feat: allow exit and quit commands without leading slash

Author: pm-bhatt

docs/cli/commands.md

@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ Slash commands provide meta-level control over the CLI itself.
     purposes.
 
 - **`/quit`** (or **`/exit`**)
-  - **Description:** Exit Gemini CLI.
+  - **Description:** Exit Gemini CLI. You can also type `quit` or `exit` without
+    the leading slash.
 
 - **`/vim`**
   - **Description:** Toggle vim mode on or off. When vim mode is enabled, the

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/slashCommandProcessor.test.tsx

@@ -573,6 +573,25 @@ describe('useSlashCommandProcessor', () => {
 
       expect(mockSetQuittingMessages).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['bye']);
     });
+
+    it('should handle "exit" command without a slash', async () => {
+      const quitAction = vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockResolvedValue({ type: 'quit', messages: ['bye'] });
+      const command = createTestCommand({
+        name: 'exit',
+        action: quitAction,
+      });
+      const result = await setupProcessorHook([command]);
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.slashCommands).toHaveLength(1));
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        await result.current.handleSlashCommand('exit');
+      });
+
+      expect(quitAction).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
     it('should handle "submit_prompt" action returned from a file-based command', async () => {
       const fileCommand = createTestCommand(
         {

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/slashCommandProcessor.ts

@@ -321,7 +321,12 @@ export const useSlashCommandProcessor = (
       }
 
       const trimmed = rawQuery.trim();
-      if (!trimmed.startsWith('/') && !trimmed.startsWith('?')) {
+      const isExitOrQuit = ['exit', 'quit'].includes(trimmed.toLowerCase());
+      if (
+        !trimmed.startsWith('/') &&
+        !trimmed.startsWith('?') &&
+        !isExitOrQuit
+      ) {
         return false;
       }
 
@@ -336,11 +341,12 @@ export const useSlashCommandProcessor = (
       }
 
       let hasError = false;
+      const commandToParse = isExitOrQuit ? `/${trimmed}` : trimmed;
       const {
         commandToExecute,
         args,
         canonicalPath: resolvedCommandPath,
-      } = parseSlashCommand(trimmed, commands);
+      } = parseSlashCommand(commandToParse, commands);
 
       const subcommand =
         resolvedCommandPath.length > 1