ipyclaude-help

name	ipyclaude-help
allowed-tools	is_ipyaiskill_loaded
description	Explains ipyclaude usage, commands, configuration, and features. Use when the user asks how to use ipyclaude, what commands are available, or needs help with ipyclaude configuration.

ipyclaude Help

ipyclaude is an IPython extension that turns any input starting with . into an AI prompt.

Quick Start

Load the extension:

%load_ext ipyclaude

Then type a period followed by your prompt:

.write a haiku about sqlite

Commands

• %ipyclaude — show current settings (model, think level, search level, code theme, log flag, config paths)
• %ipyclaude model <name> — change model for this session (e.g. %ipyclaude model claude-sonnet-4-6)
• %ipyclaude think <level> — set thinking level: l, m, or h
• %ipyclaude search <level> — set search level: l, m, or h
• %ipyclaude code_theme <name> — set Rich code theme (e.g. monokai, github-dark)
• %ipyclaude log_exact <bool> — enable/disable exact prompt/response logging
• %ipyclaude save — save current session (code + AI history) to startup file
• %ipyclaude reset — clear AI prompt history for current session

Tools

Expose a function as a tool by referencing it with &name`` in your prompt:

def weather(city): return f"Sunny in {city}"

. use `use &`weather` to check Brisbane`weather` to check Brisbane

With #|eval: true as the first line, the code is run when the skill is loaded. For example, after loading this, you can run is_ipyaiskill_loaded():

#|eval: true
def is_ipyaiskill_loaded():
    "A test tool for the ipyclaude skill"
    return True

Notes

Any IPython cell containing only a string literal is treated as a "note". Notes appear in AI context as <note> blocks rather than <code> blocks, and are saved as markdown cells in the startup notebook.

"This is a note that provides context to the AI"

Configuration Files

• ~/.config/ipyclaude/config.json — model, think, search, code_theme, log_exact
• ~/.config/ipyclaude/sysp.txt — system prompt
• ~/.config/ipyclaude/startup.ipynb — saved session snapshot
• ~/.config/ipyclaude/exact-log.jsonl — raw prompt/response log (when enabled)

Multiline Prompts

Paste multiple lines or use backslash continuation:

. summarize this module:
focus on state management
and persistence behavior

. draft a migration plan \
with risks and rollback steps