Reference Guide

Claude Code Slash Commands You Need to Know

68 commands. 63 built-in, 5 bundled skills. Every slash command shipping with Claude Code as of March 2026, with real-world use cases for each.

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The reference at a glance

68

Total Commands

63

Built-in

5

Bundled Skills

7

Categories

Every slash command

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Power User Tips

Context Management

  • Run /context regularly to monitor usage
  • Use /compact with focus instructions to preserve critical info
  • Use /btw for tangential questions to avoid context pollution
  • Use /fork before risky experiments

Speed & Efficiency

  • /effort low for simple renames and imports
  • /effort max for architecture decisions (Opus only)
  • /fast for rapid iteration on straightforward tasks
  • /batch for parallelizing large refactors

Safety & Review

  • /diff before every commit to review changes
  • /security-review before pushing to remote
  • /rewind when Claude goes off track
  • /plan before complex features to align first

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