Commands Overview

ChemAgent provides two command surfaces: run chemag commands in the system terminal for service operations, or use slash commands in any conversation for session, configuration, Skill, memory, and knowledge control.

Two command surfaces

01Terminal CLI

Use chemag for process lifecycle, status, logs, updates, browser installation, Skills, and knowledge inspection.

02Chat commands

Type / in the Web console or a connected channel to see suggestions and control the active session.

chemag help
/help
/status
/context

Command availability

Command	Terminal	Chat	Purpose
help / version / status / logs	✓	✓	Help and diagnostics
cancel		✓	Abort the current Agent task
config		✓	View or change supported runtime settings
context	Hint only	✓	Inspect or clear active-session context
memory		✓	Trigger memory distillation
knowledge	✓	✓	Inspect or control the knowledge base
skill	✓	✓	List, search, install, enable, disable, and inspect Skills
start / stop / restart / update	✓		Manage the service process
install-browser	✓		Install the optional browser-tool runtime

Chat command experience

✓
Autocomplete
Typing / opens the command menu with keyboard navigation and completion in the Web console.
✓
Immediate runtime changes
Supported /config changes take effect without restarting and are persisted by the product.
✓
Cross-channel control
/cancel and other supported commands follow the active channel session.
✓
Safe separation
Process lifecycle commands remain terminal-only and are not silently executed through chat.

Operating boundary

Commands can change running state

Restrict terminal access, review destructive Skill operations, do not paste secrets into chat commands, and capture service changes in the deployment log.