Type /. Get it done.

Copy-ready AI prompts, each with a short slash word to remember it by, plus the real slash commands built into the apps you use. Free, no sign-up.

ExampleAny AI chat

/eli5 Explain like I'm 5, with an everyday example: how inflation works. Then go a bit deeper.

Imagine your allowance stays $10, but the candy bar you buy goes from $1 to $1.25.

Prices creep up, so each dollar buys a little less.

Sample answer, written to illustrate. Real answers vary by app. /eli5 = Explain Like I'm 5.

Start with these

Copy the full prompt, paste it into any AI chat, and fill in the [brackets].

Where the slash shows up

AI chats read your whole prompt. Slack, Teams and the rest have real built-in commands.

How the AI shortcuts work

  1. They're prompts, not commands. No AI app has a built-in /eli5. The slash word is a label you can remember; the words after it tell the AI the job. That's why every page gives you the full prompt.
  2. Fill in the [brackets]. The details you add are what make the answer good. Each page lists what to give.
  3. If a menu pops up when you type /, that's the app's own tool list (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Microsoft 365 Copilot do this). Press Esc or tap away and keep typing, or paste the whole prompt in one go.
  4. Photos and files need an app that accepts uploads. Most do, often with limits on free plans. Every page that needs one says so and gives a type-it-in option.
  5. Check what matters. AI can be confidently wrong. Check facts, numbers and anything about health, money or the law before you rely on it.

All shortcuts

184 shortcuts

AI chat

Copy-ready prompts that each start with a short slash word. The slash word is a label, not a built-in command: the full prompt does the work, so it gives the same kind of answer in any AI chat.

Write it for meEveryday

Explain it to meEveryday

Kitchen and homeEveryday

Trips and outingsEveryday

Health, with your doctorEveryday

Tech helpEveryday

Money and paperworkEveryday

EmailWork

MeetingsWork

Summarizing and readingWork

Analysis and decisionsWork

Spreadsheets and dataWork

Decks and documentsWork

Planning and focusWork

Slack

Official list

Built into every Slack workspace. Type / in the message box, or click the slash icon next to it.

A few built-in commands (like /archive, /rename, /remove) can be limited to owners and admins.

Notion

Official list

Type / on a Notion page and keep typing to pick a block.

Press Esc to close the / menu if you just want to type a slash.

Discord

Official list

Discord's own built-in commands, before any bots are added.

Built-ins like /giphy, /nick and /me work even where a server turns off bot slash commands. /nick needs the server to allow nickname changes, and /tts only plays for people who have text-to-speech turned on.

Obsidian

Official list

Typing / opens a search of Obsidian's commands. Type a few letters and press Enter. These aren't fixed commands; they're the words that find each one.

Obsidian matches loosely, like its Command palette, so a few letters find any command. Press Esc or Space to close the search.

Teams

Official list

Built into Microsoft Teams on desktop. Type / in a message box or in the search bar.

Microsoft says built-in slash commands work only in Teams desktop. Most work in the message box; /chat works only in the search bar.

GitHub Copilot

Official list

GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs and Xcode. Each editor offers a different set.

The list changes by editor and over time. Type / in Copilot Chat to see what yours offers.

The / key on websites

Not a command you type into a box: a key that takes you to the box.

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