Slash Commands

Use slash commands to trigger specific actions and workflows in your AI conversations.

Built-in slash commands

Command	Description
`/clear`	Start a new session
`/compact`	Clear conversation history but keep a summary in context
`/exit`	Exit the application
`/help`	Show help
`/init`	Create or improve the AGENTS.md file
`/mcp`	MCP servers management
`/model <model>`	Select a model
`/output-style <output_style>`	Select an output style
`/resume <session_id>`	Resume from a specific session
`/review [pull_request_id]`	Review a github pull request or staged changes
`/status`	Show status

Custom slash commands

Custom slash commands can override the built-in slash commands. If you define a custom slash command with the same name as a built-in slash command, the custom slash command will be used instead.

If you write a prompt more than three times, you should consider adding a slash command for it. Customized slash commands have both project and global scope.

Project scope

Located under the .neovate/commands directory.


mkdir -p .neovate/commands
echo "Add test case for $ARGUMENTS" > .neovate/commands/add-testcase.md

Global scope

Located under the ~/.neovate/commands directory.


mkdir -p ~/.neovate/commands
echo "Explain the project dependencies" > ~/.neovate/commands/explain-dependencies.md

Usage


/<command> [arguments]

Arguments

The $ARGUMENTS string in your slash command file will be replaced with all the arguments passed to the command.

e.g.


echo "Add test case for $ARGUMENTS" > .neovate/commands/add-testcase.md
 
# Usage
/add-testcase @src/Button.tsx
# Actual prompt will be used
Add test case for @src/Button.tsx

And if you want to replace individual arguments, you can use the $1, $2, $3, etc. Similarly as the bash script.


echo "Install dependency $1 with $2" > .neovate/commands/add-dependency.md
 
# Usage
/add-dependency react pnpm
# Actual prompt will be used
Install dependency react with pnpm

Frontmatter

Slash command files support frontmatter.

Key	Description
`name (optional)`	The name of the slash command
`description (optional)`	The description of the slash command
`model (optional)`	The model to use for the slash command

e.g.


---
name: Add test case
description: Add a test case for the given file
model: openai/gpt-5
---
 
Add test case for $ARGUMENTS