Interactive Mode

Interactive mode is Command Code running in your terminal: you type, the agent works, you watch it happen. This page covers everything you drive it with: the input modes, the shortcuts, how the model is picked, and the full keybinding reference at the end.

Start here

The whole screen, top to bottom:

┌────────────────────────────────┐
│ READ  src/auth.ts              │ ← the feed:
│ EDIT  src/auth.ts  +12 -3      │   what the agent
│ BASH  pnpm test                │   is doing
│                                │
│ ✓ Added the retry guard.       │ ← its reply
├────────────────────────────────┤
│ TODOS  2/4                     │ ← ctrl+x to manage
├────────────────────────────────┤
│ > fix the login redirect       │ ← you type here
├────────────────────────────────┤
│ In auth.ts   opus-5   default  │ ← file · model · mode
└────────────────────────────────┘

Three characters change what the input does. That's most of the surface.

Type this	You get
`/` at the start	The slash command menu: every built-in, custom, skill, and mod command
`!` at the start	Bash mode: the line runs as a shell command and its output joins the session
`@` anywhere	File-path autocomplete; the mentioned file becomes context

And five keys you'll use every session:

Key	Does
`shift+tab`	Cycle permission mode: default → auto-accept → plan → default
`esc`	Stop what's running
`esc` `esc`	Rewind to a previous checkpoint (same as `/rewind`)
`ctrl+o`	Show or hide full tool output
`ctrl+g`	Open the current prompt in `$EDITOR`

Note

Run /hotkeys in a session to see every shortcut Command Code recognizes right now, including your own overrides. Run /help for the short list.

Slash commands

Type / at the start of the input to open the command menu. Rows are ranked as you type: a command whose name starts with your query ranks highest, then names containing it, then description matches.

↑/↓ move the selection, Enter runs the selected command, Tab or → inserts it with a trailing space so you can type arguments, Esc closes the menu.

Full referenceSlash Commands

Every one of the 60+ built-in commands with its arguments and aliases, which are safe to run mid-turn, and how to write your own with $ARGUMENTS templating.