> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://nikcli.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 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` | ### ⚙ī¸ 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` | ### đŸ‘Ĩ 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"` | ### đŸ’ģ 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` | ### 🏗ī¸ 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` | ### đŸ–Ĩī¸ 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"` | ### đŸ’ŧ 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` | ### ↩ī¸ 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 ```bash theme={null} # 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 ```bash theme={null} # 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 ```bash theme={null} # 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](/configuration/cli-setup).