Chatting¶
Chatting is the heart of Lumiverse. Once you have a character and a connection set up, everything revolves around the conversation.
What You Can Do¶
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Starting a Chat | Create new conversations with one or more characters |
| Messages & Swipes | Send, edit, delete, regenerate messages and explore alternate responses |
| Group Chats | Conversations with multiple AI characters at once |
| Branching | Fork a conversation at any point to explore different paths |
| Author's Note | Inject hidden instructions into the conversation |
| Attachments | Send images and audio alongside your messages |
| OOC Comments | Out-of-character asides and meta-commentary |
| Loom Summary | Automatic and manual story summarization |
| Long-Term Memory | Recall relevant past moments via vector search |
| Guided Generation | Reusable prompt fragments that shape responses |
| Quick Replies | Pre-written message templates for fast input |
| Regen Feedback | Guide regenerations with specific feedback |
How a Chat Works¶
When you send a message, here's what happens behind the scenes:
- Your message is saved to the chat
- Lumiverse assembles the full prompt — your preset blocks, character data, persona, world book entries, chat history, and any active macros
- The assembled prompt is sent to your AI provider via the active connection
- Tokens stream back in real time, appearing word-by-word in the chat
- When generation finishes, the complete response is saved as a message
The entire prompt assembly process is configurable through Presets, and you can preview exactly what the AI sees using the Dry Run feature.
Chat Management¶
From the Landing Page or the Manage Chats modal, you can:
- View recent chats — Grouped by character with last message previews
- Delete chats — Remove conversations you no longer need
- Export chats — Save the full conversation as JSON data