Slash Commands Reference

Hermes has two slash-command surfaces, both driven by a centralCOMMAND_REGISTRYinhermes_cli/commands.py:

COMMAND_REGISTRY hermes_cli/commands.py

cli.py gateway/run.py

Installed skills are also exposed as dynamic slash commands on both surfaces. That includes bundled skills like/plan, which opens plan mode and saves markdown plans under.hermes/plans/relative to the active workspace/backend working directory.

/plan .hermes/plans/

Permissions and admin/user split​

Every messaging platform that supports a per-user allowlist (Telegram, Discord, Slack, Matrix, Mattermost, Signal, …) also supports a two-tier slash command split:adminsget every registered command,regular usersonly get the names you list inuser_allowed_commands(plus the always-allowed floor/helpand/whoami). Configureallow_admin_fromanduser_allowed_commands(and the per-group equivalentsgroup_allow_admin_from/group_user_allowed_commands) inside the platform’sextra:block in~/.hermes/gateway-config.yaml.

user_allowed_commands /help /whoami allow_admin_from user_allowed_commands group_allow_admin_from group_user_allowed_commands extra: ~/.hermes/gateway-config.yaml

See the per-platform docs for examples — the structure is identical across platforms:

Ifallow_admin_fromis unset for a scope, that scope stays in unrestricted backward-compat mode — every allowed user can run every command.

allow_admin_from

Interactive CLI slash commands​

Type/in the CLI to open the autocomplete menu. Built-in commands are case-insensitive.

/

Session​

Command Description    
/new name Start a new session (fresh session ID + history). Optional[name]sets the initial session title — e.g./new my-experimentopens a fresh session already titledmy-experimentso it’s easy to find later with/resumeor/sessions. Appendnow,–yes, or-yto skip the confirmation modal — e.g./reset now,/new –yes my-experiment.    
/clear Clear screen and start a new session    
/history Show conversation history    
/save Save the current conversation    
/prompt(alias:/compose) Compose your next prompt in$EDITOR(markdown) instead of the inline input — useful for long, multi-line, or carefully-formatted prompts.    
/retry Retry the last message (resend to agent)    
/undo Remove the last user/assistant exchange    
/title Set a title for the current session (usage: /title My Session Name)    
/compress [here [N] focus topic] Manually compress conversation context (flush memories + summarize)./compress here [N]summarizes everything except the most recent N exchanges (default 2), kept verbatim — pick your own compression boundary. A focus topic narrows what a full summary preserves.  
/rollback List or restore filesystem checkpoints (usage: /rollback [number])    
/snapshot [create restore prune](alias:/snap) Create or restore state snapshots of Hermes config/state.create [label]saves a snapshot,restore reverts to it,prune [N]removes old snapshots, or list all with no args.
/stop Kill all running background processes    
/queue (alias:/q) Queue a prompt for the next turn (doesn’t interrupt the current agent response).    
/steer Inject a mid-run note that arrives at the agentafter the next tool call— no interrupt, no new user turn. The text is appended to the last tool result’s content once the current tool completes, giving the agent new context without breaking the current tool-calling loop. Use this to nudge direction mid-task (e.g. “focus on the auth module” while the agent is running tests).    
/goal Set a standing goal Hermes works toward across turns — our take on the Ralph loop. After each turn an auxiliary judge model decides whether the goal is done; if not, Hermes auto-continues. Subcommands:/goal status,/goal pause,/goal resume,/goal clear. Budget defaults to 20 turns (goals.max_turns); any real user message preempts the continuation loop, and state survives/resume. SeePersistent Goalsfor the full walkthrough.    
/subgoal Append a user-supplied criterion to the active goal mid-loop. The continuation prompt surfaces all subgoals to the agent verbatim, and the judge factors them into its DONE/CONTINUE verdict — so the goal isn’t marked done until the original goalandevery subgoal are met. Subcommands:/subgoal(list),/subgoal remove ,/subgoal clear. Requires an active/goal.    
/moa Run a single prompt through the defaultMixture of Agentspreset, then restore your current model. One-shot — does not change your session model.    
/resume [name] Resume a previously-named session    
/sessions(TUI alias:/switch) Classic CLI: browse and resume previous sessions in an interactive picker. TUI: open the live session switcher for currently open TUI sessions. Use/sessions newin the TUI to start another live session immediately.    
/redraw Force a full UI repaint (recovers from terminal drift after tmux resize, mouse selection artifacts, etc.)    
/status Show session info — model, provider, profile, session ID, working directory, title, created/updated timestamps, token totals, agent-running state — followed by a localSession recapblock (recent user/assistant turn counts, tool result count, top tools used, last few files touched, the latest user prompt, and the latest assistant reply). The recap is computed locally from the in-memory conversation; no LLM call, no prompt-cache impact.    
/agents(alias:/tasks) Show active agents and running tasks across the current session.    
/background (alias:/bg,/btw) Run a prompt in a separate background session. The agent processes your prompt independently — your current session stays free for other work. Results appear as a panel when the task finishes. SeeCLI Background Sessions.    
/branch name Branch the current session (explore a different path)    
/handoff CLI only.Hand the current session off to a messaging platform (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Matrix). The gateway picks it up immediately, creates a fresh thread on platforms that support threads (Telegram topics, Discord text-channel threads, Slack message-anchored threads), re-binds the destination to your CLI session_id so the full role-aware transcript replays, and forges a synthetic user turn so the agent confirms it’s working in the new place. Your CLI exits cleanly on success with a/resumehint; resume locally any time with/resume . Refused mid-turn. Requires the gateway to be running and a home channel configured for the target platform (/sethomefrom the destination chat). SeeCross-Platform Handoff.    

/new [name] /reset [name] /new my-experiment my-experiment /resume /sessions now --yes -y /reset now /new --yes my-experiment /clear /history /save /prompt /compose $EDITOR /retry /undo /title /compress [here [N] | focus topic] /compress here [N] /rollback /snapshot [create|restore <id>|prune] /snap create [label] restore <id> prune [N] /stop /queue <prompt> /q /steer <prompt> /goal <text> /goal status /goal pause /goal resume /goal clear goals.max_turns /resume /subgoal <text> /subgoal /subgoal remove <N> /subgoal clear /goal /moa <prompt> /resume [name] /sessions /switch /sessions new /redraw /status /agents /tasks /background <prompt> /bg /btw /branch [name] /fork /handoff <platform> /resume /resume <title> /sethome

Configuration​

Command Description      
/config Show current configuration      
/model [model-name] Show or change the current model. Supports:/model claude-sonnet-4,/model provider:model(switch providers),/model custom:model(custom endpoint),/model custom:name:model(named custom provider),/model custom(auto-detect from endpoint), and user-defined aliases (/model fav,/model grok— seeCustom model aliases). Use–globalto persist the change to config.yaml.Note:/modelcan only switch between already-configured providers. To add a new provider, exit the session and runhermes modelfrom your terminal.Cost note:switching models mid-conversation resets the prompt cache — the cache key includes the model, so your next turn re-reads the entire conversation at full input price instead of the ~75%-discounted cached rate. Expected and unavoidable, but worth knowing on long sessions.      
/codex-runtime [auto codex_app_server on off] Toggle the optionalCodex app-server runtimefor OpenAI/Codex models.auto(default) uses Hermes’ standard chat completions;codex_app_serverhands turns to acodex app-serversubprocess for native shell, apply_patch, ChatGPT subscription auth, and migrated Codex plugins. Effective on next session.
/personality Set a predefined personality      
/verbose Cycle tool progress display: off → new → all → verbose. Can beenabled for messagingvia config.      
/fast [normal fast status] Toggle fast mode — OpenAI Priority Processing / Anthropic Fast Mode. Options:normal,fast,status.  
/reasoning Manage reasoning effort and display (usage: /reasoning [level show hide])  
/skin Show or change the display skin/theme      
/statusbar(alias:/sb) Toggle the context/model status bar on or off      
/voice [on off tts status] Toggle CLI voice mode and spoken playback. Recording usesvoice.record_key(default:Ctrl+B).
/yolo Toggle YOLO mode — skip all dangerous command approval prompts.      
/footer [on off status] Toggle the gateway runtime-metadata footer on final replies (shows model, context %, and cwd).  
/busy [queue steer interrupt status] CLI-only: control what pressing Enter does while Hermes is working — queue the new message, steer mid-turn, or interrupt immediately.
/indicator [kaomoji emoji unicode ascii] CLI-only: pick the TUI busy-indicator style.
/timestamps [on off status] CLI-only: toggle[HH:MM]timestamps on messages and in/history.  

/config /model [model-name] /model claude-sonnet-4 /model provider:model /model custom:model /model custom:name:model /model custom /model fav /model grok --global /model hermes model /codex-runtime [auto|codex_app_server|on|off] auto codex_app_server codex app-server /personality /verbose /fast [normal|fast|status] normal fast status /reasoning /skin /statusbar /sb /voice [on|off|tts|status] voice.record_key Ctrl+B /yolo /footer [on|off|status] /busy [queue|steer|interrupt|status] /indicator [kaomoji|emoji|unicode|ascii] /timestamps [on|off|status] [HH:MM] /history

Tools & Skills​

Command Description      
/tools [list disable enable] [name…] Manage tools: list available tools, or disable/enable specific tools for the current session. Disabling a tool removes it from the agent’s toolset and triggers a session reset.  
/toolsets List available toolsets      
/browser [connect disconnect status] Manage a local Chromium-family CDP connection.connectattaches browser tools to a running Chrome, Brave, Chromium, or Edge instance (default:http://127.0.0.1:9222).disconnectdetaches.statusshows current connection. Auto-launches a supported Chromium-family browser if no debugger is detected.  
/skills Search, install, inspect, or manage skills from online registries. Also the review surface for the skill write-approval gate:/skills pending,/skills diff ,/skills approve ,/skills reject ,/skills approval on off. SeeGating agent skill writes.    
/memory [pending approve reject approval] Review pending memory writes staged by the write-approval gate (memory.write_approval) and toggle the gate. SeeControlling memory writes.
/bundles List configured skill bundles —/slash aliases that preload several skills at once. Configure underbundles:in~/.hermes/config.yaml. SeeSkill Bundles.      
/learn Distill a reusable skill from anything you describe — a directory, a URL, the workflow you just walked the agent through, or pasted notes. Open-ended: the agent gathers the sources with its own tools and authors aSKILL.mdfollowing the house authoring standards. Works in the CLI, the messaging gateway, the TUI, and the dashboard Skills page.      
/cron Manage scheduled tasks (list, add/create, edit, pause, resume, run, remove)      
/suggestions [accept dismiss N catalog clear](alias:/suggest) Review suggested automations. Use/suggestionsto list pending suggestions,/suggestions accept to create the proposed automation,/suggestions dismiss to reject one,/suggestions catalogto add curated starter automations, and/suggestions clearto clear resolved suggestion records. Accepted jobs preserve the current surface as the delivery origin.
/blueprint [name] slot=value … Set up an automation from a blueprint template. Bare/blueprintlists the catalog;/blueprint starts a guided slot-filling flow on the next agent turn;/blueprint slot=value ...creates the job directly.      
/curator Background skill maintenance —status,run,pin,archive. SeeCurator.      
/kanban Drive the multi-profile, multi-project collaboration board without leaving chat. Fullhermes kanbansurface is available:/kanban list,/kanban show t_abc,/kanban create “title” –assignee X,/kanban comment t_abc “text”,/kanban unblock t_abc,/kanban dispatch, etc. Multi-board support included:/kanban boards list,/kanban boards create ,/kanban boards switch ,/kanban --board . SeeKanban slash command.      
/reload-mcp(alias:/reload_mcp) Reload MCP servers from config.yaml      
/reload-skills(alias:/reload_skills) Re-scan~/.hermes/skills/for newly installed or removed skills      
/reload Reload.envvariables into the running session (picks up new API keys without restarting)      
/plugins List installed plugins and their status      
/pet [list ] Toggle or adopt apetdexmascot./pettoggles the pane,/pet listshows installed pets,/pet adopts a specific one.    
/hatch (alias:/generate-pet) Generate a brand-new petdex pet from a text description, using the configured image backend (OpenRouter / Nous Portal). SeePets.      

/tools [list|disable|enable] [name...] /toolsets /browser [connect|disconnect|status] connect http://127.0.0.1:9222 disconnect status /skills /skills pending /skills diff <id> /skills approve <id> /skills reject <id> /skills approval on|off /memory [pending|approve|reject|approval] memory.write_approval /bundles /<name> bundles: ~/.hermes/config.yaml /learn <what to learn from> SKILL.md /cron /suggestions [accept|dismiss N|catalog|clear] /suggest /suggestions /suggestions accept <id> /suggestions dismiss <id> /suggestions catalog /suggestions clear /blueprint [name] [slot=value ...] /bp /blueprint /blueprint <name> /blueprint <name> slot=value ... /curator status run pin archive /kanban <action> hermes kanban /kanban list /kanban show t_abc /kanban create "title" --assignee X /kanban comment t_abc "text" /kanban unblock t_abc /kanban dispatch /kanban boards list /kanban boards create <slug> /kanban boards switch <slug> /kanban --board <slug> <action> /reload-mcp /reload_mcp /reload-skills /reload_skills ~/.hermes/skills/ /reload .env /plugins /pet [list|<slug>] /pet /pet list /pet <slug> /hatch <description> /generate-pet

Info​

Command Description
/help Show this help message
/version Show Hermes Agent version, build, and environment info.
/usage Show token usage, cost breakdown, session duration, and — when available from the active provider — anAccount limitssection with remaining quota / credits / plan usage pulled live from the provider’s API.
/credits Show your Nous credit balance and a top-up handoff link.
/billing CLI terminal-billing flow for Nous — view balance, buy credits, and manage auto-reload / monthly limits.
/insights Show usage insights and analytics (last 30 days)
/platforms(alias:/gateway) Show gateway/messaging platform status (CLI-only summary view).
/paste Attach a clipboard image
/copy [number] Copy the last assistant response to clipboard (or the Nth-from-last with a number). CLI-only.
/image Attach a local image file for your next prompt.
/debug Upload debug report (system info + logs) and get shareable links. Also available in messaging.
/profile Show active profile name and home directory

/help /version /usage /credits /billing /insights /platforms /gateway /paste /copy [number] /image <path> /debug /profile

Exit​

Command Description
/quit Exit the CLI (also:/exit).

/quit /exit

Dynamic CLI slash commands​

Command Description
/ Load any installed skill as an on-demand command. Example:/gif-search,/github-pr-workflow,/excalidraw.
/skills … Search, browse, inspect, install, audit, publish, and configure skills from registries and the official optional-skills catalog.

/<skill-name> /gif-search /github-pr-workflow /excalidraw /skills ...

Quick Commands​

User-defined quick commands map a short slash command to either a shell command or another slash command. Configure them in~/.hermes/config.yaml:

~/.hermes/config.yaml

quick_commands:  status:    type: exec    command: systemctl status hermes-agent  deploy:    type: exec    command: scripts/deploy.sh  inbox:    type: alias    target: /gmail unread

Then type/status,/deploy, or/inboxin the CLI or a messaging platform. Quick commands are resolved at dispatch time and may not appear in every built-in autocomplete/help table.

/status /deploy /inbox

String-only prompt shortcuts are not supported as quick commands. Put longer reusable prompts in a skill, or usetype: aliasto point at an existing slash command.

type: alias

Custom model aliases​

Define your own short names for models you use often, then reach them with/model in the CLI or any messaging platform. Aliases work identically in both, on session-only (default) and--globalswitches.

/model <alias> --global

Two config formats are supported:

Full form— pin an exact model, provider, and optionally a base URL. Put this in~/.hermes/config.yaml:

~/.hermes/config.yaml

model_aliases:  fav:    model: claude-sonnet-4.6    provider: anthropic  grok:    model: grok-4    provider: x-ai  ollama-qwen:    model: qwen3-coder:30b    provider: custom    base_url: http://localhost:11434/v1

Short form—provider/modelin one string. Set from the shell without editing YAML:

provider/model

hermes config set model.aliases.fav anthropic/claude-opus-4.6hermes config set model.aliases.grok x-ai/grok-4

Then in chat:

/model fav            # session-only/model grok --global  # also persists current-model change to config.yaml

User aliases take precedence over built-in short names, so naming an aliassonnet,kimi,opus, etc. will shadow the built-in. Alias names are case-insensitive.

sonnet kimi opus

Alias Resolution​

Commands support prefix matching: typing/hresolves to/help,/modresolves to/model. When a prefix is ambiguous (matches multiple commands), the first match in registry order wins. Full command names and registered aliases always take priority over prefix matches.

/h /help /mod /model

Messaging slash commands​

The messaging gateway supports the following built-in commands inside Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email, Home Assistant, and Teams chats:

Command Description            
/start Platform-protocol command. Many chat platforms (Telegram, Discord, …) send/startautomatically the first time a user opens a bot conversation. Hermes acknowledges the ping silently — no agent reply, no session burn — so first-contact handshakes don’t waste a turn. You can also send it explicitly to confirm the gateway is reachable.            
/new name Start a new session (fresh session ID + history). Optional[name]sets the initial session title. Appendnow,–yes, or-yto skip the confirmation modal — e.g./reset now,/new –yes my-experiment.            
/status Show session info, followed by a localSession recapblock (recent turn counts, top tools used, files touched, latest prompt + reply).            
/stop Kill all running background processes and interrupt the running agent.            
/model [provider:model] Show or change the model. Supports provider switches (/model zai:glm-5), custom endpoints (/model custom:model), named custom providers (/model custom:local:qwen), auto-detect (/model custom), and user-defined aliases (/model fav,/model grok— seeCustom model aliases). Use–globalto persist the change to config.yaml.Note:/modelcan only switch between already-configured providers. To add a new provider or set up API keys, usehermes modelfrom your terminal (outside the chat session).Cost note:a mid-session model switch resets the prompt cache (the cache key includes the model), so the next message re-reads the whole conversation at full input price.            
/codex-runtime [auto codex_app_server on off] Toggle the optionalCodex app-server runtime. Persists tomodel.openai_runtimein config.yaml and evicts the cached agent so the next message picks up the new runtime. Effective on next session.      
/personality [name] Set a personality overlay for the session.            
/fast [normal fast status] Toggle fast mode — OpenAI Priority Processing / Anthropic Fast Mode.        
/retry Retry the last message.            
/undo Remove the last exchange.            
/sethome(alias:/set-home) Mark the current chat as the platform home channel for deliveries.            
/compress [here [N] focus topic] Manually compress conversation context./compress here [N]keeps the most recent N exchanges (default 2) verbatim and summarizes the rest. A focus topic narrows what a full summary preserves.          
/topic [off help session-id] Telegram DM only.Manage user-managed multi-session topic mode./topicenables it or shows status;/topic offdisables it and clears bindings;/topic helpshows usage;/topic inside a topic restores a previous session. SeeMulti-session DM mode.        
/title [name] Set or show the session title.            
/resume [name] Resume a previously named session.            
/usage Show token usage, estimated cost breakdown (input/output), context window state, session duration, and — when available from the active provider — anAccount limitssection with remaining quota / credits pulled live from the provider’s API.            
/credits Show your Nous credit balance and a top-up link that opens the portal billing page in a browser.            
/insights [days] Show usage analytics.            
/reasoning [level show hide] Change reasoning effort or toggle reasoning display.        
/voice [on off tts join channel leave status] Control spoken replies in chat.join/channel/leavemanage Discord voice-channel mode.
/rollback [number] List or restore filesystem checkpoints.            
/background Run a prompt in a separate background session. Results are delivered back to the same chat when the task finishes. SeeMessaging Background Sessions.            
/queue (alias:/q) Queue a prompt for the next turn without interrupting the current one.            
/steer Inject a message after the next tool call without interrupting — the model picks it up on its next iteration rather than as a new turn.            
/goal Set a standing goal Hermes works toward across turns — our take on the Ralph loop. A judge model checks after each turn; if not done, Hermes auto-continues until it is, you pause/clear it, or the turn budget (default 20) is hit. Subcommands:/goal status,/goal pause,/goal resume,/goal clear. Safe to run mid-agent for status/pause/clear; setting a new goal requires/stopfirst. SeePersistent Goals.            
/footer [on off status] Toggle the runtime-metadata footer on final replies (shows model, context %, and cwd).        
/curator [status run pin archive] Background skill maintenance controls.      
/suggestions [accept dismiss N catalog clear] Review suggested automations right in chat./suggestionslists pending suggestions,catalogadds curated starter automations, andclearprunes resolved suggestion records. Accepted suggestions keep this chat/thread as the job delivery origin.      
/blueprint [name] [slot=value …] Browse cron blueprints, start a guided slot-filling conversation, or create a blueprint job directly. Directly created jobs deliver back to the current chat/thread.            
/memory [pending approve reject approval] Review pending memory writes staged by the write-approval gate (memory.write_approval) — approve or reject them right in chat — and toggle the gate with/memory approval on off. SeeControlling memory writes.    
/skills [pending approve reject diff approval] Review pendingskillwrites staged by the write-approval gate (skills.write_approval). Shows a one-line gist per staged write;/skills diff is truncated for chat — read the full diff on the CLI or in~/.hermes/pending/skills/.json. Only appears when the gate is on (or staged writes remain); search/install stay CLI-only.    
/kanban Drive the multi-profile, multi-project collaboration board from chat — identical argument surface to the CLI. Bypasses the running-agent guard, so/kanban unblock t_abc,/kanban comment t_abc “…”,/kanban list –mine,/kanban boards switch , etc. work mid-turn./kanban create …auto-subscribes the originating chat to the new task's terminal events. SeeKanban slash command.            
/platform <list pause resume> [name] Operate a running gateway platform right from chat./platform listshows every adapter and its state (running, paused-by-breaker, manually-paused);/platform pause stops dispatching new messages to that adapter without unloading it;/platform resume re-enables it and clears a tripped circuit breaker once the upstream is healthy.        
/reload-mcp(alias:/reload_mcp) Reload MCP servers from config.            
/yolo Toggle YOLO mode — skip all dangerous command approval prompts.            
/commands [page] Browse all commands and skills (paginated).            
/approve [session always] Approve and execute a pending dangerous command.sessionapproves for this session only;alwaysadds to permanent allowlist.          
/deny Reject a pending dangerous command.            
/update Update Hermes Agent to the latest version.            
/restart Gracefully restart the gateway after draining active runs. When the gateway comes back online, it sends a confirmation to the requester’s chat/thread.            
/debug Upload debug report (system info + logs) and get shareable links.            
/help Show messaging help.            
/ Invoke any installed skill by name.            

/start /start /new [name] /reset [name] now --yes -y /reset now /new --yes my-experiment /status /stop /model [provider:model] /model zai:glm-5 /model custom:model /model custom:local:qwen /model custom /model fav /model grok --global /model hermes model /codex-runtime [auto|codex_app_server|on|off] model.openai_runtime /personality [name] /fast [normal|fast|status] /retry /undo /sethome /set-home /compress [here [N] | focus topic] /compress here [N] /topic [off|help|session-id] /topic /topic off /topic help /topic <session-id> /title [name] /resume [name] /usage /credits /insights [days] /reasoning [level|show|hide] /voice [on|off|tts|join|channel|leave|status] join channel leave /rollback [number] /background <prompt> /queue <prompt> /q /steer <prompt> /goal <text> /goal status /goal pause /goal resume /goal clear /stop /footer [on|off|status] /curator [status|run|pin|archive] /suggestions [accept|dismiss N|catalog|clear] /suggestions catalog clear /blueprint [name] [slot=value ...] /memory [pending|approve|reject|approval] memory.write_approval /memory approval on|off /skills [pending|approve|reject|diff|approval] skills.write_approval /skills diff <id> ~/.hermes/pending/skills/<id>.json /kanban <action> /kanban unblock t_abc /kanban comment t_abc "…" /kanban list --mine /kanban boards switch <slug> /kanban create … /platform <list|pause|resume> [name] /platform list /platform pause <name> /platform resume <name> /reload-mcp /reload_mcp /yolo /commands [page] /approve [session|always] session always /deny /update /restart /debug /help /<skill-name>

Notes​

/skin /snapshot /reload /tools /toolsets /browser /config /cron /platforms /paste /image /statusbar /plugins /busy /indicator /redraw /clear /history /save /copy /handoff /billing /quit /skills pending approve reject diff approval skills.write_approval /memory /verbose display.tool_progress_command: true config.yaml display.tool_progress /sethome /update /restart /approve /deny /topic /platform /commands /status /version /background /queue /steer /voice /reload-mcp /reload-skills /rollback /debug /fast /footer /curator /kanban /credits /suggestions /blueprint /learn /sessions /yolo /voice join /voice channel /voice leave /sessions /resume [name] hermes --tui --resume <id-or-title>

Confirmation prompts for destructive commands​

The CLI prompts before running slash commands that throw away unsaved session state. The current destructive set is:

Command What it destroys
/clear Clears the screen and starts a fresh session — current session ID and in-memory history are gone.
/new//reset Starts a fresh session (new session ID + empty history).
/undo Removes the last user/assistant exchange from history.
/exit –delete//quit –delete Exitsandpermanently deletes the current session’s SQLite history and on-disk transcripts.

/clear /new /reset /undo /exit --delete /quit --delete

For each of these the CLI opens a three-choice modal:Approve Once(proceed this time),Always Approve(proceed and persistapprovals.destructive_slash_confirm: falseso future destructive commands run without prompting), orCancel.

approvals.destructive_slash_confirm: false

Inline skip:appendnow,–yes, or-yto bypass the modal for a single invocation — e.g./reset now,/new –yes my-session,/clear -y,/undo -y. Useful when the modal doesn’t render correctly on your terminal (seeissue #30768for native Windows PowerShell) or when scripting against the CLI.

now --yes -y /reset now /new --yes my-session /clear -y /undo -y

Setapprovals.destructive_slash_confirm: falsein~/.hermes/config.yamlto disable the prompts globally; set it back totrueto re-enable. SeeSecurity — Destructive slash command confirmationfor context.

approvals.destructive_slash_confirm: false ~/.hermes/config.yaml true