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CLI Commands Overview

NikCLI provides 144 interactive slash commands organized into functional categories. All commands are prefixed with / and can be used in the interactive CLI session.

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Quick Reference

CommandCategoryDescription
/helpSystemShow comprehensive help and command reference
/quit, /exitSystemExit NikCLI safely
/clearSystemClear current session context
/debugSystemShow detailed debug information
/statusSystemShow comprehensive system status and health

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Command Categories

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🏠 System Commands

Core system operations and information.
CommandDescriptionExample
/helpShow comprehensive help guide/help
/quit, /exitExit NikCLI safely/quit
/clearClear current session context/clear
/debugShow detailed debug information/debug
/dashboard [action]Toggle analytics dashboard/dashboard start
/statsShow session statistics/stats
/system [info]Show system information/system

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🤖 AI Model Management

Configure and manage AI models and providers.
CommandDescriptionExample
/model [name]Switch AI model or show current/model claude-3-5-sonnet
/modelsList available AI models/models
/set-key [provider]Set API keys for AI providers/set-key anthropic
/router [action]Configure model routing/router status
/temp [value]Set model temperature (0.0-2.0)/temp 0.7

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⚙ī¸ Configuration

System configuration and environment management.
CommandDescriptionExample
/configShow current configuration/config
/env [var] [value]Manage environment variables/env NODE_ENV production
/style [action]Configure output styles/style set compact
/stylesList available output styles/styles

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đŸ‘Ĩ Agent Management

Control AI agents and autonomous execution.
CommandDescriptionExample
/agentsList all available AI agents/agents
/agent [name] [task]Execute task with specific agent/agent backend-expert "optimize API"
/auto [task]Fully autonomous task execution/auto "build React app"
/parallel [tasks]Execute multiple tasks in parallel/parallel "test, lint, build"
/factoryShow agent factory status/factory
/create-agent [spec]Create custom agent/create-agent frontend
/launch-agent [name]Launch created agent/launch-agent my-agent

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📋 Planning & Todo Management

Task planning and execution tracking.
CommandDescriptionExample
/plan [task]Generate execution plan/plan "migrate to TypeScript"
/todo [action]Manage todo items/todo add "fix bug #123"
/todosShow all todos/todos
/compact [mode]Toggle compact display/compact on
/super-compactUltra-compact display mode/super-compact
/approval [action]Manage approval system/approval enable
/plan-cleanClean completed plan items/plan-clean
/todo-hideHide completed todos/todo-hide
/todo-showShow all todos/todo-show

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🔒 Security Commands

Security settings and approval management.
CommandDescriptionExample
/security [action]Configure security settings/security status
/dev-mode [on|off]Toggle development mode/dev-mode on
/safe-modeEnable safe mode/safe-mode
/clear-approvalsClear pending approvals/clear-approvals

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📁 File Operations

File system operations and content management.
CommandDescriptionExample
/read [file]Read file contents/read package.json
/write [file] [content]Write content to file/write README.md "# Project"
/edit [file]Edit file interactively/edit src/app.ts
/ls [path]List files and directories/ls src/
/search [pattern]Search files by pattern/search "TODO"
/grep [pattern]Search file contents/grep "function.*export"

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đŸ’ģ Terminal Operations

Command execution and process management.
CommandDescriptionExample
/run [command]Execute shell command/run npm install
/sh [command]Execute shell command (alias)/sh ls -la
/bash [command]Execute bash command/bash echo $PATH
/install [package]Install packages/install lodash
/npm [args]Run npm commands/npm run build
/yarn [args]Run yarn commands/yarn add react
/git [args]Run git commands/git status
/docker [args]Run docker commands/docker ps
/psShow running processes/ps
/kill [pid]Kill process by PID/kill 1234

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🏗ī¸ Project Operations

Build, test, and project management commands.
CommandDescriptionExample
/buildBuild project/build
/test [args]Run tests/test --watch
/lintRun linter/lint
/create [type] [name]Create new project/create react my-app

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đŸ–Ĩī¸ Virtual Machine Operations

Container and VM management for isolated development.
CommandDescriptionExample
/vm [action]VM operations/vm list
/vm-create [config]Create new VM/vm-create node:18
/vm-listList all VMs/vm-list
/vm-stop [id]Stop VM/vm-stop vm-123
/vm-remove [id]Remove VM/vm-remove vm-123
/vm-connect [id]Connect to VM/vm-connect vm-123
/vm-logs [id]Show VM logs/vm-logs vm-123
/vm-status [id]Show VM status/vm-status vm-123
/vm-exec [id] [cmd]Execute command in VM/vm-exec vm-123 "npm test"
/vm-dashboardShow VM dashboard/vm-dashboard
/vm-healthCheck VM health/vm-health
/vm-backup [id]Backup VM state/vm-backup vm-123
/vm-stats [id]Show VM statistics/vm-stats vm-123

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🎨 Vision & Image Operations

Image analysis and generation capabilities.
CommandDescriptionExample
/analyze-image [path]Analyze image with AI/analyze-image screenshot.png
/vision [path]Analyze image (alias)/vision diagram.jpg
/generate-image [prompt]Generate image from text/generate-image "sunset over mountains"
/create-image [prompt]Generate image (alias)/create-image "logo design"
/imagesDiscover and analyze images/images

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🌐 Web3 & Blockchain Operations

Blockchain interactions and DeFi operations.
CommandDescriptionExample
/web3 [action]Web3 operations/web3 wallet
/blockchain [action]Blockchain operations (alias)/blockchain status
/goat [action]GOAT SDK operations/goat init
/defi [action]DeFi operations/defi balance
/polymarket [action]Polymarket trading/polymarket markets
/web3-toolchain [action]Web3 toolchain operations/web3-toolchain list
/w3-toolchain [action]Web3 toolchain (alias)/w3-toolchain status
/defi-toolchain [action]DeFi toolchain operations/defi-toolchain execute

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🔍 Diagnostics & Monitoring

System diagnostics and health monitoring.
CommandDescriptionExample
/diagnostic [action]Run diagnostics/diagnostic scan
/diag [action]Run diagnostics (alias)/diag status
/monitor [action]Start monitoring/monitor start
/diag-statusShow diagnostic status/diag-status

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🧠 Memory & Context Management

Memory operations and context management.
CommandDescriptionExample
/remember [content]Store information in memory/remember "API key is in .env"
/recall [query]Recall stored information/recall "API key"
/memory [action]Manage memory system/memory stats
/forget [query]Remove from memory/forget "old API key"
/context [action]Show execution context/context
/index [action]Manage workspace index/index rebuild

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📸 Snapshot Management

State snapshots and restoration.
CommandDescriptionExample
/snapshot [name]Create state snapshot/snapshot "before-refactor"
/snap [name]Create snapshot (alias)/snap "working-state"
/restore [name]Restore from snapshot/restore "before-refactor"
/snapshotsList all snapshots/snapshots

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🎨 Figma Integration

Figma design tool integration.
CommandDescriptionExample
/figma-info [url]Get Figma file info/figma-info https://figma.com/file/...
/figma-export [url]Export Figma assets/figma-export https://figma.com/file/...
/figma-to-code [url]Convert Figma to code/figma-to-code https://figma.com/file/...
/figma-open [url]Open Figma file/figma-open https://figma.com/file/...
/figma-tokens [action]Manage design tokens/figma-tokens extract
/figma-configConfigure Figma integration/figma-config
/figma-create [spec]Create Figma designs/figma-create "landing page"

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đŸ’ŧ Session Management

Work session and state management.
CommandDescriptionExample
/new [name]Create new session/new "feature-branch"
/sessionsList all sessions/sessions
/resume [name]Resume work session/resume "feature-branch"
/work-sessionsManage work sessions/work-sessions
/save-session [name]Save current session/save-session "checkpoint"
/delete-session [name]Delete session/delete-session "old-work"
/export-session [name]Export session data/export-session "project-state"
/export [format]Export current state/export json

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↩ī¸ Edit History

Undo/redo and edit history management.
CommandDescriptionExample
/undo [steps]Undo recent changes/undo 3
/redo [steps]Redo undone changes/redo 1
/edit-historyShow edit history/edit-history
/history [action]Manage command history/history clear

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🔄 Background Agents

Background job management (via nikctl integration).
CommandDescriptionExample
/bg-agent [action]Manage background agents/bg-agent start
/bg-jobsList background jobs/bg-jobs
/bg-status [id]Show job status/bg-status job-123
/bg-logs [id]Stream job logs/bg-logs job-123

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🌐 Web Browsing

Automated web browsing and interaction.
CommandDescriptionExample
/browse-session [action]Manage browse sessions/browse-session start
/browse-search [query]Search the web/browse-search "React hooks"
/browse-visit [url]Visit webpage/browse-visit https://example.com
/browse-chat [message]Chat about current page/browse-chat "summarize this"
/browse-sessionsList browse sessions/browse-sessions
/browse-infoShow current page info/browse-info
/browse-close [id]Close browse session/browse-close session-1
/browse-cleanupClean up sessions/browse-cleanup
/browse-quick [query]Quick search and summarize/browse-quick "latest React news"

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📋 Blueprint Management

Code blueprints and templates.
CommandDescriptionExample
/blueprintsList all blueprints/blueprints
/blueprint [name]Show blueprint details/blueprint react-component
/delete-blueprint [name]Delete blueprint/delete-blueprint old-template
/export-blueprint [name]Export blueprint/export-blueprint my-template
/import-blueprint [file]Import blueprint/import-blueprint template.json
/search-blueprints [query]Search blueprints/search-blueprints "react"

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🔄 Streaming & Output

Output formatting and streaming control.
CommandDescriptionExample
/stream [action]Control output streaming/stream enable
/defaultSwitch to default mode/default
/proSwitch to pro mode/pro

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Usage Examples

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Basic Workflow

# Start new session
/new "feature-development"

# Check system status
/debug

# Set AI model
/model claude-3-5-sonnet

# Create execution plan
/plan "implement user authentication"

# Execute with agent
/agent backend-expert "create JWT auth middleware"

# Save progress
/save-session "auth-implementation"

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Development Workflow

# Create VM for isolated development
/vm-create node:18

# Connect to VM
/vm-connect vm-123

# Install dependencies
/npm install

# Run tests
/test --watch

# Build project
/build

# Check status
/vm-status vm-123

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Web3 Development

# Initialize Web3 environment
/goat init

# Check wallet status
/goat wallet

# Deploy contract
/web3-toolchain execute deploy-contract

# Check balance
/goat balance

# Monitor transactions
/polymarket positions

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Command Aliases

Many commands have shorter aliases for convenience:
  • /q → /quit
  • /h → /help
  • /ls → /list
  • /sh → /run
  • /diag → /diagnostic
  • /snap → /snapshot

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Getting Help

  • Use /help for comprehensive command reference
  • Use /help [command] for specific command help
  • Use /debug to troubleshoot issues
  • Use /status to check system health

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Prerequisites

Some commands require additional setup:
  • Web3 commands: Require wallet configuration and API keys
  • Figma commands: Require Figma access token
  • Background agents: Require nikd daemon running
  • VM commands: Require Docker installation
  • Image commands: Require vision model access
For detailed setup instructions, see the Configuration Guide.