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
/model	Switch between configured chat models
/config	Switch configuration or organization
/compact	Summarize chat history to free up context
/fork	Branch the conversation from the current point
/resume	Pick up a previous session
/info	Show token usage and cost for this session
/init	Create an AGENTS.md file for the current project
/mcp	Manage MCP server connections

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.

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) run automatically. See tool permissions for the full policy system.