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AI Shell command reference

Command-line options

Description:
  AI for the command line.

Usage:
  aish [<query>] [options]

Arguments:
  <query>  The query term used to get response from AI.

Options:
  --channel <channel>              A named pipe used to setup communication
                                   between aish and the command-line shell.
  --shell-wrapper <shell-wrapper>  Path to the configuration file to wrap
                                   AI Shell as a different application.
  --version                        Show version information
  -?, -h, --help                   Show help and usage information

Chat commands

By default, aish provides a base set of chat commands used to interact with the AI model. To get a list of commands, use the /help command in the chat session.

  Name       Description                                                 Source
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  /agent     Command for agent management.                               Core
  /clear     Clear the screen.                                           Core
  /code      Command to interact with the code generated.                Core
  /dislike   Dislike the last response and send feedback.                Core
  /exit      Exit the interactive session.                               Core
  /help      Show all available commands.                                Core
  /like      Like the last response and send feedback.                   Core
  /refresh   Start a new chat session.                                   Core
  /retry     Regenerate a new response for the last query.               Core

/agent

Command for agent management.

agent [command] [options]

Options: -h, --help Show help and usage information

Subcommands

  • config <azure|openai-gpt> - Open up the setting file for an agent. When no agent is specified, target the active agent.
  • list - List all available agents.
  • use <azure|openai-gpt> - Specify an agent to use, or choose one from the available agents.

/agent config

Open up the setting file for an agent. When no agent is specified, target the active agent.

/agent config [<agent>] [options]

Arguments: <azure|openai-gpt> Name of an agent.

Options:

  • --editor <editor> The editor to open the setting file in.

Example:

/agent config openai-gpt

/agent list

List all available agents.

Example:

> /agent list

  Name             Description
───────────────────────────────────────────---------------------──
  openai-gpt       This agent is designed to provide a flexible
                   platform for interacting with OpenAI services
                   (Azure OpenAI or the public OpenAI) through
                   one or more customly defined GPT instances.

                   The agent is currently not ready to serve
                   queries, because there is no GPT defined.
                   Please follow the steps below to configure the
                   setting file properly before using this agent:

                   1. Run '/agent config' to open the setting file.
                   2. Define the GPT(s). See details at
                      https://aka.ms/aish/openai
                   3. Run '/refresh' to apply the new settings.
  azure            This AI assistant connects you to the Copilot in
                     Azure and can generate Azure CLI and Azure
                     PowerShell commands for managing Azure resources
                     and answer questions about Azure.

/agent use

Specify an agent to use, or choose one from the available agents.

agent use [<agent>] [options]

Arguments: <azure|openai-gpt> - Name of an agent.

/clear

Clears the screen. You can also use the alias /cls.

/code

Command to interact with the code generated.

code [command] [options]

Subcommands:

  • copy <n> Copy the n-th (1-based) code snippet to clipboard. Copy all the code when <n> isn't specified. [default: -1]
  • save <file> - Save all the code to a file.
  • post <n> - Post the n-th (1-based) code snippet to the connected command-line shell. Post all the code when <n> isn't specified. [default: -1]

/code copy

Copy the n-th (1-based) code snippet to clipboard. Copy all the code when <n> isn't specified.

Usage:

code copy [<n>] [options]

Arguments:

  • <n> Use the n-th (1-based) code snippet. Use all the code when no value is specified. [default: -1]

Examples

An animation showing how to copy the specific code snippets to the clipboard.

/code save

Save all the code to a file.

Usage:

/code save <file> [options]

Arguments:

  • <file> The file path to save the code to.

Options:

  • --append Append to the end of the file.
  • -h, --help Show help and usage information

Examples:

The following example copies the all the code to a file.

A screenshot showing how to save the code to a file.

/code post

Post the n-th (1-based) code snippet to the connected command-line shell. Post all the code when <n> isn't specified.

Usage:

/code post [<n>] [options]

Arguments:

  • <n> Use the n-th (1-based) code snippet. Use all the code when no value is specified.

Options:

  • -h, --help Show help and usage information

Examples:

An animation showing how to post the specific code snippets to the connected command-line shell.