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Understanding how Slate works will help you use it more effectively. To get the most out of Slate, you’ll need to set up your environment and know how to prompt it well: -> Workspace Setup -> Prompting Guide

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Frequently Used Features

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Switching Sessions

Use /sessions to switch between existing sessions:

Session Selection Process

  1. Type /sessions and press Enter
  2. Use ↑/↓ arrows to navigate available sessions

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Cancellation

Esc

Cancels the current agent step, current input or closes dialogs.

Ctrl+C

Hard interrupt - Stops the cli.

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Multi-line Messages

Use Ctrl+Enter or Option/Alt+Enter to insert newlines: 
> Please help me with:
  1. Parsing this JSON file    [Ctrl+Enter]
  2. Validating the schema     [Ctrl+Enter]
  3. Handling errors properly   [Enter to send]
Use Ctrl+A or Ctrl+E to jump to the beginning or end of the input context.

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Shell Command Input

Execute shell commands directly with !: 
!ls              # List files
!pwd             # Show directory
!git status      # Check git status
This will send the command output to Slate directly.

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Context Management

Use @filename references:
> Please review @src/main.ts and suggest improvements
Add directories to expand agent’s context:
/workspace add ./src
/workspace add ./tests
/workspace list
Start fresh when switching tasks:
/workspace clear    # Clear workspace directories

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Long Prompts

Press Ctrl+X to open your external editor for composing complex prompts:
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Press Ctrl+X

Opens your system’s default editor
2

Write your prompt

Compose your detailed message in the editor
3

Save and close

The content automatically returns to Slate
This will not work if your permissions do not allow access to tmp or var as this command uses a temp file for your default text editor

Hotkey reference

Explore Slate’s complete set of commands.