Commands Overview

Complete reference for all Composez slash commands.

Command Categories

Composez provides slash commands organized into three categories:

Writing & Editing

Commands for generating and revising manuscript content.

Command Description
/write Generate prose from summaries
/summarize Generate summaries from prose
/edit Make targeted edits to manuscript files
/query Query the manuscript (read-only)
/compose Enter compose mode (two-model planning + editing)
/agent Plan and execute multi-step tasks
/select Set a text selection for focused editing
/instruct Load an instruction file into the chat
/lint Check prose for style issues with Vale
/lint-level Set which severity levels /lint reports
/analyze-style Load prose files for style analysis
/feedback Get prioritized critique of a manuscript section
/auto-context Toggle automatic context identification

Management

Commands for creating, deleting, moving, and reorganizing content.

Command Description
/new Create acts, chapters, scenes, db entries, or instructions
/delete Delete narrative nodes, db entries, or instructions
/insert-after Insert a new node after a position
/insert-before Insert a new node before a position
/move Move a narrative node or file
/import Import from Novelcrafter or Markdown
/export Export to Markdown, DOCX, or EPUB
/save Save chat history or context to cache
/load Restore chat history or context from cache
/copy-context Copy full chat context to clipboard
/paste-response Apply a pasted LLM response

Location Argument Syntax

Many commands accept a location argument to target parts of the hierarchy. Three syntaxes are supported interchangeably:

Keyword

act 1 chapter 2 scene 3

Shorthand (numbers only)

1 2 3

Numbers map to levels in order: first = act, second = chapter, third = scene.

Partial Locations

You don’t need to specify all levels:

Argument Target
1 Act 1 (and all contents)
1 2 Act 1, Chapter 2 (and all scenes)
1 2 3 Act 1, Chapter 2, Scene 3
act 1 Act 1
act 1 chapter 2 Act 1, Chapter 2

Hidden Commands

These standard Aider commands are hidden in novel mode since they don’t apply:

  • /test — no test runner for fiction
  • /code — replaced by /edit
  • /architect — replaced by /compose