dbt Wizard slash command reference Beta

Full reference for dbt Wizard interactive TUI slash commands.

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This page covers the slash commands supported by dbt Wizard. These are /commands typed inside the interactive text based user interface (TUI) session to control dbt Wizard's behavior mid-session.

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Slash commands

Type / in the composer to open the command picker. Use arrow keys to navigate or keep typing to filter. Press Tab to queue a command while a task is running — it executes at the end of the current turn.

All slash commands

Command	Alias	Purpose	Available during task
/model	—	Choose what model and reasoning effort to use	✗
/providers	—	Configure model providers and BYOK credentials	✓
/ide	—	Include current selection, open files, and other context from your IDE	✓
/permissions	—	Choose what Wizard is allowed to do	✗
/keymap	—	Remap TUI shortcuts	✗
/vim	—	Toggle Vim mode for the composer	✗
/setup-default-sandbox	—	Set up elevated agent sandbox	✗
/sandbox-add-read-dir	—	Let sandbox read a directory: /sandbox-add-read-dir <absolute_path>	✗
/experimental	—	Toggle experimental features	✗
/approve	—	Approve one retry of a recent auto-review denial	✓
/memories	—	Configure memory use and generation	✗
/skills	—	Use skills to improve how Wizard performs specific tasks	✓
/hooks	—	View and manage lifecycle hooks	✓
/review	—	Review my current changes and find issues	✗
/rename	—	Rename the current thread	✓
/new	—	Start a new chat during a conversation	✗
/resume	—	Resume a saved chat	✗
/fork	—	Fork the current chat	✗
/init	—	Create an AGENTS.md file with instructions for Wizard	✗
/compact	—	Summarize conversation to prevent hitting the context limit	✗
/plan	—	Switch to Plan mode	✗
/goal	—	Set or view the goal for a long-running task	✓
/agent	—	Switch the active agent thread	✓
/side	—	Start a side conversation in an ephemeral fork	✓
/btw	—	Start a side conversation in an ephemeral fork	✓
/copy	—	Copy last response as markdown	✓
/raw	—	Toggle raw scrollback mode for copy-friendly terminal selection	✓
/diff	—	Show git diff (including untracked files)	✓
/mention	—	Mention a file	✓
/status	—	Show current session configuration and token usage	✓
/config	—	View and manage configuration	✓
/debug-config	—	Show config layers and requirement sources for debugging	✓
/title	—	Configure which items appear in the terminal title	✓
/statusline	—	Configure which items appear in the status line	✓
/theme	—	Choose a syntax highlighting theme	✗
/pets	/pet	Choose or hide the terminal pet	✗
/overview	—	Render the dbt project overview card	✓
/mcp	—	List configured MCP tools; use /mcp verbose for details	✓
/apps	—	Manage apps	✓
/plugins	—	Browse plugins	✓
/quit	—	Exit Wizard	✓
/exit	—	Exit Wizard	✓
/feedback	—	Send feedback to maintainers	✓
/ps	—	List background terminals	✓
/stop	/clean	Stop all background terminals	✓
/clear	—	Clear the terminal and start a new chat	✗
/personality	—	Choose a communication style for Wizard	✗
/realtime	—	Toggle realtime voice mode (experimental)	✓
/settings	—	Configure realtime microphone/speaker	✓
/subagents	—	Switch the active agent thread	✓

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Model and AI

Control the AI model, provider, speed, and response style.

Command	Inline args	Description
/model	—	Choose what model and reasoning effort to use
/providers	—	Configure model providers and BYOK credentials
/personality	—	Choose a communication style for Wizard

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Session management

Start, resume, branch, and clean up sessions.

Command	Inline args	Description
/new	—	Start a new chat during a conversation
/clear	—	Clear the terminal and start a new chat
/resume	Yes	Resume a saved chat
/fork	—	Fork the current chat
/compact	—	Summarize conversation to prevent hitting the context limit
/rename	Yes	Rename the current thread
/init	—	Create an AGENTS.md file with instructions for Wizard

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Review and context

Pull information into the session or trigger a code review.

Command	Inline args	Description
/review	Yes	Review my current changes and find issues
/diff	—	Show git diff (including untracked files)
/mention	—	Mention a file
/copy	—	Copy last response as markdown
/raw	Yes	Toggle raw scrollback mode for copy-friendly terminal selection
/overview	—	Render the dbt project overview card
/ide	Yes	Include current selection, open files, and other context from your IDE

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Permissions and safety

Control what Wizard is allowed to execute.

Command	Inline args	Description
/permissions	—	Choose what Wizard is allowed to do
/setup-default-sandbox	—	Set up elevated agent sandbox
/sandbox-add-read-dir	Yes	Let sandbox read a directory: /sandbox-add-read-dir <absolute_path>

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Customization

Appearance, keybindings, and UI preferences.

Command	Inline args	Description
/theme	—	Choose a syntax highlighting theme
/keymap	Yes	Remap TUI shortcuts
/vim	—	Toggle Vim mode for the composer
/statusline	—	Configure which items appear in the status line
/title	—	Configure which items appear in the terminal title
/experimental	—	Toggle experimental features
/approve	—	Approve one retry of a recent auto-review denial
/pets (alias: /pet)	Yes	Choose or hide the terminal pet

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Skills and extensions

Manage capabilities Wizard can use during a session.

Command	Inline args	Description
/skills	—	Use skills to improve how Wizard performs specific tasks
/hooks	—	View and manage lifecycle hooks
/mcp	Yes	List configured MCP tools; use /mcp verbose for details
/apps	—	Manage apps
/plugins	—	Browse plugins

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Long-running tasks

Manage multi-turn goals, parallel agents, and branched conversations.

Command	Inline args	Description
/plan	Yes	Switch to Plan mode
/goal	Yes	Set or view the goal for a long-running task
/agent	—	Switch the active agent thread
/subagents	—	Switch the active agent thread
/side	Yes	Start a side conversation in an ephemeral fork
/btw	Yes	Start a side conversation in an ephemeral fork

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Background terminals

Inspect and control shell processes Wizard has running in the background.

Command	Inline args	Description
/ps	—	List background terminals
/stop (alias: /clean)	—	Stop all background terminals

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Memory

Control how Wizard stores and uses memory across sessions.

Command	Inline args	Description
/memories	—	Configure memory use and generation

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Session info

Inspect the current session state without changing anything.

Command	Inline args	Description
/status	—	Show current session configuration and token usage
/config	—	View and manage configuration
/debug-config	—	Show config layers and requirement sources for debugging
/feedback	—	Send feedback to maintainers

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Exit

Command	Inline args	Description
/quit	—	Exit Wizard
/exit	—	Exit Wizard

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Realtime (experimental)

Command	Inline args	Description
/realtime	—	Toggle realtime voice mode (experimental)
/settings	—	Configure realtime microphone/speaker

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Related docs

• Wizard CLI command reference for flags and subcommands
• Use subagents for the /agent and /subagents commands
• Headless mode for using wizard exec in scripts and CI
• Configuration reference for config.toml keys and precedence
• dbt command reference for dbt run, dbt build, and other dbt Core commands

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