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    4 min

    Slash commands, agents, skills

    Drive a pretend coding-CLI session.

    Every modern coding CLI has the same three extensibility primitives, with slight name variations. Drive the imitation: press /, type, hit Enter. Watch streaming + approval prompts.

    ~/my-project — claude
    Welcome to Claude Code (pretend edition).
    Try: /help · fix the bug · list files
    /helpshow what I can do
    /agentslist specialized assistants
    /planplan first, code later
    /clearstart a fresh chat
    /modelswitch model (Sonnet/Opus/Haiku)
    /exitleave the session
    ~/my-project ›

    Try these

    • /agents — list specialized assistants
    • "fix the bug" — the assistant reads files, runs tests, finds the cause
    • "add a dark mode toggle" — note the Allow/Deny prompt before any write

    Slash command

    Do this action now.

    Claude Code: /plan · Cursor: @ · aider: /add

    Agent / mode

    Switch to this persona.

    Claude Code: agents · Cursor: modes · Codex: agents

    Skill / rule

    Use this recipe.

    Claude Code: skills · Cursor: rules · aider: .aider.conf Deep dive →

    Tool approval

    Every CLI asks before touching your machine. The pattern is the same; the UI varies:

    • Claude Code: "Claude wants to do this — Allow / Deny"
    • Cursor: Agent mode shows a diff before applying
    • Codex CLI: "approval modes" — Suggest / Auto-Edit / Full-Auto
    • aider: shows diff + asks "Apply edit? (Y/n)"