Type / in the composer to open the command overlay. Start typing to filter; Up/Down to highlight; Tab or Enter to run. Every command below is also runnable by typing the full name.
| Command | Arguments | Effect |
|---|
/new | | Start a fresh session with the current agent |
/reset | | Wipe the current session’s transcript and keep going |
/clear | | Alias for /reset |
/sessions | | Open the session browser (same as Ctrl+B) |
/rename | <title> | Set the current session’s title |
/export | [filename] | Write the transcript to session-<id>.md or the filename you pass |
/compact | [guidance] | Summarize older history to shrink context — see Compaction |
| Command | Arguments | Effect |
|---|
/agents | | Print the loaded agent list into the conversation |
/agent | <name> | Switch to <name>, or start a session with it if none |
/model | [provider/model] | Print the active model, or switch to the named one |
/models | | Open the full-screen model browser |
/thinking | [on|off|low|medium|high|max|show|hide] | Toggle or set reasoning effort |
| Command | Arguments | Effect |
|---|
/interactive | | Return to interactive mode (default) |
/auto | [max_steps] | Engage autonomous mode. Default cap is 30 steps |
/policy | <name> [k=v ...] | Swap to a registered session policy |
/background | <task> | Spin up a new autonomous session with the task text |
/bg | <task> | Alias for /background |
See Autonomy for the full policy mechanics.
| Command | Arguments | Effect |
|---|
/login | [api-key] [--server <url>] | Authenticate with the platform and restart the runtime |
/logout | | Disconnect and revoke credentials server-side |
/whoami | | Show the current identity |
/profile | | Switch profiles (opens the profile dialog) |
/workspace | [key] | View or switch workspace — restarts the runtime |
/workspaces | | List workspaces |
/projects | [workspace] | List projects for the current or named workspace |
/reload | | Re-discover capabilities and rebuild the tool registry |
Each of these opens a full-screen view inside the TUI.
| Command | Effect |
|---|
/capabilities | Manage runtime capabilities (same as Ctrl+P) |
/runtimes | View workspace interactive runtimes (same as Ctrl+R) |
/environments | Browse available environments |
/skills | Browse and load skills |
/mcp | View background services — MCP servers and workers |
/workers | Alias for /mcp |
/secrets | View configured secrets and provider presets |
/sandboxes | Monitor your sandboxes |
/evaluations | View workspace evaluation jobs (same as Ctrl+E) |
/traces | Browse traces for the current project (same as Ctrl+T) |
/spans | Browse raw local spans for the active session |
/console | View backend logs (same as F5) |
| Command | Arguments | Effect |
|---|
/copy | | Copy the last assistant message (or press y) |
/tools | <compact|expanded> | Set tool-detail density (same as Ctrl+O toggle) |
| Command | Arguments | Effect |
|---|
/help | | Show the keybinding and command hints |
/pull | <type://[org/]name[@version]> | Pull a Hub artifact into local cache |
/version | | Show installed Dreadnode version |
/update | | Update Dreadnode CLI to latest |
/quit | | Exit the TUI |
