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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

CommandWhat it doesAlso
/newBack to this project's home/clear
/projectCreate a project
/linkLink a folder to this project
/providersBack to this project's home
/modelSwitch model, e.g. /model grok-4.6/m
/effortBrain level: low, medium, high, extra
/compact what to keepCompress this chat's context, with an optional keep-note
/askAsk before tools run
/accept-editsAllow file edits without asking/auto
/always-approveSkip ordinary permission prompts
/planPlan first — research only, then a reviewable plan
/sandbox off | workspace | read-only | strictSandbox: off, workspace, read-only, or strict
/demo-permissionShow a permission prompt
/themeCycle light, dark, Workhorse, system/t
/settingsProfile, connected LLMs, skills, routing, learning, usage, watch/config /preferences /prefs
/rename new titleRename this chat/title
/archiveArchive this chat
/deleteDelete this chat
/copyCopy the latest reply
/forkBranch this chat from the latest turn
/usageToken usage by vendor and model/cost
/watchLeftover, daily spend, and send holds
/schedule [every] 30m promptRun later or repeat, e.g. /schedule every 30m check build
/goal objective | status | pause | resume | clearSet or manage a quiet Workhorse goal
/quitClose Workhorse/exit

Vendor commands

Some vendors add commands that pass straight through to the vendor:

VendorCommandWhat it does
Codex/skillsAsk Codex to use an installed skill
Codex/reviewReview the working tree
Claude/skillsAsk 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.