Quick reference

The commands, tools and settings you need day to day. For anything deeper, see the GitHub repository.

Everyday commands

Command	What it does
slowave setup --dry-run	Shows what setup would change, without changing anything.
slowave setup	Connects your agents and starts Slowave in the background.
slowave doctor	Checks that everything is healthy.
slowave dashboard	Opens the local dashboard.
slowave status --services	Shows whether the background services are running.
slowave start, stop, restart	Controls the background services.
slowave backup	Saves a backup of your memory.
slowave restore FILE.db.gz	Restores a backup.
slowave uninstall	Removes the connections and keeps your memory.
slowave purge	Removes everything, including your memory.
slowave docs [topic]	Opens the install guide, troubleshooting help or the CLI reference.

The five tools your agent uses

Tool	Purpose
slowave_activate	Starts a task and returns the memories that matter.
slowave_remember	Saves a decision, rule, preference or lesson.
slowave_recall	Looks up more detail on a specific question.
slowave_feedback	Reports which memories helped, which did not, and which are outdated.
slowave_commit	Closes the task and can save a reusable method.

Your agent calls these for you. slowave setup gives each agent the instructions.

Settings

Setting	Meaning
SLOWAVE_HOME	Moves where Slowave keeps its data.

Good to know

• Slowave runs on macOS, Linux and Windows, and needs Python 3.11 or newer.
• Backups run once a day on their own.
• The dashboard opens on your own computer only.

Full details on GitHub

Install options, advanced commands and the changelog.