Slash commands

Slash commands

Slash commands let you change settings and run actions from the keyboard. Type / at the start of the composer in Chat, Code, or IDE to open the command menu.

Using the menu

• Type / to see every command for the current surface. Keep typing to narrow the list, for example /eff finds /effort.
• Use ↑ and ↓ to move through the list.
• Press Tab to fill in the highlighted command, so you can add its argument.
• Press Enter to fill in the highlighted command. Press Enter again to run it.
• Press Esc to close the menu.

Once you have typed a space after a command, the menu suggests values for its argument. For example, /effort h suggests high and xhigh.

A command only works at the start of the composer line. If you type a name that is not a command, such as /foo, Bouncer shows an error. Press Enter again to send that text as an ordinary message.

To put a space in an argument, wrap it in double quotes, for example /system "You are a patient tutor".

Commands

The Surfaces column shows where each command works. Chat, Code, and IDE are the three surfaces that accept slash commands.

Command	Arguments	What it does	Surfaces
/new (alias /n)	none	Starts a new conversation.	Chat, Code, IDE
/clear	none	Clears this conversation's messages from view and starts fresh.	Chat, Code, IDE
/model	<model>	Switches the loaded model. The menu lists the models you have installed.	Chat, Code, IDE
/effort	<level>: low, medium, high, xhigh, or max	Sets how hard the model thinks for this chat.	Chat
/preset	<name>	Switches the preset for this chat.	Chat
/search (alias /find)	<query>	Searches your conversations for the text.	Chat
/tools	<tool>: web or thinking	Toggles web search or thinking for this chat.	Chat
/system	<text>	Sets this conversation's system prompt. Use quotes for more than one word.	Chat
/export	none	Exports this conversation as Markdown.	Chat, Code, IDE
/mode	<mode>: plan, manual, accept-edits, or autopilot	Sets the mode.	Code, IDE
/compact	none	Summarizes older turns to free up context.	Code, IDE
/init	none	Writes a BOUNCER.md file for the open folder.	Code, IDE
/help (alias /?)	none	Lists the commands.	Chat, Code, IDE

Modes

/mode takes the same four modes as the mode chip and Shift Tab:

• plan is read-only. It replies with a plan.
• manual asks before every edit and command.
• accept edits applies edits, and asks before running commands.
• autopilot runs everything in the open folder.

Related

• Chat for the settings these commands change
• Code for Bouncer Code and its modes
• Keyboard shortcuts
• IDE