Your first chat
After you set up AI and connect at least one integration, start the assistant:
toby chat
toby with no subcommand also opens chat.
How chat uses integrations
All connected integrations (default) — Type your message normally. Toby merges tools from every connected chat integration (Gmail, Todoist, Slack, and so on).
One integration — Start your message with the integration name:
toby gmail summarize my unread email from today
Explicit set — Use --integration one or more times; remaining words are only the prompt:
toby chat --integration gmail --integration todoist "What should I focus on today?"
Inside the chat UI, type /integration to open a multi-select picker (Space toggles, Enter applies).
Useful slash commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/help | List slash commands and shortcuts |
/config | Open the configure UI |
/integration | Choose which integrations are active in this session |
/persona | Switch persona |
/skills | Open the skills manager |
/schedules | Open the schedules manager |
/new | Start a new chat session |
/sessions | Browse saved sessions |
/exit | Leave chat |
Press Shift+Tab to cycle personas without leaving chat.
Single-turn mode (no TUI)
For a one-shot answer in the terminal:
toby --no-tui "quick question about my inbox"
Debug pretreatment (optional)
To see which skills were selected and other pipeline details:
toby chat --debug