Command reference ยท Cursor CLI
/commands
Interactive browser for viewing and editing your own custom commands.
/commands opens an interactive browser for your self-defined custom commands in the Cursor CLI, including inline editing directly in the terminal. You don't need to switch to the underlying files to look up or adjust a command.
According to Cursor's changelog, /commands belongs, together with /rules, to its own set of interactive browsers, separate from the /skills browsing function for (also built-in) skills. Commands are thus their own, project-specific command layer, while skills tend to bundle pre-built capabilities.
Important: /commands doesn't yet appear in the official slash commands reference table (34 entries listed there), but so far is only documented via the January 2026 changelog entry โ similar to, for example, /save-workspace.
โ WHEN TO USE IT?
Look up an existing custom command before using it
Open /commands and browse which custom commands are defined in the project
Adjust a custom command directly in the terminal
Open /commands, select the desired command, and change the text via inline editing
โ WHEN NOT TO?
It's about built-in or bundled skills, not self-defined commands
According to the changelog, /commands only shows the dedicated commands browser, separate from the skills function.
Better: Use /skills
SOURCES
- Cursor Docs โ Changelog โ cursor.com