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loaf provides a set of slash commands for managing your session, configuration, and workflow. Type / in the prompt to see autocomplete suggestions.

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Available Commands

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/auth

Add or configure authentication providers. 
/auth
Opens a selector to authenticate with:
  • OpenAI (ChatGPT OAuth)
  • Antigravity (OAuth)
  • OpenRouter (API key)
You can configure multiple providers and switch between them using /model.

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/onboarding

Re-run the initial setup flow to configure authentication and API keys. 
/onboarding
This command:
  • Guides you through provider authentication
  • Prompts for the Exa API key (for web search)
  • Helps you select your initial model

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/forgeteverything

Wipe all local configuration and restart onboarding from scratch. 
/forgeteverything
This command permanently deletes:
  • Authentication tokens
  • API keys
  • Model selections
  • Input history
  • Persisted state
Chat history sessions are preserved.

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/model

Choose your model and thinking level. 
/model
Opens an interactive selector for:
  • Model selection - Choose from available models across all authenticated providers
  • Thinking level - Set reasoning effort (OFF, MINIMAL, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, XHIGH)
  • Provider selection - For OpenRouter models, optionally specify a preferred provider
Thinking levels control the model’s reasoning depth:
  • OFF - Disable reasoning effort
  • MINIMAL - Very light reasoning, fastest with thinking
  • LOW - Fast with lighter reasoning
  • MEDIUM - Balanced depth and speed (recommended)
  • HIGH - Maximum reasoning depth
  • XHIGH - Extra high reasoning for the hardest tasks

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/limits

Show OAuth usage limits for your authenticated providers. 
/limits
Displays:
  • OpenAI usage snapshot (if authenticated)
  • Antigravity usage snapshot (if authenticated)
  • Current rate limits and quotas

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/history

Resume a saved chat session. 
# Open interactive session selector
/history

# Resume the most recent session
/history last

# Resume a specific session by ID or prefix
/history <session-id>
/history abc123
Sessions are stored in ~/.loaf/sessions/ organized by date. See Chat History for more details.

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/compress

Compress conversation context to reduce token usage. 
/compress
Uses summarization to reduce the size of your conversation history while preserving key information. Helpful when approaching context window limits.
loaf also performs automatic compression when you reach 82% of the model’s context window.

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/skills

List all available skills from your skill directories. 
/skills
Searches for skills in:
  • .agents/skills/ (repository-specific)
  • ~/.loaf/skills/ (user-specific)
  • ~/.agents/skills/ (global user skills)

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/tools

List all registered tools available to the model. 
/tools
Shows built-in tools (bash, file operations, web search, etc.) and any custom tools loaded from your configuration.

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/clear

Clear all conversation messages and start fresh. 
/clear
Resets the conversation while keeping your current session and configuration.

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/help

Show the list of available commands. 
/help

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/quit or /exit

Exit loaf. 
/quit
/exit

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Command Autocompletion

When you type /, loaf displays command suggestions that match your input: 
> /hi
  /history - resume a saved chat
Use arrow keys to navigate and Tab or Enter to select.

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Source Reference

All slash commands are defined in src/index.tsx:258-272.

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