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Command reference
Type / in any chat. These are the desk's own commands; each vendor adds its own on top.
Desk commands
| Command | What it does | Also |
|---|---|---|
/new | Back to this project's home | /clear |
/project | Create a project | |
/link | Link a folder to this project | |
/providers | Back to this project's home | |
/model | Switch model, e.g. /model grok-4.6 | /m |
/effort | Brain level: low, medium, high, extra | |
/compact what to keep | Compress this chat's context, with an optional keep-note | |
/ask | Ask before tools run | |
/accept-edits | Allow file edits without asking | /auto |
/always-approve | Skip ordinary permission prompts | |
/plan | Plan first — research only, then a reviewable plan | |
/sandbox off | workspace | read-only | strict | Sandbox: off, workspace, read-only, or strict | |
/demo-permission | Show a permission prompt | |
/theme | Cycle light, dark, Workhorse, system | /t |
/settings | Profile, connected LLMs, skills, routing, learning, usage, watch | /config /preferences /prefs |
/rename new title | Rename this chat | /title |
/archive | Archive this chat | |
/delete | Delete this chat | |
/copy | Copy the latest reply | |
/fork | Branch this chat from the latest turn | |
/usage | Token usage by vendor and model | /cost |
/watch | Leftover, daily spend, and send holds | |
/schedule [every] 30m prompt | Run later or repeat, e.g. /schedule every 30m check build | |
/goal objective | status | pause | resume | clear | Set or manage a quiet Workhorse goal | |
/quit | Close Workhorse | /exit |
Vendor commands
Some vendors add commands that pass straight through to the vendor:
| Vendor | Command | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Codex | /skills | Ask Codex to use an installed skill |
| Codex | /review | Review the working tree |
| Claude | /skills | Ask Claude to use an installed skill |
Grok chats also carry the Grok CLI's own commands — /context, /rewind, /export, /memory, /hooks, /plugins, /workflows, /imagine, /deep-research and the rest — as Grok ships them. In a Grok chat, /goal is Grok's own goal.
Skills as commands
Every installed skill for the chat's vendor is a command: /skill-name, with the skill's description as its hint. /compact is hidden on vendors that cannot compact.