Slash Commands: Trigger Claude Skills With Two Keystrokes

You can trigger any Claude skill with two keystrokes. Slash, then a word. That's it.

Slash commands are just trigger words for your skills. You type a forward slash, then a keyword, and Claude runs the entire workflow attached to that skill. /morning-briefing. /invoice-generator. /content-research. Whatever you've built. (The keyboard shortcut era of AI has officially arrived, and it's about time.)

Here's the 30-second version:

Why Two Keystrokes Beat a Paragraph

Without slash commands, you re-describe the workflow every time. "Hey Claude, can you check my calendar, then look at my email, then..." Stop. You already wrote those instructions once, inside the skill. The slash command is how you point at them.

It's the difference between teaching someone to make coffee every morning and just saying "the usual."

If you built the skill, you've earned the shortcut.

This is part 13 of the 20-part Cowork series. All 20 concepts live in the full guide.

Type a slash in Cowork right now and see what's already on the menu. Then go build something worth triggering.