Slash Command Toolkit

Station 10 — Drive it faster. Time: 12 min. Pass when you have used at least two slash commands yourself.

What this is

Inside the Hermes CLI you can type a normal message, or you can type a slash command to control the agent directly. Press / and a menu opens with autocomplete. Commands are case-insensitive, so /Help and /help are the same.

The board above groups the ones worth learning first. You do not need to memorise them — just know the menu is there.

Why it matters

Slash commands are the difference between "chatting with an AI" and "operating an agent." They let you switch models, check what a session cost, save a plan, set a standing goal, and pick up an old conversation — without leaving the keyboard.

What to do

Try a few now:

• /help — see every command available to you.
• /status — a quick recap of the current session.
• /model — see or switch the model. Add /model <alias> to jump to a favourite.
• /usage — how many tokens the session used and roughly what it cost.
• /goal Write my weekly plan — set a standing goal Hermes keeps working toward. Manage it with /goal status, /goal pause, /goal clear.
• /plan — open plan mode; Hermes saves a markdown plan you can follow.
• /sessions and /resume — browse and reopen earlier conversations.
• /skills — search, install, and inspect the playbooks Hermes can use.

One nuance to remember:

/model only switches providers you have already set up.
To add a new provider or key, exit the session and run: hermes model

Commands that throw away a session (like /clear, /new, /reset) ask you to confirm first — Approve Once, Always Approve, or Cancel. Add -y to skip the prompt when you are sure (for example /clear -y).

Common mistakes

• Expecting /model to add a brand-new provider — use hermes model in the shell for that.
• Clearing a session by habit and losing useful context. Read the confirm prompt.
• Forgetting /help exists when you are stuck.

Next step

Go to What Hermes Can Do.