Command Reference
Open the command palette by typing / as the first character of an empty
prompt. Commands group by what happens when you press Enter.
Immediate commands
Section titled “Immediate commands”These run the moment you accept them. They take no argument.
| Command | Aliases | Effect |
|---|---|---|
/clear | /new | Clears the working context. Your session history is untouched. |
/reset-shell | Restores the shell environment to the state Polytoken captured when the session started. | |
/rewind | Opens the rewind view to return the conversation to an earlier point. | |
/feedback | Opens a feedback form. Type your message, optionally attach diagnostic logs, and submit. Your feedback is sent to the Polytoken team through Sentry. | |
/help | Opens the help overlay. | |
/refresh | Refreshes the interface. Use this if the display falls out of step with the session. | |
/quit | /exit | Ends the session. |
/detach | Disconnects the interface and leaves the session running. | |
/bg-shell | Sends the currently running shell tool to the background. The tool continues detached and a notification is delivered when it finishes. | |
/version | Shows the TUI and daemon build versions. | |
/inputdebug | Opens a diagnostic overlay listing the last few key events the TUI received. | |
/daemon-reload | /reload | Reloads the daemon configuration from disk. Re-reads config, skills, facets, subagents, hooks, permissions, extensions, and MCP servers without restarting. |
/goal | Manage the session goal. With no argument, shows the current goal. Subcommands: /goal set <text>, /goal pause, /goal resume, /goal clear. |
Commands that take a choice
Section titled “Commands that take a choice”These open a second typeahead so you can pick a value. For /todo and /jobs, pressing Enter on the command alone shows the current list instead.
| Command | Aliases | Effect |
|---|---|---|
/model | /models | Switch the active model. |
/facet | Switch the active facet. | |
/permissions | /permission | Switch how tool approvals are handled. |
/todo | /todos | Show todos, or act on one. |
/jobs | /job | Show running jobs, or act on one. |
/mcp | Enable or disable an MCP server. Type a server name, then choose enable or disable. | |
/theme | /themes | Preview and switch the active theme for this session. Changes are not saved to your config. |
Commands that take free text
Section titled “Commands that take free text”These accept whatever you type after the command name.
| Command | Aliases | Effect |
|---|---|---|
/model-option | /model-options | View or modify request-option overrides for the active model. |
/title | Sets the session title. With no argument, clears your override and reverts to the inferred title. | |
/compact | Summarizes the context. Optional text steers what the summary keeps. |
Related pages
Section titled “Related pages”- Prompting and Input: how the prompt, the command palette, and the reference picker work together.
- Permissions: what
/permissionsswitches between.