from conversation)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_FILE_CHECKPOINTING
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Rewind the conversation and/or code to a previous point, or summarize from a selected message.” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /rewind (then select a message)
  • Notes: Supports both conversation history rollback and file state restoration. Very useful for undoing accidental changes.

/sandbox

Section titled “/sandbox”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: none (toggle)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: Supported platforms only
  • Description: “Toggle sandbox mode. Available on supported platforms only” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /sandbox
  • Notes: Sandbox mode restricts file access and command execution for added safety. Not available on all platforms.

/theme

Section titled “/theme”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: none (opens picker)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Change the color theme. Includes an auto option that follows your terminal’s dark or light mode, light and dark variants, colorblind-accessible (daltonized) themes, and ANSI themes that use your terminal’s color palette” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /theme (opens interactive picker)
  • Notes: Themes include daltonized variants for colorblind accessibility.

/tui

Section titled “/tui”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: [default|fullscreen] (optional)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Set the terminal UI renderer and relaunch into it with your conversation intact. fullscreen enables the flicker-free alt-screen renderer. With no argument, prints the active renderer” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /tui fullscreen or /tui default or /tui
  • Notes: Fullscreen mode uses an alternate terminal buffer for cleaner output.

/btw

Section titled “/btw”
  • Aliases: none
  • Arguments: <question> (required)
  • Type: Built-in
  • Disabled by: —
  • Gating: —
  • Description: “Ask a quick side question without adding to the conversation” (code.claude.com)
  • Example: /btw what's the syntax for async/await?
  • Notes: Useful for quick clarifications that you don’t want to include in the session history.

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