# Slash commands

> Type / to steer a single reply — length, point of view, pacing, who speaks next.

Source: https://reverie.im/en/docs/chatting/slash-commands
Language: en

Slash commands are temporary controls for the next reply only. They override the character's standing style settings and the pattern of the replies before them, then they're gone.

## Opening the menu \[#opening-the-menu]

Type `/` at the **start of the message body** and the **Slash commands** menu opens above the composer. A `/` in the middle of a sentence is ordinary text, and `/as ` is the [guide-reply](https://reverie.im/en/docs/chatting/guide-reply) shortcut rather than a command, so neither opens the menu.

Pick a command and it becomes a chip inside the input frame. Commands with values — length, narration style, pacing — show their options as chips you cycle with \**←*\* and \*\*→\*\*. Then write your message as usual and send.

## The nine commands \[#the-nine-commands]

| Command                | Values                              | What it does                                                     | Where it works                                                              |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Don't speak for me** | —                                   | The character will not write your dialogue.                      | Anywhere                                                                    |
| **Don't act for me**   | —                                   | The character will not decide your actions or feelings.          | Anywhere                                                                    |
| **Only character POV** | —                                   | Keeps the reply focused on the character's side.                 | Anywhere except a narrator-guided turn                                      |
| **Response length**    | **Short**, **Medium**, **Long**     | Overrides reply length for this turn.                            | Anywhere                                                                    |
| **Narration style**    | **First person**, **Third person**  | Overrides first/third person for this turn.                      | Text chats only — dropped in instant chat mode and on narrator turns        |
| **Pacing**             | **Slow**, **Balanced**, **Fast**    | Controls how quickly the scene moves.                            | Anywhere                                                                    |
| **Add a character**    | —                                   | Asks the characters to bring someone else into the conversation. | Group chats, signed in, not in instant chat mode                            |
| **Custom**             | Free text, up to **200** characters | Your own instruction for this reply.                             | Anywhere                                                                    |
| **Who replies**        | 1–8 characters                      | Hands the turn to the characters you name.                       | Group chats — you don't pick it from the menu, it comes from typing `@Name` |

**Add a character** is special: it turns the whole turn into a single proposal to change the cast, and every other directive on that message is dropped. What comes back is a card — \**Bring someone into the conversation?*\* — with **Edit members**, a **What is happening** reason box and **Confirm** / **Not now**. [Group chats](https://reverie.im/en/docs/chatting/group-chats)

## How many you can stack \[#how-many-you-can-stack]

**Three** per message, counting the presets and your custom instruction together. Once you're at three, the menu stops offering more.

**Who replies** rides outside that budget, so a message can carry three style commands plus a speaker pick.

## Typing them instead \[#typing-them-instead]

Every command except **Custom** and **Who replies** has typed aliases, in English and Simplified Chinese. Other interface languages are not covered — the aliases stay in those two.

| Command            | Type                                                                                                                |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Don't speak for me | `/don't speak for me`, `/no user speech`                                                                            |
| Don't act for me   | `/don't act for me`, `/no user action`                                                                              |
| Only character POV | `/only character pov`, `/character only`                                                                            |
| Response length    | `/length: short`, `/response length: long` — also `brief`, `concise`, `balanced`, `normal`, `detailed`, `immersive` |
| Narration style    | `/pov: first person`, `/perspective: third-person`                                                                  |
| Pacing             | `/pacing: slow` — also `slower`, `normal`, `faster`                                                                 |
| Add a character    | `/add a character`, `/invite character`, `/bring someone in`                                                        |

Flag commands need no value. Value commands take `: ` after the alias, and a full-width `：` works the same. Whatever follows the commands you typed is your message; a `/` that matches nothing stays as ordinary text.

## Removing one \[#removing-one]

Press **Backspace** with the caret at the very start of the draft to drop the last chip, or use the **Remove** control on the chip itself. If you type the same command twice, the later value wins.

## Saving a custom instruction \[#saving-a-custom-instruction]

Tick **Save this instruction** in the custom editor and it reappears under a **Saved** heading in the slash menu, ready to reuse. Saved instructions are scoped to **This device** and capped at **10**, newest first; **Forget** removes one.

## What reaches the model \[#what-reaches-the-model]

Your directives are appended after the conversation as a short block of one-line instructions, with an explicit note that they apply only to the next reply and outrank standing style preferences.

Some are rewritten or dropped depending on the mode you're in:

| Situation                   | Effect                                                                                                          |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Instant chat mode           | **Narration style** is dropped; **Response length**, **Pacing** and **Don't act for me** are worded differently |
| A narrator-guided turn      | **Narration style** and **Only character POV** are dropped                                                      |
| Any guided reply            | **Who replies** is suppressed — your direction already names its target                                         |
| **Add a character** offered | Every other directive on that turn is dropped                                                                   |

## After the reply \[#after-the-reply]

Style commands are one-shot: regenerate, and they're gone. Two things behave differently.

* A **Who replies** pick is re-applied when you regenerate, so the same characters answer again.
* Regenerating a [guided reply](https://reverie.im/en/docs/chatting/guide-reply) restores both your direction and the style commands you sent with it.

**Response length** and **Narration style** also override the stored chat setting for that one turn, without changing it.

## Related \[#related]

* [Guiding a reply](https://reverie.im/en/docs/chatting/guide-reply) — the `/as` shortcut, and writing direction instead of a message
* [Group chats](https://reverie.im/en/docs/chatting/group-chats) — `@`-mentions, and how **Who replies** is built
* [Side panel & settings](https://reverie.im/en/docs/chatting/side-panel) — the standing settings these commands override
* [Limits](https://reverie.im/en/docs/reference/limits) — every cap in one table