Power Commands

Every slash command worth memorizing.

A living cheatsheet of power commands for Claude, ChatGPT, and more. Copy a command, paste it in, change how you work.

Config and Personalization

/config [key [value]]

View or set persistent settings. Changes are saved to ~/.claude/settings.json so they survive across sessions.

/model [model]

Switch the active model mid-session. Useful when you want Opus-level reasoning for a tricky step then drop back to Sonnet for grunt work.

/effort [level]

Set effort to low, medium, high, xhigh, or max. Run without arguments to get an interactive slider you can adjust with arrow keys.

/fast [on|off]

Toggle fast mode on or off. Prioritizes speed over depth when you need quick answers.

/permissions

View and update what Claude is allowed to do: file writes, shell commands, network access. Tighten or loosen as needed.

/theme [name]

Create and switch named custom themes. Includes an "Auto (match terminal)" option that follows your terminal's dark or light mode.

/color [color]

Change the prompt bar color. Small thing but it helps when you are running multiple terminal tabs with different Claude sessions.

/keybindings

Customize keyboard shortcuts. Remap anything that does not fit your muscle memory.

Context and Review

/context

Visualize the current context as a grid. See exactly what is loaded, how much space each piece takes, and where the window is filling up.

/diff

Open an interactive diff viewer. Review every change Claude made to your files before accepting them.

/usagealias: replaces /cost and /stats

Full breakdown of token usage, cost, and cache stats for the current session. Know exactly what you are spending.

/copy [N]

Copy the last response (or the Nth response) to your clipboard. Faster than selecting text manually.

/focus

Toggle fullscreen focus view. Removes distractions so you can concentrate on the task.

Session Management

/clear

Clear the conversation context. Do this after every completed task or when context usage climbs. You can always /resume later.

/compact [focus]

Compress the context window without losing important state. Pass an optional focus keyword to prioritize what gets kept.

/rename

Name every session immediately. Makes /resume and /rc dramatically easier to use when you have dozens of sessions.

/resume [session]

Drop back into a past session by ID or name. The full context and file state are restored.

/recap

Get a quick summary of the current session context. Useful when you return to a session after a break and need to remember where things stand.

/export

Export the full conversation to a file. Good for documentation, sharing, or archiving a session you might reference later.

Session Power Moves

/goal [desc]

Set a completion goal and Claude keeps working turn after turn until it is met. A live progress overlay shows where it is. No more babysitting prompts. You define done, it figures out the path.

/btw

Ask a side question with the current context while a long task is still running. You do not have to stop or wait. The main task continues in parallel.

/branch [name]alias: /fork

Fork the conversation from the current context. Work two directions from the same loaded state instead of running them sequentially in a cluttered session.

/rewindalias: /undo

Roll back the conversation and any code or file changes to an earlier checkpoint. Went down a dead end? Rewind instead of dealing with junk context.

/remote-controlalias: /rc

Load your big prompt, hit /rc, then steer the session with follow-ups from your phone while you walk away. Pairs well with /rename so you can find it fast.

/plan [desc]

Enter plan mode directly. Claude outlines the steps before executing anything. Good for complex tasks where you want to approve the approach first.

/workflows

Kick off built-in workflows like deep research directly from Claude Code. No need to open the web app separately.

/voice

Prompt by talking instead of typing. Accuracy is rough compared to dedicated dictation apps but it is better than nothing when your hands are busy.