Kiro CLI Cheatsheet: Slash Commands

22 Feb, 2026

Slash commands are used inside an active kiro-cli chat session. They start with / and provide quick access to session controls, context management, agents, tools, and more.

kiro-cli chat   # Start interactive session first, then use commands below

Command	Description
`/help`	Switch to Help Agent
`/help How do I configure MCP?`	Ask Help Agent a question
`/help --legacy`	Show classic help text
`/help --legacy /context`	Show help for a specific command
`/quit`	Exit the session
`/exit` or `/q`	Aliases for `/quit`
`/clear`	Clear conversation display (not saved history)
`/changelog`	View Kiro CLI recent changes

Chat Session Management

/chat resume               # Interactive picker to resume a previous session
/chat save /path/file.json # Save current session to a file
/chat load /path/file.json # Load session from a file

# Custom storage scripts
/chat save-via-script ./scripts/save-to-git.sh   # Script receives JSON via stdin
/chat load-via-script ./scripts/load-from-git.sh # Script outputs JSON to stdout

Sessions are auto-saved on every turn. Sessions are per-directory.

Context Management

/context show                  # Show context rules and matched files

/context add src/app.js        # Add a specific file
/context add "*.py"            # Add via glob pattern
/context add "src/**/*.js"     # Recursive glob

/context remove src/app.js     # Remove a rule
/context clear                 # Remove all rules

Context changes are not persisted between sessions. Edit the agent config file to make permanent changes.

Model Selection

/model                            # Open interactive model picker
/model claude-opus-4.6            # Select a model directly
/model clau<Tab>                  # Tab-complete model names
/model set-current-as-default     # Save current model as default

Default saved to ~/.kiro/settings/cli.json.

Agent Management

/agent list                        # List all available agents
/agent create my-agent             # Create a new agent
/agent edit                        # Edit the current agent
/agent edit my-agent               # Edit a specific agent
/agent edit --path /abs/path.json  # Edit by file path
/agent generate                    # AI-generate an agent config
/agent schema                      # Show agent config JSON schema
/agent set-default my-agent        # Set default agent for future sessions
/agent swap code-reviewer          # Swap to a different agent mid-session

Built-in agents (kiro_default, kiro_help, kiro_planner) cannot be edited.

Tools & Permissions

/tools                  # View all tools, token counts, and permissions
/tools schema           # Show input schema for all tools

/tools trust write      # Trust a tool for this session (no confirmation)
/tools untrust write    # Revert tool to per-request confirmation
/tools trust-all        # Trust all tools
/tools reset            # Reset all tools to default permission levels

Permission levels: Trusted | Ask | Allowed

Prompts

/prompts list                      # List all available prompts
/prompts details code-review       # Show prompt details
/prompts get code-review [arg]     # Retrieve a prompt
@code-review [arg]                 # Shorthand for /prompts get

/prompts create my-prompt          # Create a local prompt
/prompts edit my-prompt            # Edit a local prompt
/prompts remove my-prompt          # Delete a local prompt

Code Intelligence (LSP)

/code init              # Initialize LSP-powered code intelligence
/code init -f           # Force reinitialize (restarts LSP servers)
/code overview          # Get workspace structure overview
/code overview --silent # Cleaner output
/code status            # Show LSP server + workspace status

# Log viewing
/code logs                      # Last 20 ERROR logs
/code logs -l INFO              # INFO level and above
/code logs -n 50                # Last 50 entries
/code logs -l DEBUG -n 100      # Last 100 DEBUG+ logs
/code logs -p ./lsp-logs.json   # Export logs to JSON

To-Dos

/todos                           # View todo list (alias: /todo)
/todo add "Fix authentication bug"
/todo complete 1

MCP & Integrations

/mcp      # Show currently active MCP servers
/hooks    # Display active context hooks for the session

Conversation Utilities

/compact     # Summarise conversation to free up context window space
/paste       # Paste an image from clipboard into the conversation
/editor      # Open $EDITOR to compose a long prompt
/reply       # Open editor with last AI response quoted for reply
/usage       # Show billing and credits information

Exploration & Experiments

/experiment  # Toggle experimental features on/off
/tangent     # Enter/exit tangent mode (isolated side conversation)
             # Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+T (when tangent mode is enabled)

Support & Diagnostics

/issue    # Create a GitHub issue or feature request
/logdump  # Create a zip of logs for support investigation

Keyboard Shortcuts (In Chat)

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+C`	Cancel current input
`Ctrl+J`	Insert newline (multi-line prompt)
`Ctrl+S`	Fuzzy search commands and context files
`Ctrl+T`	Toggle tangent mode (if enabled)
`↑` / `↓`	Navigate command history

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