Using apollo
The interactive loop, keybindings and commands.
The loop
Apollo AI Assistant
Type your prompt and press Enter to send. Type 'quit' to exit.
Available tools: ls, read, bash | Tab: autocomplete filenames
You: _
Type a prompt, press Enter, watch it think, execute tools and answer — rendered as formatted Markdown via glamour. Multi-turn context is kept, so follow-ups (“now refactor it”) just work.
Commands
| Input | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Regular prompts | Sent to the model with conversation history |
/ls, /read …, /bash …, /edit … |
Run a tool directly, no model call |
/skill:<name> |
Load an agent skill, then send the rest of your message (Skills) |
/usage |
Show session token usage (prompt / completion / total + request count) |
quit |
Exit |
Tab completion
Filenames autocomplete as you type — handy for read <Tab> and /bash <Tab> without leaving the prompt. Skill names complete after /skill: too.
Example session
You: list files in current directory
Thinking...
Executing [1/1]: ls
Thinking...
Apollo: Here's what I found...
You: read main.go
Thinking...
Executing [1/1]: read
Thinking...
Apollo: ...
You: quit