Slash Command Reference

March 10, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

All commands are registered in gently/harness/commands.py.

CommandDescription
/quitExit the agent (aliases: /exit, /q)
/clearClear screen and show welcome banner
/help [command]Show help for all commands or a specific command

Inspection

CommandDescription
/statusShow experiment status (microscope connection, active embryos, detectors)
/detectorsList all registered detectors with status, type, and configuration
/embryos [ID]List embryos or show details for a specific embryo
/timelapse [watch]Timelapse acquisition status; watch for live countdown view
/timeline [clear] [--filter TYPE] [--embryo ID] [--since TIME] [--all]Event timeline with filtering and multiple view modes (--letters, --log, --table, --axis)
/peers [HOSTNAME] [campaigns]Show mesh peers on the network (alias: /mesh)

Session

CommandDescription
/sessionsBrowse saved sessions interactively
/resume [ID]Resume a previously saved session (interactive picker if no ID)
/saveSave current session with embryo states and conversation history
/import-embryos [ID|last]Import embryo definitions from another session
/make-video [embryo_id] [--fps N]Create MP4 video from timelapse volumes
/wizardRe-run the onboarding wizard

Planning

CommandDescription
/plan [status|exit]Enter plan mode for experimental design, or show plan status
/campaign [delete|share|unshare] [ID]View, manage, and share campaigns (alias: /campaigns)
/join-campaign <HOSTNAME> <CAMPAIGN_ID>Join a shared campaign on a peer
/claim <ITEM_ID>Claim a plan item from a joined remote campaign
/pair [accept|reject|list|unpair|scopes] [target]Bluetooth-style pairing with mesh peers

Appearance

CommandDescription
/theme [name]Switch color theme (vibrant, scientific, claude, monochrome)
/historyShow conversation history with the agent
/tokensShow API token usage statistics and estimated cost

Diagnostics

CommandDescription
/benchmark [--volumes N] [--slices N] [--warmup N] [--save]Run end-to-end volume acquisition FPS benchmark
/reset-contextClear the context database (campaigns, learnings, session intents)