# Slash commands

This is not an exhaustive list as it is updated rarely.

For the most up-to-date list of commands that will work in your instance, use the /help slash chat command in any SillyTavern chat.

/help – displays the help message
/api - switches to a different API
/sys - sends a neutral message as a system narrator
/send - sends a message as the user without triggering the generation
/sendas – sends a message as a specific character
/comment - adds a comment to the chat invisible to the AI
/impersonate - ask AI to write as you with an optional prompt
/persona - set your user persona
/imagine - generate an image from a text prompt
/bg - set a background image by file name