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The bang command (!) for dropping into a shell isn't documented anywhere in the README or help text. Users discover it by accident or by reading source code.

This adds documentation for the ! command alongside the other interactive commands.

Fixes #207

Add a "Using Shelley" section to README.md documenting how to use the
! command with SQLite queries to search conversation history. This
addresses user requests for friction-free search capabilities,
especially on mobile.

The documentation includes three common use cases:
- Listing recent conversations
- Getting messages from a specific conversation
- Searching conversations by keyword

Fixes boldsoftware#207
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philz commented May 13, 2026

Thanks for the contribution!

I'm going to hint at ! in placeholder text for the message input bar instead. I think this is too detailed for the readme.

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Document the ! command for searching conversation history

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