Terminal commands & shortcuts

Type / in the prompt to search commands — the list only shows what’s available in your current state. Press Ctrl+P for the full command palette.

Prompt controls

Input	Result
Return	Submit the prompt.
Shift+Return, Ctrl+Return, Alt+Return, or Ctrl+J	Insert a new line.
Tab / Shift+Tab	Move to the next or previous agent.
@	Find and attach a file as context.
!command	Enter shell mode and run a command directly.
/	Search slash commands.
Ctrl+P	Open the full command palette.
Escape	Close a dialog, cancel voice, or interrupt active work.
Ctrl+C	Clear a non-empty prompt; with nothing to clear, exit.

Slash commands

These are the commands registered in the current build, with the exact title each one shows in the interface.

Session

Command	What it does
/new	New session. Alias: /clear.
/sessions	Switch session. Aliases: /resume, /continue.
/exit	Exit the app.

Models, agents, and providers

Command	Interface title
/connect	Connect provider
/models	Switch model. Aliases: /model, /mo.
/agents	Switch agent
/variants	Switch model variant (when the model has variants)
/mcps	Toggle MCPs
/org	Switch org (when you have more than one)
/themes	Switch theme

Context, status, and system

Command	Interface title
/bridge	Local index status (semantic · symbols · memory · editor)
/memory-status	View memory bridge status
/privacy	View local-first privacy shield
/panel	Open browser panel
/status	View status
/debug	View debug info
/help	Help
/diff	Open the diff viewer

Note

Memory, Index, and Team are sidebar tabs, not slash commands. Press Ctrl+X then B to toggle the sidebar, then choose the Session, Files, Tasks, Index, Memory, or Team tab. If you’ve read an older internal guide that lists /memory, /index, or /team, this page is the accurate one — it was checked against the command registry in the current build.

Project commands, plugins, MCP servers, and installed skills can add more entries. /workspaces stays hidden unless experimental workspace support is enabled.

Leader key shortcuts

The default leader key is Ctrl+X. Press it, then the second key.

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+X, then B	Toggle the sidebar (Session / Files / Tasks / Index / Memory / Team)
Ctrl+X, then E	Open the prompt in an external editor
Ctrl+X, then T	List available themes
Ctrl+X, then S	View status
Ctrl+X, then Q	Exit the application

Every keybinding can be changed in configuration, and the leader key itself is configurable.

CLI reference

Command	Purpose
v3code [project]	Start the full interface in a project.
v3code -c	Continue the latest session.
v3code --session <id>	Continue a specific session.
v3code --session <id> --fork	Fork while continuing a session.
v3code run <message>	Run one request without the full interface.
v3code models [provider]	List available models.
v3code providers list	List providers and credential state.
v3code mcp list	List MCP servers and status.
v3code stats	Show token usage and cost.
v3code export [sessionID]	Export a session as JSON.
v3code import <file-or-url>	Import session data.
v3code serve	Start a headless server.
v3code web	Start the server and open the web interface.
v3code debug info	Show runtime debug information.
v3code debug paths	Show data, config, cache, state, and log locations.
v3code debug config	Print the resolved configuration.
v3code --pure	Run without external plugins, for diagnosis.

Run v3code --help or <command> --help for the complete current reference.

Note

--auto approves permission requests that aren’t explicitly denied. The CLI itself labels this dangerous — don’t make it your default or use it unattended. See Permissions.