Settings map
This page maps Pyre's main navigation and settings areas to the guide that explains each one.
Main navigation
On mobile, Pyre uses bottom tabs. On desktop and wide web, it can use a NavigationRail.
| Area | What it is |
|---|---|
| Characters | Character library plus personas, lorebooks, folders, tags, favorites, and search. |
| Chats | Your conversations and chat rows, including rename/list actions. |
| Discover | Trusted card hubs such as BotBooru. Embedded where the platform can isolate it safely. |
| More | Settings, connections, appearance, storage, backup, sync, and app info. |
More menu
| Item | What it does | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| API Connections | Add providers, browse models, test/warm-up connections, duplicate providers, configure extra params, manage active provider, and control smart fallback. | Providers & connections |
| Profile | BotBooru / creator profile fields such as handle, avatar, title, pronouns, about, and featured character. | Characters & personas |
| Appearance | Theme palette, accent color, app text size, and wide desktop layout. | Chatting |
| Chat Settings | Presets, regex rules, Guide, Checkpoints, Live Sheet, Script, behavior, reasoning display, and chat customization. | Chatting |
| Character Creator | Creator sessions, Creator presets, recommendations, and Creator configuration. | AI Creator |
| Storage | Stored-data overview, import diagnostics, and Developer log tools. | Backup & restore |
| Backup & Restore | Export/import backups, Import from SillyTavern, and factory reset. | Backup & restore |
| Network | Desktop hub controls, paired devices, bind/port settings. | Cross-device sync |
| Desktop Shortcuts | Remappable keyboard shortcuts. | Keyboard shortcuts |
| Connect to LAN | Pair a phone or web client to a hub. | Cross-device sync |
| About Pyre | Version, privacy statement, legal links, and update information. | Privacy |
Appearance
Appearance is app-wide:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Theme | Choose a curated dark palette such as Ember, Moonlit, or Hearth. |
| Accent color | Customize the main accent color. |
| App text size | Adjust UI text scale. |
| Wide desktop layout | Use the desktop/web rail layout instead of a phone-width column. |
Appearance choices can sync to your paired devices.
Customize chat
Chat-side appearance lives under Chat Settings -> Customize chat:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Reasoning display | Show or hide model <think> / reasoning output. Hidden by default. |
| Backdrop source | Character avatar, persona avatar, custom upload, dynamic scene background, or none. |
| Per-chat override | Set source, opacity, and fit for a specific chat. |
| Bubble opacity and blur | Keep text readable over art. |
| Bubble colors / border / padding / radius | Tune bubble styling. |
| Bubble text size | Adjust chat text independently from app text size. |
Chat Settings tools
| Tool | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Presets | Flat or modular prompt presets, quick switch behavior, sampling overrides. |
| Regex rules | Display/prompt/saved-message find-replace rules. |
| Guide | Enable Guide actions, guide injection location, default narrative perspective. |
| Checkpoints | Chapter-like summaries, cadence, prompt, limits, and {{summary}}. |
| Live Sheet | Structured current-state tracking and refresh cadence. |
| Script | Future story beats and anti-rush direction. |
| Behavior | Chat behavior toggles such as defaults for new chats. |
Per-provider prompt post-processing
API Connections can optionally reshape outgoing messages for strict providers:
| Mode | What it does |
|---|---|
| None | Send messages unchanged. |
| Merge consecutive | Fold adjacent same-role messages. |
| Semi-strict | Merge consecutive and collapse system messages. |
| Strict | Semi-strict plus user-first alternation. |
| Single user | Collapse the whole prompt into one user message. |