---
title: General Commands
description: View status, manage config, and control context with commonly used commands
---

The following commands can be used in chat with the `/` prefix or in the terminal with the `cow` prefix (some are chat-only).

<Tip>
  In the Web console, typing `/` brings up an autocomplete menu with keyboard navigation and Tab completion.
</Tip>

## help

Show help information for all available commands.

```text
/help
```

## status

View current session and service status, including process info, model configuration, message count, and loaded skills.

```text
/status
```

## config

View or modify runtime configuration. Changes take effect immediately without restarting.

**View all configurable items:**

```text
/config
```

**View a single item:**

```text
/config model
```

**Modify a config item:**

```text
/config model deepseek-chat
```

**Configurable items:**

| Item | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `model` | AI model name | `deepseek-chat` |
| `agent_max_context_tokens` | Max context tokens | `40000` |
| `agent_max_context_turns` | Max context memory turns | `30` |
| `agent_max_steps` | Max decision steps per task | `15` |

<Note>
  When changing `model`, the system automatically matches the corresponding model API. Configuration is persisted to `config.json`.
</Note>

## context

View current session context statistics, including message count and content length.

```text
/context
```

**Clear current session context:**

```text
/context clear
```

<Tip>
  Clearing context makes the Agent "forget" previous conversation, useful for switching topics or freeing context space.
</Tip>

## logs

View recent service logs. Shows the last 20 lines by default, up to 50.

```text
/logs
```

**Specify line count:**

```text
/logs 50
```

## knowledge

View and manage the personal knowledge base. Shows statistics by default.

```text
/knowledge
```

**View directory structure:**

```text
/knowledge list
```

**Enable / disable knowledge base:**

```text
/knowledge on
/knowledge off
```

<Note>
  In the terminal CLI, `cow knowledge` and `cow knowledge list` are available, but `on|off` is only supported in chat (requires runtime effect).
</Note>

## version

Show the current CowAgent version.

```text
/version
```
