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In-Chat Commands

These commands work inside chat channels and interactive agent sessions:

Command Description
/new Stop current task and start a new conversation
/stop Stop the current task
/restart Restart the bot
/status Show bot status
/model Show the current model and available model presets
/model <preset> Switch the runtime model preset for future turns
/dream Run Dream memory consolidation now
/dream-log Show the latest Dream memory change
/dream-log <sha> Show a specific Dream memory change
/dream-restore List recent Dream memory versions
/dream-restore <sha> Restore memory to the state before a specific change
/skill List enabled skills and their descriptions
/pairing List pending pairing requests
/pairing approve <code> Approve a pairing code
/pairing deny <code> Deny a pending pairing request
/pairing revoke <user_id> Revoke a previously approved user on the current channel
/pairing revoke <channel> <user_id> Revoke a previously approved user on a specific channel
/help Show available in-chat commands

Pairing

When someone sends a DM to the bot and isn't on the allowlist — whether it's a new user or an existing user on a new channel — nanobot automatically replies with a pairing code (like ABCD-EFGH) that expires in 10 minutes. To grant them access:

/pairing approve ABCD-EFGH

To see who's waiting, use /pairing. To remove someone later, use /pairing revoke <user_id> — you can find user IDs in the /pairing list output.

See Configuration: Pairing for the full setup guide.

Model Presets

Use /model to inspect the current runtime model:

/model

The response shows the current model, the current preset, and the available preset names. Named presets come from the top-level modelPresets config and are the recommended way to configure model choices. default is always available and represents the model settings from direct agents.defaults.* fields.

To switch presets for future turns:

/model fast
/model deep
/model default

Preset names come from the top-level modelPresets config. Switching is runtime-only: it does not rewrite config.json, and an in-progress turn keeps using the model it started with. See Configuration: Model presets for setup details.

Periodic Tasks

Periodic tasks are driven by HEARTBEAT.md in your workspace (~/.nanobot/workspace/HEARTBEAT.md). When nanobot gateway starts, it registers a protected heartbeat cron job by default. Every 30 minutes, that job checks the file; if it finds tasks under ## Active Tasks, the agent executes them and delivers results to your most recently active chat channel. If there are no active tasks, the heartbeat is skipped silently.

Setup: edit ~/.nanobot/workspace/HEARTBEAT.md (created automatically by nanobot onboard):

## Active Tasks

- Check weather forecast and send a summary
- Scan inbox for urgent emails

The agent can also manage this file itself — ask it to "add a periodic task" and it will update HEARTBEAT.md for you. Completed tasks should be deleted from the file, not moved to another section.

You can change the interval or disable the built-in heartbeat in ~/.nanobot/config.json:

{
  "gateway": {
    "heartbeat": {
      "enabled": true,
      "intervalS": 1800
    }
  }
}

The heartbeat job is visible in cron(action="list") as heartbeat, but it is system-managed and cannot be removed with the cron tool. To stop it, set gateway.heartbeat.enabled to false and restart the gateway.

Note: The gateway must be running (nanobot gateway) and you must have chatted with the bot at least once so it knows which channel to deliver to.