diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md
index 05294ee13..ad2ca2909 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md
@@ -214,6 +214,16 @@ runtime cost control, and shared AI transport surfaces.
    such as New session, session history, collapse/close, autonomous-warning
    recovery, and the control-mode selector instead of depending on title-only
    icon controls or ambiguous short labels.
+   Slash autocomplete close semantics are owned by that same prompt command
+   surface. The referenced OpenCode source at fetched `origin/dev` commit
+   `4519a1da329c1a4fc384054e7203ba7d06928205` clears a transient slash
+   command query when `hide()` closes prompt autocomplete in
+   `packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/autocomplete.tsx`
+   (lines 668-678), so Pulse's browser slash command popup must close Escape
+   and outside-click locally, clear only slash-only command drafts, return focus
+   to the composer, and leave ordinary prompts or already-submitted local
+   command actions untouched. Closing the popup must not leave `/mo`, `/new`, or
+   another executable command token behind for the next Enter press.
    Failed-turn retry is part of that same local chat-runtime boundary: a
    retryable in-memory assistant error may replay the original user turn's
    structured mentions, finding id, approval override, handoff resources,
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/SlashCommandAutocomplete.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/SlashCommandAutocomplete.tsx
index 482615b3b..f3228699e 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/SlashCommandAutocomplete.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/SlashCommandAutocomplete.tsx
@@ -72,22 +72,27 @@ export function SlashCommandAutocomplete(props: SlashCommandAutocompleteProps) {
     switch (event.key) {
       case 'ArrowDown':
         event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
         setSelectedIndex((index) => Math.min(index + 1, Math.max(0, options.length - 1)));
         break;
       case 'ArrowUp':
         event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
         setSelectedIndex((index) => Math.max(index - 1, 0));
         break;
       case 'Enter':
         event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
         selectCommand(options[selectedIndex()]);
         break;
       case 'Tab':
         event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
         selectCommand(options[selectedIndex()]);
         break;
       case 'Escape':
         event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
         props.onClose();
         break;
     }
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/__tests__/AIChat.test.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/__tests__/AIChat.test.tsx
index 33a9b71d6..1982712ef 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/__tests__/AIChat.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/__tests__/AIChat.test.tsx
@@ -1702,13 +1702,14 @@ describe('AIChat', () => {
       expect(mockChat.sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    it('closes slash command suggestions with Escape without submitting', async () => {
-      renderChat();
+    it('clears a transient slash command draft with Escape without submitting', async () => {
+      const onClose = vi.fn();
+      renderChat(onClose);
       const textarea = screen.getByPlaceholderText(
         'Ask about your infrastructure...',
       ) as HTMLTextAreaElement;
 
-      fireEvent.input(textarea, { target: { value: '/' } });
+      fireEvent.input(textarea, { target: { value: '/mo' } });
       expect(screen.getByRole('listbox', { name: 'Assistant commands' })).toBeInTheDocument();
 
       fireEvent.keyDown(textarea, { key: 'Escape' });
@@ -1718,7 +1719,30 @@ describe('AIChat', () => {
           screen.queryByRole('listbox', { name: 'Assistant commands' }),
         ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
       });
-      expect(textarea.value).toBe('/');
+      expect(textarea.value).toBe('');
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('model-selector')).toHaveAttribute('data-open-request', '0');
+      expect(onClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mockChat.sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('clears a transient slash command draft when autocomplete closes from outside click', async () => {
+      renderChat();
+      const textarea = screen.getByPlaceholderText(
+        'Ask about your infrastructure...',
+      ) as HTMLTextAreaElement;
+
+      fireEvent.input(textarea, { target: { value: '/new' } });
+      expect(screen.getByRole('listbox', { name: 'Assistant commands' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      fireEvent.click(document.body);
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(
+          screen.queryByRole('listbox', { name: 'Assistant commands' }),
+        ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+      expect(textarea.value).toBe('');
+      expect(mockChat.newSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(mockChat.sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/index.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/index.tsx
index 052ce42b7..641216c4f 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/AI/Chat/index.tsx
@@ -850,6 +850,34 @@ export const AIChat: Component<AIChatProps> = (props) => {
     setSavedPromptDraft(null);
   };
 
+  const isTransientSlashCommandDraft = () => {
+    const text = input();
+    const cursor = textareaRef?.selectionStart ?? text.length;
+    const textBeforeCursor = text.slice(0, cursor);
+    const textAfterCursor = text.slice(cursor);
+    return (
+      textBeforeCursor.startsWith('/') &&
+      !/\s/.test(textBeforeCursor) &&
+      !textAfterCursor.trim()
+    );
+  };
+
+  const closeSlashCommandAutocomplete = (options?: { clearTransientDraft?: boolean }) => {
+    const shouldClearDraft = Boolean(options?.clearTransientDraft && isTransientSlashCommandDraft());
+    setSlashCommandActive(false);
+    setSlashCommandQuery('');
+    if (!shouldClearDraft) return;
+
+    setInput('');
+    setAccumulatedMentions([]);
+    resetPromptHistoryNavigation();
+    queueMicrotask(() => {
+      resizeTextarea();
+      textareaRef?.focus();
+      textareaRef?.setSelectionRange(0, 0);
+    });
+  };
+
   const stashComposerDraftForRemount = () => {
     const text = input();
     const mentions = accumulatedMentions();
@@ -2271,7 +2299,7 @@ export const AIChat: Component<AIChatProps> = (props) => {
         setMentionActive(false);
       }
       if (!target.closest('[data-slash-command-autocomplete]') && !target.closest('textarea')) {
-        setSlashCommandActive(false);
+        closeSlashCommandAutocomplete({ clearTransientDraft: true });
       }
     };
     document.addEventListener('click', handleClickOutside);
@@ -2888,7 +2916,13 @@ export const AIChat: Component<AIChatProps> = (props) => {
       }
     }
     if (slashCommandActive()) {
-      if (['ArrowDown', 'ArrowUp', 'Enter', 'Tab', 'Escape'].includes(e.key)) {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        closeSlashCommandAutocomplete({ clearTransientDraft: true });
+        return;
+      }
+      if (['ArrowDown', 'ArrowUp', 'Enter', 'Tab'].includes(e.key)) {
         // These are handled by SlashCommandAutocomplete.
         return;
       }
@@ -4182,7 +4216,7 @@ export const AIChat: Component<AIChatProps> = (props) => {
                   query={slashCommandQuery()}
                   position={{ top: 58, left: 0 }}
                   onSelect={handleSlashCommandSelect}
-                  onClose={() => setSlashCommandActive(false)}
+                  onClose={() => closeSlashCommandAutocomplete({ clearTransientDraft: true })}
                   visible={slashCommandActive()}
                 />
                 <div class="absolute bottom-2 right-2 flex items-center gap-1.5">