# 💬 Chat Guide

The `chat` command starts a full interactive session with Grok. Unlike other commands that are one-shot, `chat` maintains a conversation history, allowing for multi-turn dialogues and context-aware responses.

### Key Features

- **Interactive**: Real-time conversation with Grok.
- **Streaming**: Responses are streamed to your terminal as they are generated.
- **History**: Grokkit automatically saves and reloads your chat history from `~/.config/grokkit/chat_history.json`.
- **System Prompt**: Grok is configured with a project-aware system prompt to provide relevant answers.

### Usage

```bash
grokkit chat                    # Start chat session
grokkit chat -m grok-beta       # Use specific model
grokkit chat --debug            # Enable debug logging
```

### Tips

- Type `/quit`, `/q`, or `exit` to exit
- History is saved automatically between sessions
- Use `--debug` to see API request timing

### Commands within Chat

- `/quit` or `/q`: Exit the chat session.
- `exit`: Exit the chat session.
- `Ctrl+C`: Exit the chat session.

### Options

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--model`, `-m` | Override the default model (e.g., `grok-4`) |

### Configuration

You can configure the location of the history file in your `config.toml`:

```toml
[chat]
history_file = "~/.config/grokkit/my_custom_history.json"
```