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CowAgent provides two ways to interact via commands:
  • Terminal CLI — Run cow <command> in your system terminal for service management, skill management, and other operations
  • Chat Commands — Type /<command> or cow <command> in any conversation to check status, manage skills, adjust configuration, etc.

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Cow CLI

After deploying with the one-click install script, the cow command is automatically available. For manual installations, run: 
pip install -e .
Then use the cow command from anywhere: 
cow help
Example output: 
🐮 CowAgent CLI

Usage: cow <command>

Service:
  start     Start the CowAgent service
  stop      Stop the CowAgent service
  restart   Restart the CowAgent service
  update    Update code and restart service
  status    Show service status
  logs      View service logs

Skills:
  skill     Manage skills (list / search / install / uninstall ...)

Memory & Knowledge:
  memory    Memory distillation (dream)
  knowledge View knowledge base stats and structure

Others:
  help      Show this help message
  version   Show version

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Chat Commands

In the Web console or any connected channel, type / to see command suggestions. Supported commands:
CommandDescription
/helpShow command help
/statusView service status and configuration
/configView or modify runtime configuration
/skillManage skills (install, uninstall, enable, disable, etc.)
/memory dream [N]Manually trigger memory distillation (default 3 days, max 30)
/knowledgeView knowledge base statistics
/knowledge listView knowledge base directory structure
/knowledge on|offEnable or disable knowledge base
/contextView current session context info
/context clearClear current session context
/logsView recent logs
/versionShow version number
Service management commands like /start, /stop, /restart will prompt you to use them in the terminal instead, as they involve process operations.

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Command Availability

CommandTerminal (cow)Chat (/)
help✓✓
version✓✓
status✓✓
logs✓✓
config✗✓
context—✓
memory (subcommands)✗✓
knowledge (subcommands)✓✓
skill (subcommands)✓✓
start / stop / restart✓✗
update✓✗
install-browser✓✗
context only shows a hint in the terminal to use it in chat. config is only available in chat.