Commands and shortcuts
Navigate the terminal, choose models, and control a session.
Launch and inspect
| Command | Use it to |
|---|---|
clio-coder |
Open the terminal in your project |
clio-coder gui --open |
Open the local desktop alpha |
clio-coder configure |
Connect a model with Guided setup |
clio-coder doctor |
Check installation and connections |
clio-coder --help |
See installed commands |
For a single task without the interactive interface:
clio-coder run "Explain this project's test setup. Do not change files." --cwd /path/to/project
Add --json when you need machine-readable events. A request to avoid edits is task guidance; use the tool restrictions in the full guide when execution must be constrained.
Everyday terminal commands
| Command | What it opens or does |
|---|---|
/help |
Commands and effective keybindings |
/model |
Model picker for this session |
/settings |
Shared Settings Center |
/library |
Skills, prompts, agents, fleets, and plugins |
/context |
Context usage and pending handoffs |
/usage |
Session usage and supported subscription quotas |
/resume |
Previous conversations |
/tree |
Conversation history and branches |
/new |
A fresh conversation |
/view |
Artifacts and recorded results |
A few keys to remember
Ctrl+G opens the action menu. Choose an entry with arrows and Enter, or its displayed suffix; Esc closes it. This is useful when your terminal intercepts an Alt shortcut. /help shows any custom bindings.
| Default key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Send; while running, steer at the next available slot |
| Ctrl+J | Insert a newline |
| Ctrl+Q | Queue a message for the end of the active turn |
| Alt+Q | Recover queued messages into the draft |
| Alt+M | Open the model picker |
| Alt+L | Open the Library |
| Alt+O | Cycle Compact, Standard, and Detailed output |
| Alt+W | Open Workers |
Ctrl+C closes an active overlay, cancels a running turn, or clears an idle draft. When idle with an empty draft and no queued messages, two presses within half a second exit.
For a course correction, open Ctrl+G → interrupt, or use /interrupt <text>. Work already completed remains in the session record.