Codebuff

Special commands

Use these commands inside Codebuff:

  • login to log into Codebuff
  • undo or u: Undo last change
  • redo or r : Redo change
  • diff or d to show changes from last assistant response
  • ESC or Ctrl/Cmd + C to stop generation
  • usage to show current credit usage
  • clear to clear terminal screen

Command Line Flags

Get help:

  • --help: See other options

When starting Codebuff, you can use these flags to control the cost/quality tradeoff:

  • --lite: Use Gemini Flash 2.5 Thinking for faster, more economical responses
  • --max: Use a hybrid of Gemini Pro 2.5 and Sonnet for more comprehensive responses with enhanced reasoning

Terminal commands

  • Type two spaces in a row to insert a line break - useful for writing multi-line prompts
  • Use Codebuff like a terminal by entering terminal commands directly, like cd backend or npm test
  • /run <command>: run long terminal commands explicitly

Tips & Tricks