Slash Commands Reference

Slash commands provide quick shortcuts in the PostQode chat interface to delegate subtasks, manage token context windows, create organization rules, and trigger built-in developer workflows.

Type / in the chat input to open the interactive command autocomplete menu.

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⚡ Core Slash Commands

🧠 /deep-planning

Launches a silent, multi-phase codebase investigation to build a detailed architectural implementation plan before modifying files.

View /deep-planning Guide →

📦 /compact

Compresses conversation token history by generating a structured checkpoint summary while preserving active architectural decisions.

View /compact Guide →

📋 /newtask

Distills key context and conclusions from the active task and starts a fresh, clean task session.

View /newtask Guide →

📝 /newrule & /newglobalrule

Creates project-specific rules in .postqode/rules/ or global developer rules in ~/.postqode/rules/.

View Rules Guide →

🔄 /newworkflow & /workflow

Defines repeatable multi-step automation workflows in .postqode/workflows/ executable by name.

View Workflows Guide →

🔍 /init

Performs an automated codebase architecture scan to generate or update repository guidelines (AGENTS.md).

View /init Guide →

🐛 /reportbug

Collects system environment diagnostics and drafts a GitHub issue report with error logs and reproduction steps.

View /reportbug Guide →

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📊 Complete Commands Table

Command	Scope	Purpose	Documentation
/deep-planning	Universal	Deep architectural investigation and planning	Details
/compact	Universal	Compress active conversation tokens	Details
/newtask	Universal	Start fresh task session with distilled context	Details
/init	Universal	Generate project AGENTS.md codebase map	Details
/newrule	Universal	Create project rule in .postqode/rules/	Details
/newglobalrule / /globalrule	Universal	Create user-wide rule in ~/.postqode/rules/	Details
/newworkflow / /workflow	Universal	Create project workflow in .postqode/workflows/	Details
/newglobalworkflow / /globalworkflow	Universal	Create global workflow in ~/.postqode/workflows/	Details
/reportbug	Universal	Compile and file GitHub bug report	Details
/explain-changes	VS Code	Stream line-by-line diff explanation	Details