Kiro CLI - AI-assisted development in your terminal
Slash Commands
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
/quit | Exit the application |
/clear | Clear conversation history |
/agent | Manage agents |
/chat | Manage saved conversations |
/context | Manage context files |
/code | Code intelligence (LSP) |
/editor | Open $EDITOR for prompt |
/reply | Quote last message in editor |
/compact | Summarize conversation |
/tools | View tools & permissions |
/issue | Create GitHub issue |
/changelog | View CLI changelog |
/prompts | View/retrieve prompts |
/hooks | View context hooks |
/usage | Show billing & credits |
/mcp | See MCP servers loaded |
/model | Select conversation model |
/experiment | Toggle experimental features |
/plan | Switch to Plan agent |
/todos | Manage TODO lists |
/paste | Paste image from clipboard |
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl + S | Fuzzy search commands |
Ctrl + T | Toggle tangent mode |
Shift + Tab | Toggle Plan agent |
Tab | Accept autocompletion |
Ctrl + C | Cancel current operation |
Ctrl + D | Exit (alternative to /quit) |
↑ / ↓ | Navigate command history |
Special Characters
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
! | Execute shell command directly |
@ | Reference prompts (@promptname) |
↯ | Tangent mode indicator |
[agent] | Current agent indicator |
> | Standard prompt |
% | Show context usage indicator |
Agent Management
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
/agent list | Show available agents |
/agent switch | Change active agent |
/agent create | Create new agent |
--agent | Start with specific agent |
.kiro/agents/ | Local agent configs |
~/.kiro/agents/ | Global agent configs |
Code Intelligence
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
/code init | Initialize LSP servers |
/code init -f | Force restart LSP servers |
/code status | Show workspace status |
/code logs | Display LSP logs |
/code overview | Codebase structure overview |
search_symbols | Find functions/classes by name |
find_references | Find all symbol usages |
goto_definition | Navigate to definition |
get_diagnostics | Get errors & warnings |
rename_symbol | Rename across codebase |
pattern_search | AST-based code search |
pattern_rewrite | Automated refactoring |
Context Management
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
/context add | Add context file |
/context remove | Remove context file |
/context list | Show context files |
/context usage | View context window usage |
/compact | Free up context space |
Chat Management
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
/chat save | Save conversation |
/chat load | Load conversation |
/chat list | List saved chats |
/chat delete | Delete saved chat |
/clear | Clear current conversation |
/compact | Summarize to free context |
MCP Integration
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
/mcp | View loaded servers |
/mcp add | Add MCP server |
/mcp remove | Remove MCP server |
/mcp list | Show available servers |
@server/tool | Reference MCP tool |
Knowledge Base
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
/knowledge add | Add files/directories |
/knowledge show | Display all entries |
/knowledge remove | Remove entries |
/knowledge update | Refresh existing entry |
/knowledge clear | Remove all entries |
/knowledge cancel | Cancel background ops |
--index-type | Fast (BM25) or Best (semantic) |
--include | File patterns to include |
--exclude | File patterns to exclude |
TODO Management
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
/todos view | Display TODO lists |
/todos resume | Continue TODO list |
/todos clear-finished | Remove completed lists |
/todos delete | Delete specific list |
/todos delete --all | Delete all lists |
Checkpoint Commands
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
/checkpoint init | Enable checkpoints |
/checkpoint list | Show checkpoints |
/checkpoint expand | Show tool-level details |
/checkpoint diff | Compare checkpoints |
/checkpoint restore | Restore to checkpoint |
/checkpoint clean | Delete shadow repo |
--hard | Exact workspace match |
Tangent Mode
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
/tangent | Enter/exit tangent mode |
/tangent tail | Exit with last entry preserved |
/tangent forget N | Remove last N messages |
/tangent forget | Interactive message selection |
Ctrl + T | Toggle tangent mode |
Hooks
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
AgentSpawn | Runs when agent activates |
UserPromptSubmit | Runs on prompt submission |
PreToolUse | Before tool execution |
PostToolUse | After tool execution |
Stop | After assistant response |
/hooks | View configured hooks |
Built-in Tools
| Binding | Description |
|---|---|
execute_bash | Run shell commands |
fs_read | Read files/directories |
fs_write | Create/edit files |
code | Code intelligence operations |
grep | Search file contents |
glob | Find files by pattern |
use_aws | AWS CLI API calls |
web_search | Search the web |
web_fetch | Fetch URL content |
knowledge | Knowledge base operations |
use_subagent | Delegate to subagents |