From 597e9c54b76e7c6cd1947299c668c78d24019cab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vadim Trunov <tv88dn@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:25:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: slash commands with arguments bypass command execution
 (#392)
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* fix: intercept slash commands in handleSubmit to pass arguments correctly

When a user types a slash command with arguments (e.g. `/feature implement dark mode`)
and presses Enter, the command was not being intercepted as a slash command. Instead,
the raw text was sent as a regular message to the Claude API, which responded with
"Unknown skill: feature".

Root cause: the command autocomplete menu (useSlashCommands) detects commands via the
regex `/(^|\s)\/(\S*)$/` which only matches when the cursor is right after the command
name with no spaces. As soon as the user types a space to add arguments, the pattern
stops matching, the menu closes, and pressing Enter falls through to handleSubmit which
sends the text as a plain message — completely bypassing command execution.

This fix adds a slash command interceptor at the top of handleSubmit:
- Checks if the trimmed input starts with `/`
- Extracts the command name (text before the first space)
- Looks up the command in the loaded slashCommands list
- If found, delegates to executeCommand() which properly extracts arguments
  via regex and sends them to the backend /api/commands/execute endpoint
- The backend then replaces $ARGUMENTS, $1, $2 etc. in the command template

Changes:
- Added `slashCommands` to the destructured return of useSlashCommands hook
- Added slash command interception logic in handleSubmit before message dispatch
- Added `executeCommand` and `slashCommands` to handleSubmit dependency array

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: address review — pass rawInput param and cleanup UI state

- Pass trimmedInput to executeCommand to avoid stale closure reads
- Add UI cleanup (images, command menu, textarea) before early return
- Update executeCommand signature to accept optional rawInput parameter

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

---------

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .../chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts        | 30 +++++++++++++++++--
 src/components/chat/hooks/useSlashCommands.ts |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts b/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts
index ae37bce..ca430a1 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts
+++ b/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts
@@ -271,13 +271,14 @@ export function useChatComposerState({
   }, [setChatMessages]);
 
   const executeCommand = useCallback(
-    async (command: SlashCommand) => {
+    async (command: SlashCommand, rawInput?: string) => {
       if (!command || !selectedProject) {
         return;
       }
 
       try {
-        const commandMatch = input.match(new RegExp(`${escapeRegExp(command.name)}\\s*(.*)`));
+        const effectiveInput = rawInput ?? input;
+        const commandMatch = effectiveInput.match(new RegExp(`${escapeRegExp(command.name)}\\s*(.*)`));
         const args =
           commandMatch && commandMatch[1] ? commandMatch[1].trim().split(/\s+/) : [];
 
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ export function useChatComposerState({
   );
 
   const {
+    slashCommands,
     slashCommandsCount,
     filteredCommands,
     frequentCommands,
@@ -473,6 +475,28 @@ export function useChatComposerState({
         return;
       }
 
+      // Intercept slash commands: if input starts with /commandName, execute as command with args
+      const trimmedInput = currentInput.trim();
+      if (trimmedInput.startsWith('/')) {
+        const firstSpace = trimmedInput.indexOf(' ');
+        const commandName = firstSpace > 0 ? trimmedInput.slice(0, firstSpace) : trimmedInput;
+        const matchedCommand = slashCommands.find((cmd: SlashCommand) => cmd.name === commandName);
+        if (matchedCommand) {
+          executeCommand(matchedCommand, trimmedInput);
+          setInput('');
+          inputValueRef.current = '';
+          setAttachedImages([]);
+          setUploadingImages(new Map());
+          setImageErrors(new Map());
+          resetCommandMenuState();
+          setIsTextareaExpanded(false);
+          if (textareaRef.current) {
+            textareaRef.current.style.height = 'auto';
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
       let messageContent = currentInput;
       const selectedThinkingMode = thinkingModes.find((mode: { id: string; prefix?: string }) => mode.id === thinkingMode);
       if (selectedThinkingMode && selectedThinkingMode.prefix) {
@@ -639,6 +663,7 @@ export function useChatComposerState({
       codexModel,
       currentSessionId,
       cursorModel,
+      executeCommand,
       isLoading,
       onSessionActive,
       pendingViewSessionRef,
@@ -654,6 +679,7 @@ export function useChatComposerState({
       setClaudeStatus,
       setIsLoading,
       setIsUserScrolledUp,
+      slashCommands,
       thinkingMode,
     ],
   );
diff --git a/src/components/chat/hooks/useSlashCommands.ts b/src/components/chat/hooks/useSlashCommands.ts
index f14fc43..067cd24 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/hooks/useSlashCommands.ts
+++ b/src/components/chat/hooks/useSlashCommands.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ interface UseSlashCommandsOptions {
   input: string;
   setInput: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>;
   textareaRef: RefObject<HTMLTextAreaElement>;
-  onExecuteCommand: (command: SlashCommand) => void | Promise<void>;
+  onExecuteCommand: (command: SlashCommand, rawInput?: string) => void | Promise<void>;
 }
 
 const getCommandHistoryKey = (projectName: string) => `command_history_${projectName}`;