Using AutoC

Day-to-day usage. Install and login: Getting started.

UI

Area	Content
Header	Shortcuts, context files, skills, extensions
Messages	Chat, tool calls, errors
Editor	Input (border color = thinking level)
Footer	Working directory, session, tokens, model

Editor

Action	Keys
File reference	@ fuzzy search
Multiline	Shift+Enter (Windows Terminal: Ctrl+Enter)
Images	Ctrl+V (Windows: Alt+V) or drag in
Shell	!cmd to model; !!cmd without model
External editor	Ctrl+G

/hotkeys for all shortcuts; customize in Keybindings.

Slash commands

Type / for completion. Skills: /skill:name (Skills).

Command	Purpose
/login, /logout	WhyEngineer login / logout
/model	Switch model
/settings	Settings menu
/reload	Reload config, skills, project
/resume, /new	Resume / new session
/session, /tree, /fork, /clone	Sessions — Sessions
/compact	Compact context
/export, /log, /share	Export session / change log / Gist
/eb	EB tresos
/davinci	DaVinci Configurator
/etas	ETAS ISOLAR
/system	System Template
/quit	Quit

Message queue

While the assistant is running:

• Enter — steering message (after current tool round)
• Alt+Enter — follow-up (after all work completes)
• Escape — abort and restore queue

Configure steeringMode and followUpMode in /settings.

CLI

autoc [options] [@files...] [message...]

Common flags	Purpose
-p, --print	Non-interactive, print and exit
-c, --continue	Continue latest session
-r, --resume	Pick a session
--model <pattern>	Set model
--modules <list>	Limit EB modules
--no-session	Do not persist session

autoc -p "Summarize this repo"
autoc @screenshot.png "What's in this image"

Web subcommand: AutoC Web. Full reference below.

Full CLI reference

Modes

Flag	Purpose
Default	Interactive
-p, --print	Print and exit
--mode json	JSON line events
--mode rpc	stdin/stdout RPC
--export <in> [out]	Export session HTML

Models

WhyEngineer models only. Log in first.

Option	Purpose
--model <pattern>	Model ID or pattern, :thinking suffix
--thinking <level>	off … xhigh
--models <list>	Models for Ctrl+P
--list-models [search]	List available models

Sessions

Option	Purpose
-c, --continue	Continue latest
-r, --resume	Browse sessions
--session <path|id>	Specific session
--fork <path|id>	Fork to new file
--session-dir <dir>	Custom session dir
--no-session	Do not save

Tools and resources

Option	Purpose
--tools <list>	Enable listed tools only
--no-tools	Disable all tools
-e, --extension <src>	Load extension
--skill <path>	Load skill
--no-context-files	Skip AGENTS.md

Environment

Variable	Purpose
PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR	Config dir, default ~/.autoc/agent
PI_CODING_AGENT_SESSION_DIR	Session dir
PI_OFFLINE / PI_SKIP_VERSION_CHECK	Skip network checks
VISUAL, EDITOR	External editor for Ctrl+G

Context files

Loads AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md from ~/.autoc/agent/, cwd, and parents. System prompt: .autoc/SYSTEM.md or ~/.autoc/agent/SYSTEM.md.

Related

• Sessions · Settings · Skills · Troubleshooting