Interactive Commands

Slash commands available during an active chat session.

CLI vs Interactive

This page covers in-session slash commands (like /model, /mcp). For terminal commands like dexto install or dexto setup, see CLI Overview.

Start an interactive session with dexto (Web UI) or dexto --mode cli (terminal).

General

Command	Aliases	Description
/help	/h, /?	Show all commands
/exit	/quit, /q	Exit the CLI
/new		Start new conversation
/clear	/reset	Clear context (keeps session)
/compact	/summarize	Compress older messages
/context	/ctx, /tokens	Show token usage
/copy	/cp	Copy last response
/shortcuts	/keys	Show keyboard shortcuts
!<cmd>	/shell	Run shell command

Sessions

Command	Description
/resume	Browse and resume sessions
/rename	Rename current session
/search <query>	Search across sessions
/session list	List all sessions
/session history	Show current session history
/session delete <id>	Delete a session

Configuration

Command	Description
/model	Change LLM model
/model list	List available models
/model current	Show current model
/config	Show configuration
/config reload	Reload config from file
/sysprompt	Show system prompt
/log [level]	Set log level (debug/info/warn/error)
/stats	Show statistics

MCP & Tools

Command	Description
/mcp	List MCP servers
/mcp list	List connected servers
/mcp add stdio <name> <cmd>	Add stdio MCP server
/mcp add http <name> <url>	Add HTTP MCP server
/mcp add sse <name> <url>	Add SSE MCP server
/mcp remove <name>	Remove MCP server
/tools	Browse available tools
/tools list	List all tools
/tools search <query>	Search for tools

Prompts

Command	Description
/prompts	List all prompts
/use <prompt> [args]	Execute a prompt
/<prompt-name>	Execute prompt directly
/docs	Open documentation

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+C	Clear input / cancel
Escape	Close overlay
↑ / ↓	Navigate history
Tab	Autocomplete
Shift+Enter	Multi-line input

Examples

Managing Sessions

# List all sessions
/session list

# Resume a previous session
/resume

# Search for something you discussed
/search "database migration"

# Rename current session
/rename my-project-refactor

Working with Models

# See current model
/model current

# List available models
/model list

# Switch to a different model
/model switch gpt-5

Using MCP Tools

# See all available tools
/tools list

# Search for specific tools
/tools search "file"

# List connected MCP servers
/mcp list

Debugging

# Check token usage
/context

# View system prompt
/sysprompt

# Enable debug logging
/log debug

# Show system stats
/stats