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## How the command menu matches what you type
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55Commands control Claude Code from inside a session. They provide a quick way to switch models, manage permissions, clear context, run a workflow, and more.
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7Type `/` to see the commands available to you, or type `/` followed by letters to filter.
7Type `/` to see the commands available to you, or type `/` followed by letters to filter. [How the command menu matches what you type](#how-the-command-menu-matches-what-you-type) covers highlighting, typos, and the few commands Claude Code hides from the menu until you type their full name.
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99A command is only recognized at the start of your message. Text that follows the command name becomes its arguments. As of v2.1.199, [skills](/docs/en/skills#pass-arguments-to-skills) are the exception: a skill invocation followed by more skills, such as `/skill-a /skill-b do XYZ`, loads every skill named at the start and passes the trailing text to each as arguments. Up to six skills can be chained.
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4848| `/add-dir <path>` | Add a working directory for file access during the current session. Type a partial path to see matching directory suggestions; press `Tab` to accept one. Most `.claude/` configuration is [not discovered](/docs/en/permissions#additional-directories-grant-file-access-not-configuration) from the added directory. A successful add runs your [`DirectoryAdded` hooks](/docs/en/hooks#directoryadded). When you run it while Claude is responding, Claude Code asks you to confirm the directory right away, and once you confirm, Claude's next tool call in the same turn can access it. Before v2.1.234, Claude Code queued the command until the turn finished |
4949| `/advisor [model\|off]` | Enable or disable the [advisor tool](/docs/en/advisor), which consults a second model for guidance at key moments during a task. Accepts `fable`, `opus`, `sonnet`, or a full model ID. `fable` requires [Fable 5 access](/docs/en/advisor#choose-an-advisor-model). Without an argument, opens a picker |
5050| `/agents` | As of v2.1.198, running `/agents` prints a reminder to ask Claude to create or manage [subagents](/docs/en/sub-agents), or to edit `.claude/agents/` or `~/.claude/agents/` directly. On v2.1.197 and earlier, opens an interactive interface for creating and managing subagent configurations |
51| `/artifacts` | List the [artifacts](/docs/en/artifacts#find-an-artifact-again) you own or that are shared with you, then attach one to the session, open it in your browser, or copy its link. Available where [artifacts](/docs/en/artifacts#availability) are. Requires Claude Code v2.1.208 or later; attaching with `Enter` requires v2.1.216 |
5152| `/autocompact [auto\|<tokens>]` | Set the auto-compact window: how full the context window gets before Claude Code compacts automatically. Pass a size such as `500k`, or `auto` to return to the window tuned for your model. Claude Code saves the value to user settings and applies it to the current session. See [Set the auto-compact window](/docs/en/model-config#set-the-auto-compact-window) for accepted values and what overrides it. Without an argument, opens a dialog that shows the current window. Requires Claude Code v2.1.221 or later |
5253| `/autofix-pr [prompt]` | Spawn a [Claude Code on the web](/docs/en/claude-code-on-the-web#auto-fix-pull-requests) session that watches the current branch's PR and pushes fixes when CI fails or reviewers leave comments. Detects the open PR from your checked-out branch with `gh pr view`; to watch a different PR, check out its branch first. By default the cloud session is told to fix every CI failure and review comment; pass a prompt to give it different instructions, for example `/autofix-pr only fix lint and type errors`. Requires the `gh` CLI and access to [Claude Code on the web](/docs/en/claude-code-on-the-web) |
5354| `/background [prompt]` | Detach the current session to run as a [background agent](/docs/en/agent-view) and free this terminal. Pass a prompt to send one more instruction before detaching. Monitor the session with `claude agents`. To copy the conversation into a new background session while this one keeps running, use `/fork`. Alias: `/bg` |
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8384| `/focus` | Toggle the focus view, which shows only your last prompt, a one-line tool-call summary with edit diffstats, and the final response. The tool-call summary also counts the subagents launched in the turn and collapses completed background-task notifications into a single count. The selection persists across sessions; set [`viewMode`](/docs/en/settings#available-settings) in settings to override it. Only available in [fullscreen rendering](/docs/en/fullscreen). The [VS Code extension](/docs/en/vs-code#use-the-prompt-box) offers its own Focus view as a command-menu toggle, stored as an extension setting, independent of `viewMode` |
8485| `/fork [prompt]` | [Copy the current conversation](/docs/en/agent-view#copy-the-session-with-%2Ffork) into a new background session and keep working here. Pass a prompt and the copy starts working on it immediately; without one it waits in agent view for its first prompt. Except when the copy [edits in place](/docs/en/agent-view#how-file-edits-are-isolated), Claude Code instructs it to create a worktree of its own before making code changes; the isolation instruction requires Claude Code v2.1.221 or later. To hand a side task to a subagent whose result comes back into this conversation, use `/subtask`; to switch into a copy yourself, use `/branch`. Requires Claude Code v2.1.212 or later; on v2.1.161 through v2.1.211, and whenever [agent view is turned off](/docs/en/agent-view#turn-off-agent-view), `/fork` starts a [forked subagent](/docs/en/sub-agents#fork-the-current-conversation) instead |
8586| `/goal [condition\|clear]` | Set a [goal](/docs/en/goal): Claude keeps working across turns until the condition is met or the goal [clears for another reason](/docs/en/goal#how-evaluation-works). With no argument, shows the current or most recently achieved goal. `clear`, `stop`, `off`, `reset`, `none`, or `cancel` removes an active goal early |
86| `/heapdump` | Write a JavaScript heap snapshot and a memory breakdown to `~/Desktop`, or your home directory on Linux without a Desktop folder, for diagnosing high memory usage. Attach only the `-diagnostics.json` file when reporting a memory issue; the `.heapsnapshot` contains your full conversation and credentials, so don't share it. Doesn't appear in the command menu; type it in full. See [what to do with the output](/docs/en/troubleshooting#high-cpu-or-memory-usage) |
87| `/heapdump` | Write a JavaScript heap snapshot and a memory breakdown to `~/Desktop`, or your home directory on Linux without a Desktop folder, for diagnosing high memory usage. Attach only the `-diagnostics.json` file when reporting a memory issue; the `.heapsnapshot` contains your full conversation and credentials, so don't share it. [Hidden from the command menu](#how-the-command-menu-matches-what-you-type); type it in full. See [what to do with the output](/docs/en/troubleshooting#high-cpu-or-memory-usage) |
8788| `/help` | Show help and available commands |
8889| `/hooks` | View [hook](/docs/en/hooks) configurations for tool events |
8990| `/ide` | Manage IDE integrations and show status |
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125126| `/schedule [description]` | Create, update, list, or run [routines](/docs/en/routines), which execute in the cloud. Claude walks you through the setup conversationally. You can also ask about a [routine's recent runs](/docs/en/routines#manage-routines-from-the-cli). Alias: `/routines` |
126127| `/scroll-speed` | Adjust mouse wheel [scroll speed](/docs/en/fullscreen#mouse-wheel-scrolling) interactively, with a ruler you can scroll while the dialog is open to preview the change. Available in [fullscreen rendering](/docs/en/fullscreen) only and not in the JetBrains IDE terminal |
127128| `/security-review` | Analyze the changes on your current branch for security vulnerabilities. Reviews the diff between your branch and origin's default branch, identifying risks like injection, auth issues, and data exposure. Needs an `origin` remote; if the review fails with an `ambiguous argument` error, see the [error reference](/docs/en/errors#security-review-fails-without-origin-head) |
128| `/setup-bedrock` | Configure [Amazon Bedrock](/docs/en/amazon-bedrock) authentication, region, and model pins through an interactive wizard. Only visible when `CLAUDE_CODE_USE_BEDROCK=1` is set. First-time Amazon Bedrock users can also access this wizard from the login screen |
129| `/setup-vertex` | Configure [Google Cloud's Agent Platform](/docs/en/google-vertex-ai) authentication, project, region, and model pins through an interactive wizard. Only visible when `CLAUDE_CODE_USE_VERTEX=1` is set. First-time Google Cloud's Agent Platform users can also access this wizard from the login screen |
129| `/setup-bedrock` | Configure [Amazon Bedrock](/docs/en/amazon-bedrock) authentication, region, and model pins through an interactive wizard. [Hidden from the command menu](#how-the-command-menu-matches-what-you-type) until `CLAUDE_CODE_USE_BEDROCK=1` is set; type it in full. First-time Amazon Bedrock users can also access this wizard from the login screen |
130| `/setup-vertex` | Configure [Google Cloud's Agent Platform](/docs/en/google-vertex-ai) authentication, project, region, and model pins through an interactive wizard. [Hidden from the command menu](#how-the-command-menu-matches-what-you-type) until `CLAUDE_CODE_USE_VERTEX=1` is set; type it in full. First-time Google Cloud's Agent Platform users can also access this wizard from the login screen |
130131| `/simplify [target]` | **[Skill](/docs/en/skills#bundled-skills).** Review the changed code for cleanup opportunities and apply the fixes. Four review [agents](/docs/en/sub-agents) run in parallel, covering reuse of existing helpers, simplification, efficiency, and whether the change is at the right level of abstraction. From v2.1.154, the review doesn't look for correctness bugs. Use `/code-review` to find bugs. On earlier versions, `/simplify` is equivalent to `/code-review --fix`. Pass a path or PR reference to review a specific target |
131132| `/skills` | List available [skills](/docs/en/skills). Type to filter the list by name. Press `t` to sort by token count. Press `Space` to [cycle a skill's visibility to Claude and the `/` menu](/docs/en/skills#override-skill-visibility-from-settings), then `Enter` to save |
132133| `/stats` | Alias for `/usage`. Opens on the Stats tab |
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151152| `/voice [hold\|tap\|off]` | Toggle [voice dictation](/docs/en/voice-dictation), or enable it in a specific mode. Requires a Claude.ai account |
152153| `/web-setup` | Connect your GitHub account to [Claude Code on the web](/docs/en/web-quickstart#connect-from-your-terminal) using your local `gh` CLI credentials. `/schedule` prompts for this automatically if GitHub isn't connected |
153154| `/workflows` | Open the [workflow](/docs/en/workflows#watch-the-run) progress view to watch, pause, resume, or save running and completed workflows |
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156## How the command menu matches what you type
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158Claude Code filters the `/` menu as you type. Each bullet below covers one thing you might notice while filtering:
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160* **Highlighting**: Claude Code highlights the top suggestion only when the letters after the `/` match a command's name or alias, from the start of the name or from a word within it, ignoring the `:`, `_`, and `-` separators. Typing `/adddir` highlights `/add-dir`, and typing `/new` highlights `/clear` through its alias. Press `Enter` to run the highlighted suggestion.
161* **After a typo**: Claude Code highlights nothing. The close matches stay listed, and you can pick one with `Tab` or the arrow keys, but `Enter` submits your text as typed and reports [Unknown command](/docs/en/errors#unknown-command).
162* **Commands that aren't available to you**: Claude Code leaves them out of the menu. When nothing matches, Claude Code shows `No commands match "/name"`. Most unavailable commands return [Unknown command](/docs/en/errors#unknown-command) when you submit them; a few, such as [`/schedule` on a Console API key](/docs/en/routines#schedule-returns-unknown-command), answer with their own availability message instead.
163* **Hidden commands**: Claude Code keeps a few available commands, such as `/heapdump`, out of the menu by design. A partial name never brings a hidden command into the menu: if the partial matches nothing visible, Claude Code shows the same no-match message. Claude Code lists the command only once you've typed its full name, and submitting the full name runs it.
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