--- title: The Practical Guide to AI Slash Commands | daily.dev description: Slash commands let you save and reuse AI prompts by creating custom shortcuts instead of manually copying and pasting. AI coding tools like Claude Code,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ga6aahett twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Practical Guide to AI Slash Commands | daily.dev og:description: Slash commands let you save and reuse AI prompts by creating custom shortcuts instead of manually copying and pasting. AI coding tools like Claude Code,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ga6aahett og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Ga6aAheTT.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Practical Guide to AI Slash Commands **[Catalin Pit](https://daily.dev/sources/1f56bbdcc27c4eea9ac71eceef52ed3d)** · [@catalinpit](https://daily.dev/catalinpit) · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Slash commands let you save and reuse AI prompts by creating custom shortcuts instead of manually copying and pasting. AI coding tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini support custom slash commands stored as markdown files in specific directories. Each command file contains frontmatter metadata (description, arguments, allowed tools, model) and the prompt itself. The file name becomes the command name, making complex prompts like code reviews accessible with a simple `/review-code` trigger. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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