Slash commands
Every in-session slash command in the Tau TUI.
Type these inside the interactive TUI. Open the searchable command palette with Ctrl+K.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/quit | Exit the session |
/new | Start a new session |
/session | Show session info and stats (model, cwd, tools, skills, context) |
/system | Show the active system prompt without adding it to context or session history |
/compact [instructions] | Summarize and compact the active context |
/export [--format html|jsonl] [dest] | Export the current session |
/resume [session-id] | Resume a previous session, or open the picker |
/tree | Branch from an earlier point in the session tree |
/name <new name> | Rename the current session and, in supported terminals, the terminal tab title |
/model | Open the model picker |
/tools | Browse active tools and open their full descriptions |
/scoped-models | Choose favorite models for the Ctrl+P quick-cycle |
/theme [name] | Show or set the TUI theme |
/login [provider] | Connect a built-in provider with OAuth or an API key; Anthropic uses anthropic-subscription or anthropic-api |
/logout [provider] | Remove saved credentials for a provider |
/reload | Reload local skills, prompts, extensions, and project context |
/prompts | Search loaded prompt templates; press Enter to insert an invocation or Ctrl+E to edit the file |
/hotkeys | Show the keyboard shortcuts |
/skills | Open a searchable picker of loaded skills and insert a selection into the prompt |
/skill:<name> [request] | Expand a loaded skill into your prompt |
Live HTML exports include the system prompt
/export includes the current system prompt in a collapsed section when it
creates HTML. Review it before sharing because it may expose project
instructions or other local context. JSONL exports do not include the prompt.
Offline tau export from stored JSONL cannot recover it and omits the section.
The HTML export’s Usage view charts token and cache activity. Its prompt-input
chart marks compactions, model and thinking-level changes, and branch summaries
against the next model request so cache changes have session context.`/skill:` is special
/skill:<name> is a prompt-expansion path, not a normal command — Tau expands
the named skill into your prompt and runs it as a turn. Its optional request may
start on the same line or on following lines. See
Skills & prompt templates.Only registered commands are consumed locally. Other slash-prefixed input, including
absolute paths such as /tmp or /Users/me/file.png, is sent to the model as a normal
prompt.
Related:
- Thinking mode is keyboard-driven, not a slash command — see Keyboard shortcuts and Managing context.
- Prompt templates use slash invocations (for example,
/wt …). Use/promptsto search loaded templates, insert an invocation without submitting it, or edit a selected template with Ctrl+E.