docs/Chat-mode.md

Chat characters

Custom chat mode characters are defined by .yaml files inside the characters folder. An example is included: Example.yaml.

The following fields may be defined:

Field	Description
name or bot	The character's name.
context	A string that appears at the top of the prompt. It usually contains a description of the character's personality and a few example messages.
greeting (optional)	The character's opening message. It appears when the character is first loaded or when the history is cleared.
your_name or user (optional)	Your name. This overwrites what you had previously written in the Your name field in the interface.

Special tokens

The following replacements happen when the prompt is generated, and they apply to the context and greeting fields:

• {{char}} and <BOT> get replaced with the character's name.
• {{user}} and <USER> get replaced with your name.

How do I add a profile picture for my character?

Put an image with the same name as your character's .yaml file into the characters folder. For example, if your bot is Character.yaml, add Character.jpg or Character.png to the folder.

Is the chat history truncated in the prompt?

Once your prompt reaches the truncation_length parameter (2048 by default), old messages will be removed one at a time. The context string will always stay at the top of the prompt and will never get truncated.

Chat styles

Custom chat styles can be defined in the text-generation-webui/css folder. Simply create a new file with name starting in chat_style- and ending in .css and it will automatically appear in the "Chat style" dropdown menu in the interface. Examples:

chat_style-cai-chat.css
chat_style-TheEncrypted777.css
chat_style-wpp.css

You should use the same class names as in chat_style-cai-chat.css in your custom style.