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Use slash commands to start a chat task fast

Type a slash in the chat box to open the command palette, pick a ready-made task, and drop an editable prompt into the composer.

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Written by Millan Lakhani

Slash commands give you a shortcut to common tasks. Type / in the chat box and a palette opens with ready-made commands you can search, preview, and drop straight into the composer.


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Here is how to use them.


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  1. Open a new chat and click in the message box. You will see the prompt "Type / to see what your agents can do… or ask me anything". That box is where every command starts.

    The Boldstream chat screen with an empty message box prompting the user to type a slash or ask anything.
  2. Type a forward slash. The command palette opens over the chat. On the left are categories like Social, Competitors, Trends, and Insights. In the middle is a list of popular commands, each with a short description of what it does.

    The command palette open over the chat, showing a category list on the left, popular slash commands in the middle, and a details panel on the right.
  3. Keep typing to search. Add a word after the slash, such as /report, and the list narrows to matching commands. The count at the top tells you how many are left.

    The command palette filtered to a single matching command after typing a search term after the slash.
  4. Hover a command to preview it. The panel on the right shows what the command does, any options it opens, and what it runs with. Use this to check you have the right one before you pick it.

  5. Open a command to see its choices. Some commands branch into options, like a time window for a report. Pick one to set the detail you want.

    The palette showing a command's time-window options, such as last 7 days, last 30 days, and a campaign window, with details on the right.
  6. Press Prepare. The command drops an editable prompt into the chat box. You can change the wording first, and nothing is sent until you press Send.


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What to try next

Open the palette, browse the categories down the left, and prepare one command you have not used before.

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