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Use slash commands

Open the skill palette from the page, find a skill by typing its name, set the scope, and run it without reaching for the sidebar.

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Every skill has a slash command — /dialogue-pass, /coverage, /organize. The skill palette lets you run one from wherever your cursor is, scoped to the scene you are in, without opening the Skills tab.

  1. Open the skill palette

    Press ⌘/ in the editor. The palette lists every skill with its one-line description.

  2. Type the skill's name

    Start typing — dial is enough for Dialogue Pass, cov for Script Coverage. Use the arrow keys if more than one matches, then press ↩.

    The palette opened with / and narrowed by typing dial: the search box (1) and the skills that match (2), each with the scope it takes and what it returns.
    The palette opened with / and narrowed by typing dial: the search box (1) and the skills that match (2), each with the scope it takes and what it returns.

  3. Confirm the scope

    The palette proposes the scene your cursor is in. Change it to an act or the whole script if that is what you mean, then run.

  4. Carry on writing

    The pass runs in the Skills tab. Keep working; when it finishes, its proposals arrive in the page for review — see Review a skill's changes.

What next

  • The skills library

    What a skill is, what each of the built-in skills does, where their results live, and how to add skills of your own.

    Concept · 3 min read

  • Your first AI pass

    Tell the Dramaturg what to change in a scene, read the changes it puts on your page, and decide on each one — or run a named skill from the Skills tab.

    How-to · 1 min read

  • Find your way around the editor

    What the two sidebars hold, what the command palette can reach, and the handful of shortcuts that open and close each panel.

    Concept · 2 min read

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