Session & Model Commands in OpenClaw
From the OpenClaw cheat sheet · Slash Commands · verified Jul 2026
Session & Model Commands
Control sessions, switch models, and manage context.
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/new Start a new session
/new gpt-4o New session with specific model
/compact Compact the session context
/stop Abort the current run
/model Show current model
/model sonnet Switch model
/models List available providers/models
/context Show how context is assembled
/context detail Per-file size breakdown
/status Show runtime status
/help Show help summary💡 /compact frees up context space without starting a new session — great for long conversations
⚡ /think medium through xhigh enables extended thinking — costs more tokens but better reasoning
📌 /context detail shows exactly what's eating your context window — check MEMORY.md size
🟢 /model switches instantly mid-conversation — no need to restart the session
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