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Commands & Shortcuts

Slash Commands

Type / to open the command picker. You can also type commands directly.

Command	Description
`/`	Open the command picker
`/model`	Open the model picker
`/model <alias>`	Switch model directly (e.g. `/model opus`)
`/resume`	Pick a past session — type to filter, Ctrl+D to delete (with confirm), Enter to resume
`/rename <name>`	Rename the current session
`/sync`	Re-sync OpenClaw settings
`/help`	Show shortcuts and tips
`/news`	Version info and updates
`/compact`	Compact session context manually
`/config`	Open settings (auto-compact, OpenClaw sync)
`/tools`	List all available tools
`/tasks`	Interactive task manager (add, delete, toggle status)
`/effort`	Set reasoning effort level (low/medium/high/max)
`/effort <level>`	Set effort directly (e.g. `/effort high`)
`/sandbox`	Set filesystem sandbox mode (project/full/unrestricted)
`/sandbox <mode>`	Set sandbox directly (e.g. `/sandbox project`)
`/checkpoint`	Manage file checkpoints (rollback, create, delete)
`/hooks`	Manage event hooks (browse, inspect, execution history)
`/doctor`	Run diagnostic checks on installation health
`/clear`	Start a new session
`/exit`	Exit Dynamo

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
`/`	Opens the command picker (type to filter, Tab to complete)
`Tab`	Autocomplete in the command picker
`↑` `↓`	Navigate menus / recall previous prompts (input history)
`Enter`	Select / send message
`←` `→`	Move cursor in input field
`Esc`	Close a menu / interrupt streaming response
`Ctrl+O`	Expand/collapse tool results, thinking, or compaction summary
`Ctrl+G`	Open background jobs picker
`Ctrl+C`	Exit
`Ctrl+D`	Exit (empty line) / forward delete
`Ctrl+A`	Cursor to start of line
`Ctrl+E`	Cursor to end of line
`Ctrl+K`	Kill text from cursor to end of line
`Ctrl+U`	Kill text from start of line to cursor
`Ctrl+W`	Kill previous word
`Ctrl+Y`	Yank (paste) last killed text
`Alt+B`	Move cursor one word backward
`Alt+F`	Move cursor one word forward

Input history is saved across sessions to ~/.config/dynamo/input-history.jsonl.

Inside Pickers

Most pickers (model, session, tools, memory, checkpoint) share these shortcuts:

Key	Action
Type	Filter rows by name
`↑` `↓`	Navigate rows
`Enter`	Select
`Ctrl+D`	Delete the highlighted row (with confirm)
`Backspace`	Dismiss the picker
`Esc`	Dismiss the picker

Piped Mode

Dynamo works with piped input for scripting and CI:

bash

echo "explain this error" | dynamo               # pipe a prompt
dynamo < prompt.txt                               # redirect file as input
echo "fix the bug" | dynamo -y                    # with tool auto-approval

No logo, no UI, plain text output. ANSI colors are stripped unless FORCE_COLOR is set.

CLI Flags

bash

dynamo                      # new session
dynamo -r                   # open session picker to resume
dynamo -r <id>              # resume specific session by ID
dynamo -y                   # permissive mode (skip permission prompts)
dynamo --sandbox project    # strict sandbox (project root only)
dynamo --sandbox full       # read anywhere, write to project (default)
dynamo --sandbox unrestricted  # no filesystem restrictions
dynamo -r -y                # resume + permissive
dynamo setup                # interactive onboarding wizard
dynamo config               # show configuration
dynamo doctor               # run diagnostic checks
dynamo doctor --json        # structured JSON for scripting
dynamo doctor --fix         # auto-fix safe issues
dynamo --help               # list all commands
dynamo --version            # show version

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