Commands

Slash Commands

Kollab includes slash commands for common operations. Type / in the input to see available commands, filter by typing, and run one with Enter.

Quick Reference

/help

Show all available commands

/llm

Pick and switch loadouts

/model

Pick a model, set reasoning effort

/agent

Switch to a different agent

/skills

Load and unload skills

/apps

Add MCP servers, CLI tools and skills

/connect

Manage the agent network

/hub

Message and manage hub agents

/save

Save the conversation

Conversation Commands

/save [format] [destination]Core

Save the current conversation. Formats are transcript, markdown and jsonl; destinations are a file, clipboard, both or local. Aliases: /export, /transcript.

# Examples
/save markdown# Markdown to a file
/save transcript clipboard# Plain text to the clipboard
/resume [search]Core

Continue a previous conversation. With a search term, filters saved sessions before opening the picker. Aliases: /restore, /continue.

/resume api# List sessions mentioning "api"
/fork · /branchCore

Fork the conversation from a specific message: pick a message, and everything after it starts a new branch. The conversation history is untouched.

/branch# Pick a message to fork from
/context · /compactCore

/context manages the context service ledger (show, evict, stats). /compact compacts the conversation to free context window.

/context stats# Ledger statistics
/compact# Compact the running conversation

LLM Commands

/llm [name]Core

The loadout picker: saved loadouts first, then every catalog model grouped by provider, with context window and pricing notes. /llm <name> activates directly (a unique substring works), /llm new opens a pre-filled create form, /llm default <name> sets the default. Aliases: /loadout, /ld. See Loadouts.

/llm# Open the picker
/llm fable-slim# Activate by name
/model [subcommand]Core

The model picker for the active provider, seeded from the bundled registry and merged with the provider's live catalog. Subcommands: list [query], search, set, effort [level]. Effort levels: low, medium, high, xhigh, max, ultra. Aliases: /mod, /m.

/model effort high# Set reasoning effort
/setup · /loginCore

/setup is the guided wizard for a new provider: pick provider, API key, endpoint, model, optional live test, save and activate. Aliases: /onboard, /wizard. /login handles OAuth logins: openai, status, logout.

/setup# Configure a provider
/login openai# ChatGPT OAuth

Agent And Skills Commands

/agent [subcommand]Core

Bare /agent opens a selection modal; list, set, create and clear manage agent bundles. Alias: /ag. From a shell, kollab --list-agents lists them.

/agent list# Installed agent bundles
/agent coder# Switch to the coder bundle
/apps [subcommand]Core

Add MCP servers, CLI tools and skills for every agent on this computer. Subcommands: search, add and remove. The browser UI has the same thing as its Apps button. See Apps.

/apps search github# Every match, by name, description or tag
/apps add context7# Add an MCP server
/skills [subcommand]Core

Skills are markdown files shipped with agents; load one to append it to the system prompt. Subcommands: list, browse, load, unload, create. Aliases: /skill, /sk.

/skills load security-check# Load a skill
/skills unload security-check# Unload it
/sub [subcommand]Core

Manage agent sessions: list, status [name], create <name> <task>, capture <name>, stop, message. Aliases: /subagent, /sa.

/sub list# Active agent sessions
/deepthought [mode]Core

Extended thinking control: on, off, status, always, ponder.

Network Commands

/connect [subcommand]Network

Bare /connect opens the Connect screen: network, this device, a join code that counts down, join requests and knocks. Subcommands: code, accept <device>, reject <device>, status, name <name>, trust open|agents|manual, knock, knocks, expect, block, unblock, allow, deny, revoke, leave, help. Task-envelope commands (authorize, send, withdraw, answer, task, cancel) work under manual trust and appear in /connect help all. See Agent Network.

/connect code# Show a join code
/connect trust manual# Raise the trust level
/hub [subcommand]Network

Work with hub agents: status, msg <name>, broadcast, feed, console, org, vault, whoami, spawn, stop, on/off. Alias: /mesh. From a shell: kollab --hub status, kollab --hub msg <name> <text>.

/hub status# Who is online
/hub msg lapis "got a minute?"

System Commands

/permissions [subcommand]Core

Manage tool execution permissions: show, default, strict, trust, stats, clear. Aliases: /perms, /security. See Permissions.

/goal [subcommand]Core

Durable session goal: /goal <objective>, show, pause, resume, clear, history [N]. Works during a processing turn. Alias: /goals.

/config · /doctorCore

/config opens the fullscreen settings editor; press / to search, Ctrl+S to save (Local or Global). /doctor runs a first-run readiness check. Aliases: /checkup, /ready.

/upgrade · /restart · /modeCore

/upgrade updates kollab in place (pip, pipx, uv tool, Homebrew and source installs). /restart restarts the session; /mode switches terminal contrast for dark or light backgrounds.

/voicemode · /voicemodelsCore

/voicemode controls the ambient voice bridge: on, off, status, retry, context, classifier. Aliases: /vm, /voice. /voicemodels shows the automatic voice setup status.

/status · /version · /artifact · /cd · /quitCore

/status reports system state; /version the running version; /artifact manages artifacts; /cd changes the working directory (.., -); /quit exits (alias /exit).

Plugin Commands

/mcp [subcommand]Plugin

The MCP manager: setup, list, test <server>, enable, disable, show, servers, reload, tools [server]. Aliases: /mcps, /servers. See MCP Integration.

/terminal [subcommand]Plugin

Tmux session manager: new, view, list, kill. Aliases: /term, /tmux, /t. See Tmux Integration.

/matrixPlugin

The Matrix rain effect. Purely decorative.

Command Line

kollab acp [options]Core

Lets an ACP client such as Zed use Kollab. --llm picks a profile and --attach uses an agent that is already running. See ACP Agents.

kollab acp# A new Kollab agent for this client
kollab acp --attach lapis# Use the running agent lapis

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