Slash commands
Type / at the start of the prompt to see the list. Tab completes, and the arrow keys move through suggestions. Commands work even while Slo is in the middle of a task.
| Command | What it does |
|---|
/abort | Stop the current task. Same as Ctrl+C. |
/steer <message> | Add direction to the current task without stopping it. |
/diff <path> | Full-screen diff of one file against your last commit. s side by side, w wrap, Esc to close. |
/cwd | Show the folder this session works in. |
| Command | What it does |
|---|
/new [name] | Start a fresh session with the same folder and settings. Can't run mid-task. |
/rename <name> | Name this session so you can slo --resume <name> later. |
/clear | Clear the screen. The conversation isn't affected. |
/tree [textual|markdown|html] | Browse the session as a tree of turns and tool calls. html saves a file you can open in a browser. |
/context-window | How much of the model's context this session is using. |
/compact | Summarise older history now to free up context. Can't run mid-task. |
| Command | What it does |
|---|
/model [name] | List the models, or switch to one. Your choice is saved. |
/model refresh | Reload the model list from your providers, such as the OpenRouter models your key can use. |
/reasoning [level] | Show or set the reasoning level: off, minimal, low, medium, high, xhigh, or on/max. Saved. |
/preferences | Show your saved model and reasoning level. /preferences clear resets them. |
/auth | Sign in, or switch provider. |
| Command | What it does |
|---|
/workflows (or /wf) | List background workflows started from this session. |
/workflows abort <id> | Stop a workflow and all its sub-agents. |
/workflows resume <id> | Restart a stalled or failed workflow from where its history ends. |
/workflows dismiss <id> | Acknowledge a stalled workflow without resuming it. |
/plugins | Show each plugin and whether it loaded. |
/plugins trust | Trust this project and load the plugins in its .slo/plugins/ folder. |
/plugins reload | Reload plugins after editing one. |
| Command | What it does |
|---|
/help (or /h, /?) | List every command. |
/theme | Switch between the slo-dark and slo-default themes. |
/exit (or /quit, /q) | Quit. Slo prints the command to resume this session. |
Plugins can add their own commands. They show up in the same list.
| Key | What it does |
|---|
Enter | Send. While Slo is busy, this queues your message to run next. |
Shift+Enter | New line. |
Ctrl+C | Stop the current task. When idle, quit. |
Ctrl+D | Quit. |
Ctrl+L | Clear the screen. |
Ctrl+O | Expand or collapse every block. |
↑ / ↓ | Earlier prompts from this session. |
Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy the visible text of the focused block. Selecting text with the mouse also copies it. |
Ctrl+Shift+M | Copy the raw Markdown of the focused block. |
On macOS, Cmd+C and Cmd+Shift+M work too.