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Interactive terminal

Chat, attach context, review changes and control Cortex without leaving the terminal.

Terminal window
cortex chat --workspace . --mode auto
cortex chat --workspace . --file screenshot.png

auto uses the full-screen interface on an interactive terminal and falls back to inline output elsewhere. Use --mode inline, --no-color, --ascii, --screen-reader, --keymap default|emacs|vim, or --reduced-motion to match the environment and accessibility needs.

Work in a session

Section titled “Work in a session”

Type / to open the command palette. /chat manages sessions, history, forks, search, copy and Markdown export. /attach adds selected files or images. /security groups review, scanning, threat-model, test and mutation workflows. /skills, /mcp, /research, /diff and /settings expose the corresponding governed controls.

Use /target local|cloud to choose an available execution surface. Switching targets reconnects under the server-selected binding.

Review actions

Section titled “Review actions”

Cortex keeps reading and rendering server events while an approval or question is open. Approve only the displayed action. Repository instructions, hooks and repository skills remain disabled until separately trusted.