CLI Commands Overview

Complete reference of all NikCLI slash commands with syntax and examples

CLI Commands Overview

NikCLI provides 144 interactive slash commands organized into functional categories. All commands are prefixed with / and can be used in the interactive CLI session.

Quick Reference

Command	Category	Description
/help	System	Show comprehensive help and command reference
/quit, /exit	System	Exit NikCLI safely
/clear	System	Clear current session context
/debug	System	Show detailed debug information
/status	System	Show comprehensive system status and health

Command Categories

🏠 System Commands

Core system operations and information.

Command	Description	Example
/help	Show comprehensive help guide	/help
/quit, /exit	Exit NikCLI safely	/quit
/clear	Clear current session context	/clear
/debug	Show detailed debug information	/debug
/dashboard [action]	Toggle analytics dashboard	/dashboard start
/stats	Show session statistics	/stats
/system [info]	Show system information	/system

🤖 AI Model Management

Configure and manage AI models and providers.

Command	Description	Example
/model [name]	Switch AI model or show current	/model claude-3-5-sonnet
/models	List available AI models	/models
/set-key [provider]	Set API keys for AI providers	/set-key anthropic
/router [action]	Configure model routing	/router status
/temp [value]	Set model temperature (0.0-2.0)	/temp 0.7

⚙️ Configuration

System configuration and environment management.

Command	Description	Example
/config	Show current configuration	/config
/env [var] [value]	Manage environment variables	/env NODE_ENV production
/style [action]	Configure output styles	/style set compact
/styles	List available output styles	/styles

👥 Agent Management

Control AI agents and autonomous execution.

Command	Description	Example
/agents	List all available AI agents	/agents
/agent [name] [task]	Execute task with specific agent	/agent backend-expert "optimize API"
/auto [task]	Fully autonomous task execution	/auto "build React app"
/parallel [tasks]	Execute multiple tasks in parallel	/parallel "test, lint, build"
/factory	Show agent factory status	/factory
/create-agent [spec]	Create custom agent	/create-agent frontend
/launch-agent [name]	Launch created agent	/launch-agent my-agent

📋 Planning & Todo Management

Task planning and execution tracking.

Command	Description	Example
/plan [task]	Generate execution plan	/plan "migrate to TypeScript"
/todo [action]	Manage todo items	/todo add "fix bug #123"
/todos	Show all todos	/todos
/compact [mode]	Toggle compact display	/compact on
/super-compact	Ultra-compact display mode	/super-compact
/approval [action]	Manage approval system	/approval enable
/plan-clean	Clean completed plan items	/plan-clean
/todo-hide	Hide completed todos	/todo-hide
/todo-show	Show all todos	/todo-show

🔒 Security Commands

Security settings and approval management.

Command	Description	Example
/security [action]	Configure security settings	/security status
/dev-mode [on|off]	Toggle development mode	/dev-mode on
/safe-mode	Enable safe mode	/safe-mode
/clear-approvals	Clear pending approvals	/clear-approvals

📁 File Operations

File system operations and content management.

Command	Description	Example
/read [file]	Read file contents	/read package.json
/write [file] [content]	Write content to file	/write README.md "# Project"
/edit [file]	Edit file interactively	/edit src/app.ts
/ls [path]	List files and directories	/ls src/
/search [pattern]	Search files by pattern	/search "TODO"
/grep [pattern]	Search file contents	/grep "function.*export"

💻 Terminal Operations

Command execution and process management.

Command	Description	Example
/run [command]	Execute shell command	/run npm install
/sh [command]	Execute shell command (alias)	/sh ls -la
/bash [command]	Execute bash command	/bash echo $PATH
/install [package]	Install packages	/install lodash
/npm [args]	Run npm commands	/npm run build
/yarn [args]	Run yarn commands	/yarn add react
/git [args]	Run git commands	/git status
/docker [args]	Run docker commands	/docker ps
/ps	Show running processes	/ps
/kill [pid]	Kill process by PID	/kill 1234

🏗️ Project Operations

Build, test, and project management commands.

Command	Description	Example
/build	Build project	/build
/test [args]	Run tests	/test --watch
/lint	Run linter	/lint
/create [type] [name]	Create new project	/create react my-app

🖥️ Virtual Machine Operations

Container and VM management for isolated development.

Command	Description	Example
/vm [action]	VM operations	/vm list
/vm-create [config]	Create new VM	/vm-create node:18
/vm-list	List all VMs	/vm-list
/vm-stop [id]	Stop VM	/vm-stop vm-123
/vm-remove [id]	Remove VM	/vm-remove vm-123
/vm-connect [id]	Connect to VM	/vm-connect vm-123
/vm-logs [id]	Show VM logs	/vm-logs vm-123
/vm-status [id]	Show VM status	/vm-status vm-123
/vm-exec [id] [cmd]	Execute command in VM	/vm-exec vm-123 "npm test"
/vm-dashboard	Show VM dashboard	/vm-dashboard
/vm-health	Check VM health	/vm-health
/vm-backup [id]	Backup VM state	/vm-backup vm-123
/vm-stats [id]	Show VM statistics	/vm-stats vm-123

🎨 Vision & Image Operations

Image analysis and generation capabilities.

Command	Description	Example
/analyze-image [path]	Analyze image with AI	/analyze-image screenshot.png
/vision [path]	Analyze image (alias)	/vision diagram.jpg
/generate-image [prompt]	Generate image from text	/generate-image "sunset over mountains"
/create-image [prompt]	Generate image (alias)	/create-image "logo design"
/images	Discover and analyze images	/images

🌐 Web3 & Blockchain Operations

Blockchain interactions and DeFi operations.

Command	Description	Example
/web3 [action]	Web3 operations	/web3 wallet
/blockchain [action]	Blockchain operations (alias)	/blockchain status
/goat [action]	GOAT SDK operations	/goat init
/defi [action]	DeFi operations	/defi balance
/polymarket [action]	Polymarket trading	/polymarket markets
/web3-toolchain [action]	Web3 toolchain operations	/web3-toolchain list
/w3-toolchain [action]	Web3 toolchain (alias)	/w3-toolchain status
/defi-toolchain [action]	DeFi toolchain operations	/defi-toolchain execute

🔍 Diagnostics & Monitoring

System diagnostics and health monitoring.

Command	Description	Example
/diagnostic [action]	Run diagnostics	/diagnostic scan
/diag [action]	Run diagnostics (alias)	/diag status
/monitor [action]	Start monitoring	/monitor start
/diag-status	Show diagnostic status	/diag-status

🧠 Memory & Context Management

Memory operations and context management.

Command	Description	Example
/remember [content]	Store information in memory	/remember "API key is in .env"
/recall [query]	Recall stored information	/recall "API key"
/memory [action]	Manage memory system	/memory stats
/forget [query]	Remove from memory	/forget "old API key"
/context [action]	Show execution context	/context
/index [action]	Manage workspace index	/index rebuild

📸 Snapshot Management

State snapshots and restoration.

Command	Description	Example
/snapshot [name]	Create state snapshot	/snapshot "before-refactor"
/snap [name]	Create snapshot (alias)	/snap "working-state"
/restore [name]	Restore from snapshot	/restore "before-refactor"
/snapshots	List all snapshots	/snapshots

🎨 Figma Integration

Figma design tool integration.

Command	Description	Example
/figma-info [url]	Get Figma file info	/figma-info https://figma.com/file/...
/figma-export [url]	Export Figma assets	/figma-export https://figma.com/file/...
/figma-to-code [url]	Convert Figma to code	/figma-to-code https://figma.com/file/...
/figma-open [url]	Open Figma file	/figma-open https://figma.com/file/...
/figma-tokens [action]	Manage design tokens	/figma-tokens extract
/figma-config	Configure Figma integration	/figma-config
/figma-create [spec]	Create Figma designs	/figma-create "landing page"

💼 Session Management

Work session and state management.

Command	Description	Example
/new [name]	Create new session	/new "feature-branch"
/sessions	List all sessions	/sessions
/resume [name]	Resume work session	/resume "feature-branch"
/work-sessions	Manage work sessions	/work-sessions
/save-session [name]	Save current session	/save-session "checkpoint"
/delete-session [name]	Delete session	/delete-session "old-work"
/export-session [name]	Export session data	/export-session "project-state"
/export [format]	Export current state	/export json

↩️ Edit History

Undo/redo and edit history management.

Command	Description	Example
/undo [steps]	Undo recent changes	/undo 3
/redo [steps]	Redo undone changes	/redo 1
/edit-history	Show edit history	/edit-history
/history [action]	Manage command history	/history clear

🔄 Background Agents

Background job management (via nikctl integration).

Command	Description	Example
/bg-agent [action]	Manage background agents	/bg-agent start
/bg-jobs	List background jobs	/bg-jobs
/bg-status [id]	Show job status	/bg-status job-123
/bg-logs [id]	Stream job logs	/bg-logs job-123

🌐 Web Browsing

Automated web browsing and interaction.

Command	Description	Example
/browse-session [action]	Manage browse sessions	/browse-session start
/browse-search [query]	Search the web	/browse-search "React hooks"
/browse-visit [url]	Visit webpage	/browse-visit https://example.com
/browse-chat [message]	Chat about current page	/browse-chat "summarize this"
/browse-sessions	List browse sessions	/browse-sessions
/browse-info	Show current page info	/browse-info
/browse-close [id]	Close browse session	/browse-close session-1
/browse-cleanup	Clean up sessions	/browse-cleanup
/browse-quick [query]	Quick search and summarize	/browse-quick "latest React news"

📋 Blueprint Management

Code blueprints and templates.

Command	Description	Example
/blueprints	List all blueprints	/blueprints
/blueprint [name]	Show blueprint details	/blueprint react-component
/delete-blueprint [name]	Delete blueprint	/delete-blueprint old-template
/export-blueprint [name]	Export blueprint	/export-blueprint my-template
/import-blueprint [file]	Import blueprint	/import-blueprint template.json
/search-blueprints [query]	Search blueprints	/search-blueprints "react"

🔄 Streaming & Output

Output formatting and streaming control.

Command	Description	Example
/stream [action]	Control output streaming	/stream enable
/default	Switch to default mode	/default
/pro	Switch to pro mode	/pro

Usage Examples

Basic Workflow

# Start new session
/new "feature-development"

# Check system status
/debug

# Set AI model
/model claude-3-5-sonnet

# Create execution plan
/plan "implement user authentication"

# Execute with agent
/agent backend-expert "create JWT auth middleware"

# Save progress
/save-session "auth-implementation"

Development Workflow

# Create VM for isolated development
/vm-create node:18

# Connect to VM
/vm-connect vm-123

# Install dependencies
/npm install

# Run tests
/test --watch

# Build project
/build

# Check status
/vm-status vm-123

Web3 Development

# Initialize Web3 environment
/goat init

# Check wallet status
/goat wallet

# Deploy contract
/web3-toolchain execute deploy-contract

# Check balance
/goat balance

# Monitor transactions
/polymarket positions

Command Aliases

Many commands have shorter aliases for convenience:

• /q → /quit
• /h → /help
• /ls → /list
• /sh → /run
• /diag → /diagnostic
• /snap → /snapshot

Getting Help

• Use /help for comprehensive command reference
• Use /help [command] for specific command help
• Use /debug to troubleshoot issues
• Use /status to check system health

Prerequisites

Some commands require additional setup:

• Web3 commands: Require wallet configuration and API keys
• Figma commands: Require Figma access token
• Background agents: Require nikd daemon running
• VM commands: Require Docker installation
• Image commands: Require vision model access

For detailed setup instructions, see the Configuration Guide.