Slash commands — human-readable reference¶
Cursor lets a workspace define slash commands: you type /something in chat and the assistant follows a short recipe. Commands are optional and only appear when the project includes .cursor/commands/ (often in a private or team template repo).
This page summarizes common commands from the where_cursor_feels_home-style workspace so the onboarding cheatsheet works on a bare clone of ai-assisted-work (no .cursor/ folder here).
Commands (summary)¶
| Command | When to use | What it typically does |
|---|---|---|
/journal |
End of day or after a meaningful session | Create or update today’s journal; may draft Backlog candidates and Glossary candidates. |
/session-end |
You are closing a session | Wrap-up: journal sections, backlog/glossary candidates, update activeContext.md, optional session-log.md. |
/pm |
Product thinking | Load product management context — discovery, prioritization, roadmaps, AI product risks; reads product-management/PM_KNOWLEDGE.md when present. |
/pmo |
Delivery / process | PMO context — Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, CRISP-DM; reads pmo/PMO_KNOWLEDGE.md when present (not in minimal public tree). |
/capture-idea |
Mid-task “park this thought” | Append a quick line to BACKLOG_INBOX.md (or equivalent) without derailing the current build — only if that file exists. |
/canine |
Dog / puppy questions | Behavior and welfare guidance when a dog-agent (or similar) stack is in the repo. |
/collaboration-check |
Things feel off with the assistant | Short collaboration health check between you and the agent. |
If you do not have these files¶
You can still ask in plain language: e.g. “Help me wrap up this session: draft journal bullets and open questions from this chat.” See cursor-triggers-and-prompts.md.
Full workspace–only pieces¶
Backlog inbox, transcript scripts, HTML handbook sync, and skill files are documented in ../INDEX-full-workspace-only.md.