Commands & CLI

iterate provides slash commands for Claude Code and CLI commands for direct terminal use. Both interact with the same daemon and worktree system.

Claude Code slash commands

After setup, these commands are available in your Claude Code session:

Command	What it does
`/iterate`	Set up iterate in your project (run once). Detects framework, installs adapter, creates config, and registers the MCP server.
`/iterate:prompt <text>`	Create multiple variations from a prompt. Each gets a worktree, represented by a tab on the toolbar overlay.
`/iterate:go`	Fetch all pending UI changes and implement them in the current iteration.
`/iterate:keep <name>`	Pick the preferred iteration, merge it to the base branch, and clean up the rest.

Typical flow

1. Browse your app, use the overlay to annotate feedback
2. /iterate:go — agent reads pending changes, makes code changes
4. Dev server hot-reloads, you see results immediately
5. Repeat until satisfied
6. /iterate:keep v2 — merge the winner

CLI commands

These commands are available from your terminal after installing iterate:

Command	What it does
`iterate init`	Detect package manager and dev command, create `.iterate/config.json`
`iterate serve`	Launch the daemon on port 4000
`iterate branch <name>`	Create a git worktree, install dependencies, start dev server on a unique port
`iterate list`	Show all active iterations with their status and ports
`iterate pick <name>`	Merge the named iteration to main, remove all other worktrees
`iterate stop`	Shut down the daemon and all running dev servers

Examples

# Start the daemon
iterate serve

# Create two parallel variations
iterate branch hero-minimal
iterate branch hero-bold

# Check what's running
iterate list

# Merge the winner
iterate pick hero-bold

# Clean up
iterate stop