TL;DR Claude Code has nearly 80 slash commands. The official docs list them alphabetically; here they are grouped by what you want to do. Starting a session, freeing context, letting Claude work without you, reviewing before merge, debugging when something's off. Typing
/shows you the ones available to your plan — but knowing where to look saves the 5-minute scroll.
If you landed here from a "claude code slash commands" search, you've probably already seen the official docs: 80 alphabetical entries, one after another. Useful when you know what you want. Useless when what you know is "I want Claude to watch something while I keep coding" but can't remember whether that's /loop, /schedule, /monitor, or /batch.
Here they are by intent. Each entry: the command, what it does in one line, and a link to the dedicated tip when we have one.
1. When you start a project
| Command | For |
|---|---|
/init |
Generate a starter CLAUDE.md. CLAUDE_CODE_NEW_INIT=1 unlocks the interactive flow (tip) |
/login · /logout |
Sign in/out of your Anthropic account |
/web-setup |
Connect GitHub for Claude Code on the web |
/install-github-app |
Set up Claude GitHub Actions for a repo (tip) |
/team-onboarding |
Generate a ramp-up guide of your setup for a new teammate (tip) |
/setup-bedrock · /setup-vertex |
Wizards for AWS Bedrock and Google Vertex AI |
/terminal-setup |
Configure Shift+Enter and shortcuts in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Alacritty, Zed (and what to do when your terminal cannot) |
2. While you're working on a task
| Command | For |
|---|---|
/model [model] |
Switch model without losing your prompt (tip) |
/effort [level] |
Dial reasoning up or down. xhigh is the sweet spot on Opus 4.7 (tip) |
/fast |
Toggle fast mode |
/plan [description] |
Plan mode directly, optionally with the task already written |
/branch [name] |
Fork the conversation here, preserve the original (tip) |
/btw <question> |
Side question without polluting history (tip) |
/copy [N] |
Copy Claude's last reply to clipboard |
/diff |
Interactive diff viewer: uncommitted + per-turn (tip) |
/add-dir <path> |
Add an extra directory to the session |
/sandbox |
Toggle sandbox mode |
3. When context fills up
| Command | For |
|---|---|
/context |
See where your context window is going (tip) |
/compact [instructions] |
Compress the conversation; optionally with focus ("keep only the plan and the diff") |
/clear [name] |
Start a new conversation, the previous one stays in /resume |
/recap |
One-line summary of the current session (tip) |
/memory |
Edit CLAUDE.md and review auto-memory entries (tip) |
4. When you want Claude to work without you
| Command | For |
|---|---|
/goal <condition> |
Claude won't return control until the condition holds (tip) |
/loop [interval] [prompt] |
Recurring intra-session. Omit the interval, Claude self-paces (tip) |
/schedule [description] |
Create a Routine in cloud. Alias /routines |
/batch <instruction> |
Decompose a refactor into 5-30 parallel PRs (tip) |
/autofix-pr [prompt] |
Web session that watches your PR and pushes fixes when CI fails |
/tasks |
Panel of everything running in parallel. Alias /bashes (tip) |
/bg · claude agents |
Push the session to the background and open the panel where all your sessions live (tip) |
To see how they all fit together: the full map of autonomous primitives.
5. Before you merge
| Command | For |
|---|---|
/review [PR] |
Local review in the session. Since v2.1.224 it is an alias of /code-review |
/ultrareview [PR] |
Cloud review with a parallel fleet of agents (tip) |
/security-review |
Scans the diff for vulnerabilities |
/simplify [focus] |
3 parallel agents review recent files and apply quality/efficiency fixes |
6. When something feels off
| Command | For |
|---|---|
/doctor |
Audits install, settings, MCP, skills, context. Press f and Claude fixes the issues (tip) |
/debug [description] |
Enables debug logging and analyzes the session log |
/heapdump |
Memory snapshot to ~/Desktop when usage spikes |
/feedback [report] |
Report a bug to Anthropic with session context attached. Alias /bug |
7. Between sessions
| Command | For |
|---|---|
/resume [session] |
Open the session picker. Accepts pasting a PR URL to find the session that created it. Alias /continue |
/list-agents |
See which of your other sessions Claude can reach to send them a message. Alias /peers |
/rename [name] |
Rename the current session (tip) |
/teleport |
Pull a Claude Code on the web session into your terminal. Alias /tp (tip) |
/desktop |
Continue in the Desktop app. Alias /app |
/remote-control |
Make the session reachable from claude.ai for remote control (tip) |
/export [file] |
Export the conversation as plain text |
8. Metrics and usage
| Command | For |
|---|---|
/usage |
Cost, plan limits, stats. Aliases /cost, /stats (tip) |
/insights |
Analysis of your sessions: request types, languages, patterns, friction (tip) |
/release-notes |
Interactive changelog picker |
/extra-usage |
Enable extra usage when you hit the rate limit |
9. Customize Claude Code
| Command | For |
|---|---|
/config |
Settings UI: theme, model, output style, editor mode, etc. Alias /settings |
/theme |
Change theme. Includes creating a custom one |
/color |
Change the prompt bar color |
/statusline |
Configure the status line |
/keybindings |
Edit custom bindings |
/agents |
Manage subagents |
/hooks |
View configured hooks (tip) |
/mcp |
Manage MCP servers (tip) |
/permissions |
Allow/ask/deny rules (tip). Alias /allowed-tools |
/skills |
List skills. Press t to sort by tokens, Space to hide one |
/plugin |
Manage plugins |
/reload-plugins |
Reload plugins without restarting |
Slash commands ≠ Skills (the classic mix-up)
Skills are markdown files at ~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md that Claude runs or auto-activates. They show up in the / menu like any other slash command, but you write or install them. Built-in slash commands (the tables above) are native Claude Code code, not editable.
A few commands are labeled as bundled skills in docs (/batch, /loop, /simplify, /debug, /fewer-permission-prompts, /claude-api): they ship with Claude Code, but technically they're skills — meaning you can look at their markdown if you want to hack them. For the full mental model: the 6 extension points.
Removed commands (in case you're looking for them)
/pr-comments— removed inv2.1.91. Replacement: ask Claude to read the PR comments directly./vim— removed inv2.1.92. Replacement:/config→ Editor mode./ultraplan, removed inv2.1.224along with theultraplankeyword. Replacement: plan mode in your terminal, or Claude Code on the web if what you wanted was the work running off your machine (what exactly happened).
The command you already know without knowing it
/ alone, no text. Shows you the full menu filtered by what you have installed and your plan. Type letters after / to filter in real time. If you can't remember the exact name, that's the fastest way — without having to come back to this cheat sheet.
Official docs: Commands reference