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 |
/team-onboarding |
Generate a ramp-up guide of your setup for a new teammate |
/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 |
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 |
/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 |
|---|---|
/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) |
/ultraplan <prompt> |
Draft a plan in cloud, review in browser (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) |
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 |
/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 |
/rename [name] |
Rename the current session (tip) |
/teleport |
Pull a Claude Code on the web session into your terminal. Alias /tp |
/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.
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