{"slug": "a-complete-handbook-detailing-chatgpt-slash-commands-ui-shortcuts-workspace-and", "title": "🤖 A complete handbook detailing ChatGPT slash commands, UI shortcuts, workspace Canvas triggers, custom command engines, productivity shortcuts, and advanced prompt chaining systems.", "summary": "A community-maintained handbook compiles ChatGPT slash commands, UI shortcuts, Canvas triggers, and custom command engines into a single reference, noting that OpenAI publishes no official master list. The guide categorizes commands into four layers—official UI commands, contextual sandbox commands, semantic LLM-parsed shorthands, and user-defined custom commands—and explains how each is processed across the application stack.", "body_md": "**The most comprehensive community and platform reference for ChatGPT slash commands, pseudo-commands, workflow triggers, and power-user prompting systems.**\n\nThere is currently **no single official public OpenAI master list** containing every slash command across the entire ChatGPT ecosystem.\n\nBecause OpenAI frequently runs regional tests and modular rollouts, commands can be:\n\n- **Officially supported native features** (like`/canvas` , keyboard shortcuts, and`@` Custom GPT mentions).\n- **Experimental/Beta features** or flags (workspace and lab rollouts).\n- **Semantic/Pseudo-commands** (user-defined shorthands powered by Custom Instructions or System Prompts that GPT models interpret natively with absolute precision).\n\nThis handbook details all three levels of commands to provide a complete, master-level reference for power users.\n\nTo master commands in ChatGPT, you must first understand that they are processed at different layers of the application stack. Here is the operational breakdown:\n\n| Type | Processed By | Meaning & Function | Example | \n|---|---|---|---|\n| **Official Commands** | ChatGPT UI / Core App | Hardcoded interface commands that trigger native application features, menus, navigation, or routing. | `/canvas` or`@` | \n| **Contextual Commands** | Active Tools / Sandboxes | Commands enabled inside specific sandboxed interfaces, such as Canvas code editing or Python code interpreter environments. | `/comment` or`/update` | \n| **Semantic Commands** | LLM Semantic Parser | Shorthand instructions interpreted natively by the LLM without requiring hardcoded UI components. | `/eli5` or`/tldr` | \n| **Custom Commands** | System Prompts / Custom GPTs | Commands explicitly mapped by the user to multi-line instructions, APIs, or database queries. | User-defined `/audit` | \n\n1. **Bandwidth Efficiency** : Reduces the volume of repetitive instruction tokens you need to write.\n2. **Cognitive Routing** : Forces the LLM into a specific analytical mode (e.g., acting as a CTO vs. a copywriter).\n3. **Structured Workflows** : Enables deterministic outputs from a single shorthand input.\n\nNote\n\nWhen executing a command, the LLM parses the forward slash (`/`) as a semantic delimiter. In model training, slash syntax represents system-level or command-line parameters, making it highly effective for structured prompts.\n\nThese are native UI commands, keyboard shortcuts, or platform routing tools built into the core ChatGPT interface (Web, Desktop, and Mobile).\n\n- **Purpose** : Displays a list of application tips, tool instructions, or UI shortcuts.\n- **Usage** : Type`/help` when you need to view active shortcuts, available Custom GPT integrations, or basic guidelines.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/help\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Instantly initializes a fresh, clean chat session.\n- **Usage** : Perfect for starting a new topic without carrying over context tokens from your previous conversation.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/new\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Empties the current session interface or wipes context history.\n- **Usage** : Keeps the same chat thread open but clears the prompt history to prevent contextual bleed.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/clear\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Renames the title of the current chat thread in the sidebar.\n- **Usage** : Overrides the automatic title generation with a custom label of your choice.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/rename AI Research Vault\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Permanently deletes the current active chat thread.\n- **Usage** : Cleans up your history list immediately from within the prompt composer.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/delete\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Opens the settings dialog or account preferences menu.\n- **Usage** : Quickly modify voice settings, theme preferences, custom instructions, or model configurations.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/settings\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Displays system information, current model version, and platform status.\n- **Usage** : Useful for verifying whether you are running the latest desktop update or checking experimental feature flags.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/about\n```\n\nThese commands operate within **ChatGPT Canvas**, a side-by-side editing interface designed for writing and coding projects.\n\n- **Purpose** : Manually launches a new collaborative Canvas window.\n- **Usage** : If ChatGPT doesn't automatically trigger a Canvas for a long writing or coding project, use this command to force open the editor.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/canvas build a scalable TypeScript SaaS boilerplate\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Directs the editor to perform a major revision on the entire active document in the Canvas window.\n- **Usage** : Apply universal changes such as programming language porting, style alterations, or global formatting updates.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/update rewrite all examples in TypeScript using ESModules\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Analyzes the canvas content and adds inline comments, explanations, or code documentation.\n- **Usage** : Highlights lines that need clarification or creates documentation strings for APIs.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/comment add complete inline JSDoc comments to this class\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Converts the current Canvas document into a downloadable file.\n- **Usage** : Export files in formats like Markdown, HTML, PDF, or DOCX.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/export markdown\n```\n\nThese commands manage document parsing, data extraction, and semantic transformations.\n\n- **Purpose** : Prepares a file (PDF, CSV, TXT, DOCX, etc.) to be uploaded and parsed into the active context window.\n- **Usage** : Reference a file by name to instruct the document analyzer to index it.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/upload investor_pitch_deck_v4.pdf\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Triggers the Advanced Data Analysis sandbox (Python) to read, clean, and run statistics on uploaded datasets.\n- **Usage** : Use on structured files (CSV, JSON, XLSX) to generate statistics, correlations, or mathematical reports.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/analyze quarterly_revenue.csv\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Compresses long documents, logs, or books into digestible bullet points or executive summaries.\n- **Usage** : Specify target length, format, or focus areas.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/summarize this document in 5 key executive bullet points focusing on financial risks\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Translates the specified document or block of text into another language while maintaining tone.\n- **Usage** : State the target language and any cultural localization preferences.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/translate English to Japanese using formal business honorifics (Keigo)\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Scans a large text block to retrieve specific data points (dates, names, values, actions).\n- **Usage** : Excellent for parsing raw emails, meeting transcripts, or legal contracts.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/extract all actionable items, owners, and deadlines from this meeting transcript\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Performs Optical Character Recognition on an uploaded image, scanned PDF, or screenshot.\n- **Usage** : Extract text from hand-written notes, receipts, whiteboard diagrams, or code screenshots.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/ocr extract the text and calculate the total sum from this receipt image\n```\n\nThese commands control DALL-E image generation, visual editing, and chart rendering.\n\n- **Purpose** : Triggers DALL-E to generate a visual asset from a detailed descriptive prompt.\n- **Usage** : Provide details on lighting, camera angle, style, color palette, and subject.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/image cinematic 35mm photograph of a futuristic cyberpunk Kolkata skyline during a heavy monsoon night, neon sign reflections on wet streets\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Instructs the model to perform target modifications on an existing or generated image.\n- **Usage** : Define the changes relative to the original image (e.g., adding/removing objects, altering colors).\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/edit-image change the background from daytime to a starry night and add a crescent moon\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Analyzes the contents, composition, color palette, and typography of an uploaded image.\n- **Usage** : Use for alt-text generation, reverse engineering image prompts, or design reviews.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/describe-image explain the design layout and font choices of this landing page screenshot\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Generates interactive charts, graphs, or heatmaps from data tables.\n- **Usage** : Uses Python (Matplotlib/Seaborn) or Mermaid.js to build visual data representations.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/make-chart startup revenue growth projection for the next 5 years based on the uploaded CSV\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Renders diagrams, architectural system graphs, or flowcharts.\n- **Usage** : Generates charts using Mermaid syntax or visual libraries.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/diagram microservice authentication flow with OAuth2 and JWT tokens\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Generates a high-fidelity visual UI/UX layout concept.\n- **Usage** : Describe the user interface layout, platform (Mobile/Web), and color scheme.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/mockup dashboard UI for a B2B SaaS analytics tool, dark mode, glassmorphic UI elements\n```\n\nThese commands are used on mobile and desktop apps with audio/video hardware integrations.\n\n- **Purpose** : Activates the real-time audio interaction channel.\n- **Usage** : Initiate hands-free conversations with human-like latency.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/voice\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Sets the microphone to continuous transcription mode.\n- **Usage** : Ideal for dictation, transcribing live meetings, or brainstorming aloud.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/listen\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Requests access to the camera to take a photo or scan a physical environment.\n- **Usage** : Analyze physical objects, read error messages on monitors, or solve math problems on paper.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/camera\n```\n\nThese commands manage ChatGPT's persistent memory and database queries.\n\n- **Purpose** : Queries, updates, or audits the facts the model has stored about you across chat sessions.\n- **Usage** : View saved profile data, delete outdated preferences, or manually add a new fact.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/memory what do you know about my tech stack preferences?\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Performs a semantic search across your entire chat history.\n- **Usage** : Retrieve past explanations, code snippets, or notes without manual scrolling.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/search Docker deployment configuration for Node.js\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Lists all APIs, plug-ins, and extensions available in the current workspace.\n- **Usage** : Identify available tool parameters and sandbox runtimes.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/tools\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Explicitly switches the current reasoning engine or references model characteristics.\n- **Usage** : Direct the system to run on a specialized model version (e.g., standard vs. reasoning models).\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/model GPT-5.5\n```\n\nThese commands streamline software development, debugging, and systems engineering.\n\n- **Purpose** : Enters deep diagnostic mode to trace errors, stack traces, and logic flaws.\n- **Usage** : Provide the error message, target environment, and broken code.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/debug React hydration mismatch error when loading next-themes wrapper\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Optimizes code structure, design patterns, and readability without modifying external behavior.\n- **Usage** : Specify target design patterns, modularity goals, or language standards.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/refactor this legacy vanilla JavaScript file into modular ES6 modules using functional patterns\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Optimizes algorithms, database queries, and system architectures for performance and memory.\n- **Usage** : Focus on asymptotic complexity (Big O), indexing, caching, or load reduction.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/optimize this PostgreSQL query that joins multiple high-volume log tables\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Conducts a security and code quality review.\n- **Usage** : Identifies potential security bugs (SQL Injection, XSS) and anti-patterns.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/review check this custom Node.js authentication middleware for security vulnerabilities\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Breaks down complex source code, packages, or architectural styles.\n- **Usage** : Great for onboarding to unfamiliar codebases or learning new systems.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/explain how this Redis pub/sub queue implements backpressure handling\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Writes unit, integration, or end-to-end tests.\n- **Usage** : State the testing library and specific edge cases to cover.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/generate-tests using Jest and React Testing Library for this user profile form component\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Generates JSDoc, Docstrings, OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, or README files.\n- **Usage** : Feed raw classes or APIs to generate clear, structured documentation.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/document write a complete README.md and OpenAPI 3.0 spec for this Express router file\n```\n\nThese commands assist with business model validation, strategic planning, and risk mitigation.\n\n- **Purpose** : Critically evaluates startup pitch decks, product designs, or marketing plans.\n- **Usage** : Instructs the model to adopt a analytical, critical persona to find flaws.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/critique this landing page layout and copy like a cynical Y Combinator partner\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Translates high-level goals into granular, step-by-step task lists.\n- **Usage** : Outline resources, milestones, dependencies, and timelines.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/actionplan launch a cold email outreach system for an AI automation agency in 30 days\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Generates long-term operational and product development timelines.\n- **Usage** : Map milestones across months or quarters.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/roadmap transition from monolithic infrastructure to a microservices architecture over 12 months\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Formulates growth, monetization, distribution, or positioning tactics.\n- **Usage** : Analyze competitors, target audiences, and market dynamics.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/strategy organic acquisition channels for a B2B SaaS targeting mid-market marketing heads\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Creates reusable mental models or operational frameworks.\n- **Usage** : Standardize operations, content production, or hiring processes.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/framework dynamic pricing model for an API-first database startup\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Analyzes trade-offs, opportunity costs, and strategic routes.\n- **Usage** : Compare paths (e.g., Bootstrapping vs. VC funding).\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/decision bootstrap vs. seed funding round for a developer tools company\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Conducts failure-mode analysis on system rollouts or business operations.\n- **Usage** : Identify security, operational, legal, and financial risk vectors.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/risk-analysis implementing decentralized crypto payment gateways in a traditional e-commerce app\n```\n\nThese commands handle creative writing, content editing, and layout outlining.\n\n- **Purpose** : Alters the tone, format, style, or reading level of a text.\n- **Usage** : Keep original meaning but adjust style.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/rewrite this copy to sound like a premium, sleek luxury fintech brand targeting Gen Z\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Compresses sentences without losing key information.\n- **Usage** : Ideal for editing tweets, ads, or email subject lines.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/shorten this cold outreach email to fit on a single mobile screen (under 120 words)\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Elaborates on short concepts with additional details and context.\n- **Usage** : Expand notes, draft outlines, or add detail to short paragraphs.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/expand this rough outline into a detailed introductory chapter for a book on prompt engineering\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Builds a logical structure for books, essays, courses, or presentations.\n- **Usage** : Organize headings, subheadings, and key points.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/outline a 10-part masterclass syllabus on AI agents and autonomous workflows\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Generates creative ideas, slogans, angles, or titles.\n- **Usage** : Provide details on the target market, goals, and style guidelines.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/brainstorm 15 unique hook angles for a SaaS targeting email marketing managers\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Writes high-converting hooks for social media, ads, or copy.\n- **Usage** : Focus on curiosity, pain points, or statistics.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/hooks for a short video explaining how AI models parse programming languages\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Drafts short captions optimized for specific social networks.\n- **Usage** : Mention platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram) and include relevant emojis or hashtags.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/caption LinkedIn post detailing our new dev tool update, keeping it developer-focused\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Formats long stories or insights into Twitter/X threads.\n- **Usage** : Break down text into numbered posts with hook leads.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/thread explaining how the Transformers architecture changed modern computing\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Drafts visual and spoken scripts for video content.\n- **Usage** : Outline visual directions, sound effects, and spoken dialogue.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/script a 90-second YouTube Short explaining database indexing to junior developers\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Generates a quick, single-sentence summary of long text.\n- **Usage** : Create concise summaries of articles, briefs, or logs.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/tldr summarize the attached 40-page whitepaper on AI safety regulations\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Translates complex technical topics into simple, relatable analogies.\n- **Usage** : Explain advanced engineering or scientific concepts to a general audience.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/eli5 how zero-knowledge proofs work without using mathematical formulas\n```\n\nThese commands model executive roles and support operational tasks for startup founders.\n\n- **Purpose** : Triggers a strategic executive coaching mode.\n- **Usage** : Validate product-market fit, draft investor updates, or design company culture.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/founder validate this hypothesis: developers will pay for an AI-powered git hook manager\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Acts as a seasoned Chief Technology Officer.\n- **Usage** : Select tech stacks, design systems architectures, and evaluate security practices.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/cto design a high-throughput, low-latency API architecture for a real-time multiplayer game\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Acts as a growth marketing executive.\n- **Usage** : Map out growth loops, user acquisition channels, and viral loops.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/cmo design a low-budget, organic growth strategy to acquire the first 1,000 developer users\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Refines sales scripts, objection-handling scripts, and closing frameworks.\n- **Usage** : Prepare for sales calls or negotiate contracts.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/sales write an objection-handling matrix for: \"your developer tool is too expensive compared to self-hosting\"\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Packages services or software tiers into high-value offers.\n- **Usage** : Map pricing tiers, value props, and bonuses.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/offer package our cloud migration consulting service into three distinct retainer options\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Diagrams and plans conversion paths for user acquisition.\n- **Usage** : Design user journeys from initial touchpoint to purchase.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/funnel map out the user conversion path for a freemium developer tool\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Writes high-converting business or technical consulting proposals.\n- **Usage** : Outline project scopes, deliverables, timelines, and costs.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/proposal write a custom proposal for migrating a legacy PHP app to a serverless architecture\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Drafts personalized cold outreach emails.\n- **Usage** : Personalize hooks, value propositions, call-to-actions, and follow-ups.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/coldemail reach out to VP of Engineering leads offering custom security audit automation\n```\n\nThese commands support deep academic research, structured learning, and concept comparisons.\n\n- **Purpose** : Triggers an academic research workflow.\n- **Usage** : Synthesize scientific literature, cite research sources, and evaluate methodologies.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/research the evolution of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) techniques from 2020 to 2026\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Generates detailed comparison matrices across multiple dimensions.\n- **Usage** : Evaluate technologies, frameworks, strategies, or competitors.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/compare Rust vs. Go for microservices handling real-time WebSockets\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Lists pros, cons, tradeoffs, and risks for a given decision.\n- **Usage** : Weigh architectural patterns or business configurations.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/proscons using a managed database service vs. self-hosting on raw EC2 instances\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Breaks complex logical tasks into sequential reasoning chains.\n- **Usage** : Solves math, physics, logic, or complex troubleshooting tasks step-by-step.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/step-by-step calculate the network latency overhead of adding mutual TLS (mTLS) to this cluster\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Generates interactive test questions to test retention.\n- **Usage** : Assess knowledge on a topic with multiple choice or open-ended questions.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/quiz generate a 5-question test on Kubernetes networking and Pod IP routing\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Curates a complete self-directed syllabus and schedule.\n- **Usage** : Structure learning journeys with curated topics, resources, and timelines.\n\n```\n/studyplan build a 12-week curriculum to transition from Python beginner to machine learning engineer\n```\n\nThese commands convert raw ideas into structured productivity tools.\n\n- **Purpose** : Turns a project plan or goal into a detailed, operational checklist.\n- **Usage** : Ensure operational accuracy during complex deployments or onboarding.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/checklist pre-launch deployment check list for a production web application\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Creates an action-item checklist based on recent chat notes.\n- **Usage** : Translate notes into immediate daily tasks.\n\n```\n/todo summarize our chat notes on SEO optimization into a prioritized checklist\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Creates structured content, training, or project calendars.\n- **Usage** : Map out daily or weekly tasks over time.\n\n```\n/calendar design a 30-day posting schedule for developer-facing tech tutorials\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Evaluates task lists and ranks them using frameworks like the Eisenhower Matrix.\n- **Usage** : Focus on high-leverage tasks.\n\n```\n/prioritize evaluate these 12 startup tasks by urgency, impact, and effort required\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Designs workflow blueprints using tools like Zapier, n8n, or Make.com.\n- **Usage** : Standardize lead routing, file conversions, or database synchronization.\n\n```\n/automation design a workflow to parse incoming PDFs, run sentiment analysis, and alert Slack\n```\n\nThese commands simulate environments and personas for training, practice, or analysis.\n\n- **Purpose** : Assigns a highly specialized persona to the model.\n- **Usage** : Adopt specific expertise (e.g., UI designer, security auditor, recruiter).\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/act-as an expert cybersecurity auditor specialized in parsing AWS IAM configurations\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Creates interactive, branch-based simulations.\n- **Usage** : Roleplay presentations, crisis management scenarios, or negotiations.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/simulate an interactive investor meeting where I pitch my startup and you raise objections\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Explores and defends competing viewpoints on a controversial topic.\n- **Usage** : Uncover bias, test assumptions, or understand opposing arguments.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/debate argue both sides of the remote-first vs. hybrid workspace model\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Conducts a mock job interview.\n- **Usage** : Practice technical or behavioral questions with real-time feedback.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/interview me for a Senior Go Backend Engineer role, asking one question at a time\n```\n\nThese commands are developed by AI community power users to push LLM reasoning limits.\n\n- **Purpose** : Triggers a thorough, multi-layered research analysis.\n- **Usage** : Skip superficial summaries to analyze root causes, histories, and mechanics.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/deepdive the history and technical limitations of the WebAssembly ecosystem\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Explains concepts using established mental models (e.g., Pareto Principle, Inversion).\n- **Usage** : Approach business or technical problems from different analytical angles.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/mentalmodel explain startup customer retention using Second-Order Thinking\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Deconstructs assumptions down to fundamental truth vectors.\n- **Usage** : Solve complex problems by rebuilding solutions from the ground up.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/firstprinciples how can we lower server cost without reducing response speed\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Removes jargon and simplifies complex text.\n- **Usage** : Make academic papers or technical documentation accessible.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/simplify this complex research paper on quantum error correction codes\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Points out design flaws, writing weaknesses, or business risks using humor.\n- **Usage** : A fun, critical audit of designs, copy, or strategies.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/roast my portfolio landing page and layout copy\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Analyzes text and recommends three specific improvement routes.\n- **Usage** : Refine copy, optimize code quality, or polish marketing text.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/improve this user registration email sequence to boost open rates\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Generates immediate action steps for the next 24 to 72 hours.\n- **Usage** : Avoid analysis paralysis by identifying immediate priorities.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/nextsteps we just launched our project, how do we begin gathering user feedback?\n```\n\nThese commands are associated with internal workspace rollouts, feature flags, or model routing.\n\n- **Purpose** : Displays the Custom GPT selection menu.\n- **Usage** : Choose from specialized, community-built GPT configurations.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/gpts\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Triggers autonomous multi-step loops or agentic tools.\n- **Usage** : Set multi-step goals that run in the background.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/agents scrape the latest tech headlines and email me a formatted summary\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Interacts with background execution loops or scheduled prompts.\n- **Usage** : Manage, cancel, or edit active agent runs.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/tasks list\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Forces ChatGPT to search the web using Bing.\n- **Usage** : Ensure the model uses real-time search instead of its pre-trained knowledge base.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/browse search for the latest regulatory updates on AI compliance passed this week\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Accesses legacy external integration configurations.\n- **Usage** : Connect with third-party web apps (e.g., WolframAlpha, Zapier).\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/plugins\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Puts the editor in code-only mode.\n- **Usage** : Minimizes conversational text to focus on clean code blocks.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/code write a clean implementation of the A* search algorithm in Rust\n```\n\n- **Purpose** : Triggers the interactive Python interpreter sandboxed environment.\n- **Usage** : Run calculations, plot graphs, or manipulate datasets in real time.\n- **Example** :\n\n```\n/python calculate the prime factors of 9837428974 and plot their distribution\n```\n\nUsing keyboard shortcuts alongside slash commands helps you navigate ChatGPT efficiently without touching your mouse.\n\n| Action | Windows / Linux | macOS | \n|---|---|---|\n| **New Chat** | `Ctrl` +`Shift` +`O` | `Cmd` +`Shift` +`O` | \n| **Search Chats** | `Ctrl` +`K` | `Cmd` +`K` | \n| **Toggle Sidebar** | `Ctrl` +`Shift` +`S` | `Cmd` +`Shift` +`S` | \n| **Show All Shortcuts** | `Ctrl` +`/` | `Cmd` +`/` | \n| **Copy Last Response** | `Ctrl` +`Shift` +`C` | `Cmd` +`Shift` +`C` | \n| **Copy Last Code Block** | `Ctrl` +`Shift` +`;` | `Cmd` +`Shift` +`;` | \n| **New Line (in composer)** | `Shift` +`Enter` | `Shift` +`Enter` | \n| **Quick Launch App** | `Alt` +`Space` | `Option` +`Space` | \n\nYou don't have to wait for OpenAI to release official slash commands. You can build your own command system using **Custom Instructions** or by creating a **Custom GPT**.\n\nCopy and paste this system prompt into the **\"How would you like ChatGPT to respond?\"** section of your Custom Instructions, or into the **Instructions** panel of a Custom GPT:\n\n```\nYou are an advanced, high-performance command-driven AI operating system. \nYou must recognize and execute the following slash commands immediately. \nIf the user's message starts with a slash command, bypass default conversational responses and execute the instructions mapped to that command:\n\n[COMMAND DICTIONARY]\n- /eli5: Explain the input concept using simple analogies, bypassing technical jargon entirely. Format for a 10-year-old child.\n- /cto: Analyze the input query from a systems architect perspective. Provide structural diagrams (Mermaid.js), select optimal frameworks, and identify performance bottlenecks.\n- /critique: Act as a ruthless startup advisor. Audit the input content, list exactly 5 critical flaws, and offer actionable fixes for each.\n- /refactor: Reorganize the input code to follow modular, clean-code practices, JSDoc conventions, and optimal Big-O performance. Print the refactored code block and a quick bulleted list of changes.\n- /tldr: Provide a single-sentence summary of the input text under 20 words, followed by exactly three bullet points of key takeaways.\n- /actionplan: Create a detailed, prioritized implementation checklist from the input goals, including timelines, milestones, and potential risk factors.\n\n[EXECUTION PROTOCOL]\n- If a command is triggered, start the response with: \"⚡ [Command Name] Mode Activated\" on the first line.\n- Present outputs with clean markdown headings, bold accents, and code block formatting where appropriate.\n```\n\nOnce your command framework is set up, you can chain multiple commands in a single prompt to build complex, automated workflows.\n\n- **Goal** : Research a market, critique the strategy, and write a roadmap.\n- **Chained Prompt** :\n\n```\n/research the growing market of self-hosted open-source monitoring databases.\n---\n/critique our strategy of targeting enterprise teams with a $49/month tier.\n---\n/roadmap draft our 6-month product development and marketing roadmap.\n```\n\n- **Goal** : Explain, refactor, and write tests for a legacy file.\n- **Chained Prompt** :\n\n```\n/explain this complex file: [Insert Code]\n---\n/refactor into clean TypeScript using functional patterns.\n---\n/generate-tests using Jest to cover all edge cases.\n```\n\n- **Goal** : Brainstorm startup ideas, write hooks, and generate scripts.\n- **Chained Prompt** :\n\n```\n/brainstorm 5 startup ideas solving cloud billing challenges.\n---\n/hooks create high-converting marketing hooks for the winning idea.\n---\n/script write a 60-second video script explaining the tool's core value proposition.\n```\n\nSlash commands are more than simple shortcuts—they are:\n\n- **Cognitive Routing Systems** : They steer the LLM's neural network into specialized reasoning states.\n- **Modular Workflows** : They bundle complex, multi-step instructions into single triggers.\n- **Actionable Intent Compilers** : They convert vague natural language into structured, predictable formats.\n\nBy implementing custom command frameworks, you transition from basic chatting to building personal, command-driven AI applications.\n\n*Built for operators running at terminal velocity.* ⚡", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-complete-handbook-detailing-chatgpt-slash-commands-ui-shortcuts-workspace-and", "canonical_source": "https://gist.github.com/UdemeMoses/4d1915174759d9e88903b575aac7093b", "published_at": "2026-09-11 20:27:22+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-11 20:52:55.241592+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "generative-ai", "large-language-models", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "ChatGPT", "Canvas", "Custom GPTs"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-complete-handbook-detailing-chatgpt-slash-commands-ui-shortcuts-workspace-and", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-complete-handbook-detailing-chatgpt-slash-commands-ui-shortcuts-workspace-and.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-complete-handbook-detailing-chatgpt-slash-commands-ui-shortcuts-workspace-and.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-complete-handbook-detailing-chatgpt-slash-commands-ui-shortcuts-workspace-and.jsonld"}}