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Slash Commands Reference

This is the complete reference for all slash commands available inside kognisant chat. Commands are organized by category for quick lookup.

General

/help

Display the full command reference matrix.

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/help

For detailed help on a specific command:

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/help agent

/clear

Flush the current conversation history. Starts fresh while preserving the system prompt and project context.

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/clear

This does NOT clear persistent memory (context.md). It only resets the rolling conversation window.

/paste (or /p)

Enter multi-line paste mode. Useful for pasting large log traces, error messages, or code blocks.

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/paste

Type or paste your content, then type /end on a blank line to submit:

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/paste

ERROR: Connection refused at line 42


Traceback:


  File "server.py", line 42


    socket.connect(...)


ConnectionRefusedError: [Errno 111]


/end

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Context and Files

/context

Display the project's persistent memory (context.md). Shows milestones, active tasks, architecture notes, and anything the AI has learned about your project.

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/context

/files

List all indexed files in your project workspace (excludes patterns like .git, node_modules, __pycache__, virtual environments).

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/files

/read

Load a file's full content into the conversation context. The AI can then reference, explain, or modify it.

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/read src/auth/middleware.py
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/read tests/test_auth.py

You can read multiple files by calling /read multiple times. Each file is added to the conversation history.

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Model Management

/model

Open the interactive model selection menu. Switch between configured models, add a new one, or remove an existing one.

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/model

Shows:

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šŸ“¦ Select an AI Model:


  [1] gemma3:1b (Ollama) šŸŸ¢


  [2] llama-3.3-70b-versatile (Groq) šŸŸ¢ [Active]


  [3] gpt-4o-mini (OpenAI) šŸŸ”


  [a] Add custom provider / model


  [r] Remove a model from pool

Options:

  • Select a number to switch instantly
  • Press a to add a new provider
  • Press r to remove a model (cannot remove the active model)

    • /providers

    Inspect configured AI providers with pricing, API key status, and endpoint details.

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    /providers

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    Agents

    /agent

    Dispatch an autonomous PERP swarm to handle a complex multi-step task.

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    /agent Write a complete test suite for the database module
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    /agent Research OAuth2 PKCE and implement it in our auth system

    The swarm plans, executes in parallel, reflects, and persists results.

    /status

    Check the current state of running agents. Shows active workers, their subtasks, and progress.

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    /status

    /stop

    Cancel the running agent swarm. Currently active workers finish their task, but no new subtasks are dispatched.

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    /stop

    /pause

    Suspend agent dispatch. Workers in progress continue, but no new subtasks start.

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    /pause

    /resume

    Continue a paused agent swarm. Remaining subtasks begin dispatching again.

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    /resume

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    Telemetry and Monitoring

    /telemetry

    Show execution statistics summary (last 50 executions).

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    /telemetry

    For per-model deep dive:

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    /telemetry gemma4:latest

    Shows success rate, response times, reliability score, failure breakdown, and circuit breaker state.

    /thinking

    Review AI reasoning/thinking steps from past executions.

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    /thinking last      Most recent thinking

    /thinking 3         Thinking from 3 executions ago
    

    /thinking list      List all stored thinking records

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    World Model and Goals

    /worldmodel

    Manage the World Model subsystem.

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    /worldmodel enable     Enable codebase analysis

    /worldmodel disable    Disable (data preserved)
    

    /worldmodel status     Show state and statistics

    /goals

    View active improvement goals generated by the world model.

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    /goals

    Shows ranked goals with priority:

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    Goals:

      [1] āš ļø  Fix contract violation: auth ā†’ jwt_utils (priority: HIGH)
    

      [2] šŸ“Š Add tests for connection_pool.py (priority: MEDIUM)
    

      [3] šŸ”„ Review legacy_parser.py (priority: LOW)

    /goals accept

    Accept a goal for execution. The system executes it immediately or queues it depending on graduated autonomy settings.

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    /goals accept 1

    /goals dismiss

    Dismiss a goal. Records negative feedback so the system learns your preferences.

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    /goals dismiss 3

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    Background Daemon and Jobs

    /daemon status

    Show daemon running state, PID, and uptime.

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    /daemon status

    /daemon start

    Start the background daemon from within chat.

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    /daemon start

    /daemon stop

    Stop the running daemon (sends SIGTERM for graceful shutdown).

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    /daemon stop

    /daemon restart

    Stop and restart the daemon in one command.

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    /daemon restart

    /jobs

    List all background jobs with name, type, state, run count, exit code, next scheduled run, and PID.

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    /jobs

    Output:

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      NAME                 TYPE         STATE        RUN#  EXIT  LAST RUN               NEXT RUN

      telegram-bot         persistent   running      3     -     2025-06-15T10:30 UTC   -
    

      nightly-tests        scheduled    scheduled    12    0     2025-06-15T02:00 UTC   in 8h 30m

    /job stop

    Cancel a running job. Sends SIGTERM to the subprocess and sets state to "cancelled".

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    /job stop telegram-bot

    /job logs

    View the last 30 lines of a job's output log.

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    /job logs telegram-bot

    /job restart

    Restart a stopped or crash-looped persistent job.

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    /job restart telegram-bot

    /job remove

    Permanently remove a job from the queue. Terminates the subprocess if currently running.

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    /job remove old-bot

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    Spec-Driven Development

    /spec

    Manage feature specifications from within chat.

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    /spec list                    List all specs with status

    /spec auth_module             Load spec context into conversation
    

    /spec auth_module run         Execute the next unchecked task
    

    /spec auth_module run all     Execute all remaining tasks
    

    /spec auth_module done        Mark the current task as complete

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    Skills and Tools

    /skills

    Display all loaded global skills (markdown knowledge files).

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    /skills

    /tool list

    List all registered global tools with their descriptions.

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    /tool list

    /tool register

    Register a workspace script as a global tool (copies to ~/.kognisant_core/tools/).

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    /tool register my_tool scripts/my_tool.py

    /tool delete

    Remove a global tool (deletes both JSON schema and Python implementation).

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    /tool delete my_tool

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    Session Control

    exit / quit

    End the chat session. Saves conversation history to .kognisant/history/ and exits cleanly.

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    exit

    or

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    quit

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    Quick Reference Table

    CommandArgumentsDescription
    :---:---:---
    /help[command]Show help (optionally for a specific command)
    /clearReset conversation history
    /pasteEnter multi-line input mode
    /contextView project memory
    /filesList project files
    /readLoad file into context
    /modelSwitch, add, or remove models
    /providersView provider details
    /agentDeploy autonomous swarm
    /statusCheck agent progress
    /stopCancel running agent
    /pausePause agent dispatch
    /resumeResume paused agent
    /telemetry[model]Execution statistics
    /thinkinglast/N/listReview reasoning steps
    /worldmodelenable/disable/statusManage world model
    /goals[accept/dismiss N]View or act on goals
    /daemonstart/stop/restart/statusManage background daemon
    /jobsList all jobs
    /job stopCancel a job
    /job logsView job output
    /job restartRestart a job
    /job removeDelete a job
    /spec[name] [action]Spec-driven development
    /skillsList loaded skills
    /toollist/register/deleteManage global tools
    exitEnd session

    TelemetryCLI Reference