TUI Mode

Run cn to start an interactive session. You get a prompt where you can type messages, reference files with @, and use slash commands. cn uses the same underlying agent as the Continue IDE extensions.

@ Context

Use @ to point the agent at specific files or directories:

> @src/auth/middleware.ts Why is this middleware rejecting valid tokens?
> @tests/ Write missing test cases for the auth module
> @package.json @tsconfig.json Help me set up path aliases

The agent reads the referenced files and uses them as context for its response.

Slash Commands

Type / to see available commands. Run /help for the full list.

Command	What it does
/help	Show the help message and keyboard shortcuts
/clear	Clear the chat history
/login	Authenticate with your account
/logout	Sign out of your current session
/update	Update the Continue CLI
/whoami	Check who you’re currently logged in as
/info	Show session information, including token usage and cost
/model	Switch between configured chat models
/config	Switch configuration or organization
/mcp	Manage MCP server connections
/init	Create an AGENTS.md file for the current project
/compact	Summarize chat history into a compact form
/resume	Resume a previous chat session
/fork	Start a forked chat session from the current history
/title	Set the title for the current session
/rename	Rename the current session (alias for /title)
/exit	Exit the chat
/jobs	List background jobs

When you’re connected to a remote environment, Continue also adds remote-only slash commands such as /diff and /apply.

Resume previous sessions

Pick up where you left off:

# Resume the most recent session
cn --resume

# Or use the slash command inside a session
> /resume

This restores the full conversation history, so the agent remembers prior context.

Interactive questions in TUI mode

The agent can use the AskQuestion tool to gather clarifications before it continues. You will see a quiz-style prompt directly in the terminal.

• Use ↑/↓ to highlight an option
• Press Enter to submit the highlighted option
• Start typing to send a custom answer (even when options are shown)
• If a default answer is provided, pressing Enter on an empty input submits that default

This is useful when the agent needs decisions like scope, preferences, or environment details before making edits.

Tool Permissions

Tools that can modify your system (file writes, terminal commands) prompt for approval before executing. You get three options:

• Continue — approve this call
• Continue + don’t ask again — approve and save a policy rule to ~/.continue/permissions.yaml
• No — reject the call and give the agent new instructions

Read-only tools (Read, List, Search, Fetch, Diff, AskQuestion) run automatically. See tool permissions for the full policy system.