GitHub walks beginners through GitHub Copilot CLI slash commands for controlling a terminal AI agent, including switching models (/model), checking token usage (/context), and resuming previous sessions (/resume).

A beginner's guide to Copilot CLI slash commands

GitHub Copilot CLI includes slash commands that help you control how the terminal AI agent behaves during a session.

What this episode covers

This episode focuses on three slash commands you can use while working with Copilot CLI:

• Switch models with /model
  • Change which model the terminal agent uses.
• Check token usage with /context
  • Inspect context/token usage for the current session.
• Resume past sessions with /resume
  • Continue a previous Copilot CLI session.

Related links

• GitHub Copilot CLI for Beginners repo: https://github.com/github/copilot-cli-for-beginners?utm_source=youtube-cli-beginners-series-episode3-repo-cta&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=copilot-cli-ga-phase-two-2026

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