Mental Model

A leading slash is a user-interface convention, not a portable execution contract. Coding-agentAgentA worker you delegate to: brief it, and it takes steps on its own. A chatbot answers; an agent acts.An LLM that runs tools in a loop toward a goal — it acts, checks the result, decides the next step, and repeats until done.Full definitionClose command surfaces contain three different mechanisms:

1. Session controls change model, permissions, context, or interface state.
2. Operator shortcuts invoke a named promptPromptThe brief. Closer to writing instructions for a new contractor than to programming.The text you give the model — question, instructions, context. Its quality shapes the quality of the output.Full definitionClose or simple action.
3. Reusable workflows package instructions, resources, scripts, and completion logic—often through the skills system.

Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Copilot CLI all document commands, but names and semantics differ. Claude and Copilot also preserve command-file compatibility while positioning skills as the richer packaging model. Codex separates interactive commands from reusable skills.

The Portable Unit

Port the workflow contract, not the slash name:

• Intent and inputs.
• Preconditions and authority.
• Steps and decision points.
• Verification.
• Result artifact.

Then expose that unit through the target product's current command or skill adapter.

Invocation Is Not Authorization

Typing a command expresses intent. It does not automatically authorize destructive, external, or costly effects. Preserve confirmations and policy checks at the action boundary.