Chat Slash Commands

Reference for interactive chat slash commands in XibeCode, including setup, config, cloud pull, and commit shortcuts.

This page mirrors interactive chat behavior in packages/cli/src/ui/claude-style-chat.tsx (command list, setup wizard, and config menu).

Autocomplete and input

Type / and a prefix: ↑/↓ cycles matching commands; Tab fills in the highlighted command.
Tab adds a trailing space after /model, /format, and /mode so you can type an argument immediately.
While the agent is running, your next line is queued (you see Queued message — will run next.) instead of interrupting; after the run finishes, that line is sent automatically.
During a run, Esc aborts the current turn (not the whole session).
Ctrl+C exits the chat app.

Status line

The footer shows model, format (auto | openai | anthropic), mode, and provider, plus idle vs working state (spinner and elapsed time when busy).

`/setup` — guided setup

Runs when you type /setup, or automatically on first launch if no API key is configured (needsFirstRunSetup).

Flow

Provider preset (↑/↓, Enter to confirm, Esc cancels and returns to chat)
- Routing.run, zenllm.org, OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Groq, DeepSeek, Google (Gemini), xAI (Grok), Moonshot (Kimi), Zhipu AI (z.ai), or Custom (you paste your own base URL).
- For a preset (not Custom): the CLI writes provider, baseUrl, and requestFormat to your profile, then moves to the API key step.
- For Custom: you are prompted for Base URL first.
Base URL (Custom path, or skipped for presets)
- Must start with http:// or https:// (trailing slashes are trimmed).
- If the profile had no provider, it assumes OpenAI-compatible (provider: openai, requestFormat: openai when unset).
API key
- Stored locally via ConfigManager; minimum length check (rejects very short pasted fragments).
Fetch /models
- Uses OpenAI-style GET {baseUrl}/models with Authorization: Bearer ….
Pick a model (↑/↓, Enter) — same apply path as /model; on success you see Setup complete. Type a prompt to start.

On model-list failure, you see the error and Type /setup to restart setup.

Opens a menu: ↑/↓, Enter to choose, Esc closes.

Item	What it does
Set Base URL (OpenAI format)	Prompts for URL; must start with `http`
Set API key	Prompts for key
Pick model from `/models`	Requires base URL + key; fetches models then opens the model picker
Set provider	Picker: auto-detect, openai, anthropic, deepseek, openrouter, google, grok, kimi, zai, routingrun, zenllm
Set cost mode	`normal` or `economy`
Set economy model	Prompts for model id
Show config summary	Prints apiKey present/missing, provider, model, costMode, baseUrl, requestFormat, sandbox/runtime
Close	Returns to chat

Nested pickers (provider, cost mode) use ↑/↓, Enter, Esc to cancel.

`/format`

No argument: prints current requestFormat and the effective wire (Anthropic Messages vs OpenAI chat completions), plus usage hint.
/format auto | anthropic | openai — updates format and clears the cached model list (you may refetch with /model).

`/model`

No argument: loads models (via your configured loader), opens the interactive picker (↑/↓, Enter), or type /model <id> directly.
/model default restores the default model for the session/profile.

`/mode`

No argument: opens the mode picker; filtered if you typed /mode foo before Enter.
/mode <id> switches directly if <id> matches a known mode (e.g. agent, plan).

`/help`

Prints the shortcut list (/help, /mode, /format, …), reminds that normal prompts run agent mode, and notes vision: image paths or @path can attach pixels when the file exists.

`/memory`

/memory or /memory list — lists up to 10 auto-memories for the project (full list: xc memory list).

/memory dream — runs dream consolidation (shows created/merged/pruned counts).
/memory path — prints the memory directory path.

`/hooks`

/hooks or /hooks list — lists registered lifecycle hooks (up to 10). Full add/remove: xc hooks CLI.

`/cpull` and `/commit`

See sections below; /cpull requires a cloud sandbox_full session with onCloudPullCommand wired. /commit requires the commit handler for that session.

Available Slash Commands (summary)

Command	What it does	Notes
`/help`	Shortcuts + vision hint
`/mode`	Mode picker or `/mode <id>`
`/clear`	Inserts a transcript cleared divider line	Prior lines stay in the scrollback; does not erase persisted session files
`/format`	Show or set wire format	`auto`, `anthropic`, `openai`
`/model`	Model picker or `/model <id>`	`/model default` resets
`/setup`	Full setup wizard	Same steps as first-run setup
`/config`	Quick config menu	See table above
`/memory`	`list` (default), `dream`, `path`
`/hooks`	`list` (default)	Manage with `xc hooks`
`/cpull`	Pull sandbox workspace locally	`sandbox_full` only; `--apply` merges new/changed files by default
`/commit`	`git add` + commit	Auto message if no text
`/donate` / `/sponsor`	Opens `https://ai.xibebase.in`
`/exit`	Persists session update, then exits

`/cpull` Examples

/cpull
/cpull --apply
/cpull --apply --full
/cpull --output .xibecode/sandbox-pull-manual
/cpull --apply --force

Behavior: Without --apply, /cpull downloads the full workspace to a timestamped directory (same as the CLI). With --apply, the default is a merge: only files that are new or differ from your local copy are written; identical files are skipped. Use --apply --full to extract the entire archive over the current directory (legacy overwrite-all behavior).

`/commit` Examples

/commit
/commit fix: handle missing cloud session id

Behavior:

/commit runs git add ., inspects staged files, generates a short commit message, then commits.
/commit <message> runs git add . and commits with the provided message.
If no staged changes remain after git add ., no commit is created.

Plan mode questions

When the agent asks structured questions in plan-style flows, use ↑/↓ to highlight an option and Enter to choose. If you pick custom / type yourself, type your answer and Enter. Esc from custom mode returns to the option list.

Tips

Use /help anytime to re-check shortcuts for your build.
Use /mode plan for design discussions, then /mode agent to execute.
Use /cpull to bring validated sandbox work back to your machine without leaving chat.