Here are 20 commands worth knowing, grouped by what they actually solve. Stopping, undoing, branching
- Esc stops the current task. Conversation history stays intact, only the in-flight action dies.
- Double-tap Esc or /rewind opens a menu: Restore code and conversation Restore conversation only Restore code only Summarize from here Cancel
/btw lets you ask a side question without polluting the main thread. /btw where is the test file again It reuses the existing prompt cache, so token cost is near zero. 4. /branch forks the conversation. Run two approaches in parallel, keep the one that works. Managing the context window 5. /compact rewrites long history into a summary that keeps the storyline, the technical decisions, and the errors plus fixes. Context window stops bloating. 6. /clear wipes everything for a fresh topic. 7. /export saves the conversation as Markdown: ~/projects/XXX/claude-session-YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM.md Useful when you’ve spent an hour designing an architecture and don’t want it to vanish. 8. /resume searches old sessions by keyword. 9. claude -c picks up yesterday’s chat where you left it. 10. claude -r lists every past session and lets you jump back into a specific one. 11. /remote-control (alias /rc ) hands the running session over to your phone. The work keeps executing on your machine, you just steer from somewhere else. Working smarter 12. /model opusplan runs Opus for planning and Sonnet for execution. Slower thinking on the design, faster output on the code. 13. /simplify spins up three reviewers in parallel: Architecture and code reuse Code quality Efficiency You get one combined report. 14. /insights generates a local HTML report at ~/.claude/usage-data/report.html . It shows usage habits, common mistakes, features you’ve never touched, and concrete suggestions for your CLAUDE.md. 15. /loop schedules recurring or one-shot tasks inside the session: /loop 15m check the deploy /loop in 20m remind me to push this branch Recurring loops auto-expire after 3 to 7 days so a forgotten schedule doesn’t burn through your API budget. You can override the default behavior by dropping a .claude/loop.md in your project. A bare /loop will then run whatever instructions you put inside. Keyboard shortcuts 16. Ctrl+V pastes screenshots directly. No saving to disk first. 17. Ctrl+J (or Option+Enter on Mac) inserts a newline without sending. Multi-line prompts without accidents. 18. Ctrl+R searches your prompt history. Your own personal prompt library, already indexed. 19. Ctrl+U clears the entire input line in one keystroke. 20. /skills [name] loads project-specific skills. Run /skills with no argument to see what’s available in the current workspace. submitted by /u/Deep_Structure2023
Originally posted by u/Deep_Structure2023 on r/ClaudeCode
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