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2	Slash Commands Reference	Complete reference for interactive CLI and messaging slash commands

Slash Commands Reference

Hermes has two slash-command surfaces:

• Interactive CLI slash commands — handled by cli.py / hermes_cli/commands.py
• Messaging slash commands — handled by gateway/run.py

Installed skills are also exposed as dynamic slash commands on both surfaces.

Interactive CLI slash commands

Type / in the CLI to open the autocomplete menu. Built-in commands are case-insensitive.

Session

Command	Description
/new	Start a new conversation (reset history)
/reset	Reset conversation only (keep screen)
/clear	Clear screen and reset conversation (fresh start)
/history	Show conversation history
/save	Save the current conversation
/retry	Retry the last message (resend to agent)
/undo	Remove the last user/assistant exchange
/title	Set a title for the current session (usage: /title My Session Name)
/compress	Manually compress conversation context (flush memories + summarize)
/rollback	List or restore filesystem checkpoints (usage: /rollback [number])
/background	Run a prompt in the background (usage: /background <prompt>)

Configuration

Command	Description
/config	Show current configuration
/model	Show or change the current model
/provider	Show available providers and current provider
/prompt	View/set custom system prompt
/personality	Set a predefined personality
/verbose	Cycle tool progress display: off → new → all → verbose
/reasoning	Manage reasoning effort and display (usage: /reasoning [level|show|hide])
/skin	Show or change the display skin/theme

Tools & Skills

Command	Description
/tools	List available tools
/toolsets	List available toolsets
/skills	Search, install, inspect, or manage skills from online registries
/cron	Manage scheduled tasks (list, add, remove)
/reload-mcp	Reload MCP servers from config.yaml

Info

Command	Description
/help	Show this help message
/usage	Show token usage for the current session
/insights	Show usage insights and analytics (last 30 days)
/platforms	Show gateway/messaging platform status
/paste	Check clipboard for an image and attach it

Exit

Command	Description
/quit	Exit the CLI (also: /exit, /q)

Dynamic CLI slash commands

Command	Description
/<skill-name>	Load any installed skill as an on-demand command. Example: /gif-search, /github-pr-workflow, /excalidraw.
/skills ...	Search, browse, inspect, install, audit, publish, and configure skills from registries and the official optional-skills catalog.

Quick commands

User-defined quick commands from quick_commands in ~/.hermes/config.yaml are also available as slash commands. These are resolved at dispatch time, not shown in the built-in autocomplete/help tables.

Messaging slash commands

The messaging gateway supports the following built-in commands inside Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email, and Home Assistant chats:

Command	Description
/new	Start a new conversation.
/reset	Reset conversation history.
/status	Show session info.
/stop	Interrupt the running agent without queuing a follow-up prompt.
/model [provider:model]	Show or change the model, including provider switches.
/provider	Show provider availability and auth status.
/personality [name]	Set a personality overlay for the session.
/retry	Retry the last message.
/undo	Remove the last exchange.
/sethome	Mark the current chat as the platform home channel for deliveries.
/compress	Manually compress conversation context.
/title [name]	Set or show the session title.
/resume [name]	Resume a previously named session.
/usage	Show token usage for the current session.
/insights [days]	Show usage analytics.
/reasoning [level|show|hide]	Change reasoning effort or toggle reasoning display.
/rollback [number]	List or restore filesystem checkpoints.
/background <prompt>	Run a prompt in a separate background session.
/reload-mcp	Reload MCP servers from config.
/update	Update Hermes Agent to the latest version.
/help	Show messaging help.
/<skill-name>	Invoke any installed skill by name.

Notes

• /skin, /tools, /toolsets, /config, /prompt, /cron, /skills, /platforms, /paste, and /verbose are CLI-only commands.
• /status, /stop, /sethome, /resume, /background, and /update are messaging-only commands.
• /reload-mcp and /rollback work in both the CLI and the messaging gateway.