Commands Reference

Ripperdoc provides slash commands for managing sessions and configuration.

General Commands

/help

Show available commands and usage information.

> /help
> /help tools

/exit

Exit the current session.

> /exit

/clear

Clear the conversation history and start fresh.

> /clear

Session Commands

/status

Show current session status including message count, tokens, and duration.

> /status

/stats

Show detailed session statistics.

> /stats

/cost

Show token usage and estimated costs.

> /cost

/compact

Manually compact the conversation to reduce context size.

> /compact

/resume

Resume a previous session (when starting Ripperdoc).

ripperdoc --resume

Configuration Commands

/config

View or modify configuration.

> /config
> /config set model.timeout 180

/models

List and switch between model profiles.

> /models
> /models use fast

Tool Commands

/tools

List available tools.

> /tools

/permissions

Manage permission rules.

> /permissions
> /permissions list
> /permissions add allow Bash "npm test"

Extension Commands

/hooks

Manage hooks configuration.

> /hooks
> /hooks list
> /hooks reload

/skills

List available skills.

> /skills

/skill

Load a skill.

> /skill pdf
> /skill pptx

/agents

List agent definitions.

> /agents

/tasks

List running subagent tasks.

> /tasks

/mcp

Manage MCP server connections.

> /mcp

Task Management

/todos

View the todo list.

> /todos

/todo

Add or manage todo items.

> /todo add Implement feature X
> /todo done 1

Memory Commands

/memory

View and manage conversation memory.

> /memory

/context

View current context information.

> /context

Diagnostics

/doctor

Run diagnostics to check configuration and connectivity.

> /doctor

Custom Commands

Define custom commands in .ripperdoc/commands.json:

{
  "commands": {
    "test": "Run npm test and report results",
    "deploy": "Deploy to staging environment",
    "review": "Review code in $1 for issues"
  }
}

Use custom commands:

> /test
> /review src/api.py

Command Shortcuts

Some commands have shortcuts:

Getting Help

For help on any command:

> /help <command>

For example:

> /help permissions