Slash Commands

Type / in the chat box to open the command palette. Text that starts with / is only a command if the first word is a known command. A path like /Users/you/project is sent to the model as a normal message.

Start a line with ! to run a shell command, for example !git status. The output appears in the chat log and the model is not involved.

Command	What it does
/permissions	Turn command approvals on or off
/status	Show the server health, current model, and performance settings
/restart	Restart the model server when /status shows “unreachable”
/mcp	List MCP servers and their tools, or /mcp reload after editing ~/.localcode/mcp.json
/skills	List loaded skills and their sources
/model	List or switch models, for example /model qwen
/delete	Delete a downloaded model to free disk space after asking first
/thinking	Show or set the hidden-reasoning policy to off or auto
/sounds	Turn completion and approval sounds on or off
/voice	Turn voice mode on or off for push-to-talk dictation in the input box
/audio	Turn audio output on or off so macOS say can read replies aloud
/vision	Turn vision mode on or off so the model can see images
/search	Turn the conversation search bar on or off, like Ctrl+F
/clear	Clear the conversation history
/exit	Exit localcode

/search is a valid command, but it does not appear in the / palette. Ctrl+F is the main way to open it. Typing /search opens or closes the same search bar.

You can also use /quit instead of /exit, and /copy to copy the last reply.

/thinking does nothing for models without a hidden-reasoning channel. localcode tells you this instead of acting as if the setting worked.