Slash commands

Slash commands invoke Friday's built-in actions from the prompt. Type / in an empty input to open the command menu, then keep typing to filter and press Tab to autocomplete. Most commands work the same in Dispatch and inside threads; a handful are GIT-mode only.

Looking for user-defined commands? See Custom commands.

Availability

Scope	Notes
All modes	Most commands. Available in both GIT mode and Cowboy mode.
GIT mode only	`/base-branch`, `/pr-stack`. See Modes.
Block on idle	`/clear`, `/load-checkpoint`, `/load-snapshot` wait for the agent to finish before running.

Threads and forking

Command	What it does	See
`/fork [description]`	Spawn a new worker thread that inherits the current conversation.	Threads
`/name <new name>`	Rename the current thread.	Threads
`/queue`	Open the message queue: process, edit, or remove queued messages.	Message queue
`/tasks`	Open the task list and edit pending items.	Tasks

Branches and PRs

Command	What it does	Modes	See
`/base-branch`	Pick the comparison base for the session and the PR target.	GIT only	Branches
`/pr-stack`	Split commits into a stack of PRs.	GIT only	PR stack
`/diff`	Show staged and unstaged changes in a modal.	All	Diff

Conversation control

Command	What it does	See
`/clear`	Reset conversation history and queued messages; keep the project.
`/compact`	Compress the current conversation in place.
`/save-checkpoint`	Save a labeled checkpoint of the current session.	Checkpoints
`/load-checkpoint`	Restore a previously saved checkpoint.	Checkpoints
`/snapshot`	Write a debug snapshot (advanced).
`/load-snapshot`	Load a debug snapshot (advanced).
`/share-conversation`	Export the current conversation to Notion. Requires `NOTION_API_TOKEN`.	Environment variables

Skills, plugins, MCP, agents

Command	What it does	See
`/skill`	Browse and trigger skills (user, project, plugin).	Skills
`/create-skill`	Interactive skill creator.	Skills
`/create-command`	Interactive custom command creator.	Custom commands
`/create-agent`	Interactive subagent creator.	Subagents
`/plugin-marketplace`	Manage marketplaces and enable or disable plugins.	Plugins
`/mcp`	Manage MCP servers (built-in and user-defined).	MCP
`/agentsmd`	Generate or update `agents.md` for the current project.	agents.md
`/team-onboarding`	Generate `onboarding.md` from your Friday usage over the last 30 days, as a starting point for a new teammate.	Team onboarding

Editor and UI

Command	What it does
`/code`	Open the current workspace in VS Code.
`/cursor`	Open the current workspace in Cursor.
`/terminal-setup`	Configure Shift+Enter for the VS Code or Cursor terminal.
`/settings`	Open the interactive settings menu.

Account and help

Command	What it does
`/help`	Open the help modal (links to docs and Discord, plus the installed version).
`/manage`	Manage your Friday account.
`/privacy`	Show the Privacy Policy.
`/terms`	Show the Terms of Service.

Custom commands

Project commands live in .agents/commands/ (or .claude/commands/ as a fallback); personal commands live in ~/.agents/commands/ (or ~/.claude/commands/). They appear in the same / menu as built-ins, with plugin-supplied commands namespaced as /<plugin>:<name>. See Custom commands.