Slash Commands & Custom Skills

Slash commands let you trigger specific AI actions directly from the chat input. Type / to open a command menu with keyboard navigation, pick a command, and the AI executes it immediately.

Using Slash Commands

Type / in any AI chat input to open the command menu. Browse commands with the arrow keys and press Enter to select one. You can also type to filter the list.

Commands work in any chat context — the main assistant, PDF chat, flashcard chat, or any content-specific chat sidebar.

Built-in Commands

Scholarly includes built-in commands for common actions:

• /new — Start a new conversation.
• /summary — Summarize the current conversation or linked content.
• /study-guide — Generate a structured study guide from the conversation context.
• /create-skill — Create a new custom skill from the current conversation.

Built-in commands are always available and cannot be edited or deleted.

Custom Skills

Custom skills are your own slash commands with personalized AI instructions. Create them to automate study workflows you repeat often.

Creating a Custom Skill

There are two ways to create a custom skill:

1. From Settings — Go to Settings and find the Skills section. Click "Create Skill" to define a name, command, and prompt.
2. From chat — Ask the AI to create a skill for you during a conversation. For example: "Create a skill that generates practice exam questions from my notes." The AI builds and saves it automatically.

Each custom skill has:

• Name — A display name shown in the command menu.
• Command — The /command you type to trigger it (e.g., /practice-questions). This is set when the skill is created and cannot be changed later.
• Prompt — The instructions the AI follows when the skill is triggered.

Importing Skills

Import skills from .md files using the dropdown menu next to the Add Skill button. This is useful for sharing skill configurations with classmates or across devices.

Managing Skills

Open Settings to view all your skills. Built-in skills are labeled and locked. Your custom skills can be edited or deleted at any time.

Queued Messages

You can attach a slash skill to a message even while the AI is still responding to a previous one. The skill stays attached to that specific queued message, so batching multiple study actions in a row works as expected.

Tips

• Use custom skills for workflows you repeat — like generating flashcards in a specific format, creating summaries with a particular structure, or drilling weak areas.
• Keep skill prompts focused. A concise, specific prompt produces better results than a long, vague one.
• Combine skills with @ content linking for powerful workflows. For example, type /study-guide after linking a PDF with @ to generate a study guide grounded in that document.