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Claude code common commands

Type “claude” to start

  • I typically navigate to repo I want to work in first

new (to me) commands

/loop runs any prompt on a recurring schedule. Great for monitoring deploys, babysitting PRs, or polling status.

Basic commands

exit

/help

escape key - go back, interrupt claude e.g. if off track

/powerup - learning

ctrl + v - paste image

@ mention files - fyi saves tokens to mention files

/insights - what you’re good at, and can improve

ctrl + o - expand details of what Claude is doing for a user ask

/init - caution initialize CLAUDE.md (recommended not to run /init, this file should be very small)

Reviews and more

/review - reviews a PR

/review https://github.com/opentable/gc-monorepo-admin/pull/18607

/review local changes - checks current branch

/security-review

/simplify - review code for reuse, quality and efficiency

/ultrareview - new in Opus 4.7, limited access, deep analysis I don’t see it as a command in my terminal yet

/permissions - view and manage permissions

Management

/model - set model

/effort - set effort level, thinking level

/fast - same model faster response

/plan - enable “plan mode”, read only Shift + tab will cycle through modes including plan modes: default -> accept edits -> plan

/status - show overall session state

/cost - view session costs

/context - see what’s in context, inspect token usage

/clear - reset conversation history, use this often,

/compact - replaces conversation with summary

/compact focus on API changes - compact with focus

/memory

Extension management

/plugins - components which extend Claude code capabilities Skills and mcp integrations are kinds of plugins

/skills

/mpc

Statusline

/statusline

Ask claude to customize your statusline, add token counts in and out, costs etc.

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