How to Use Multiple Chats and Memory Groups

Quick answer: Create a separate chat when you want a different storyline. Choose private memory to isolate it, or assign a shared Memory Group when selected chats should use the same saved facts for that companion.

Create a separate chat for a separate purpose

Use the New Chat control for the same companion, give the chat a descriptive name, and decide its memory scope before building the storyline. Examples include Main Story, Work, Travel, or Alternate Scenario. A clear name reduces the chance of opening the wrong storyline when several conversations exist under one companion.

Choose the correct memory scope

• Private to this chat: memories stay inside that conversation.
• Specific Memory Group: chats assigned to the same group can use the same set of memories.

Private scope is better for a clean alternate storyline. A shared group is better when you want continuity across several chats with the same companion.

Create and assign a Memory Group

1. Open the New Chat dialog.
2. Select shared Memory Group.
3. Create a new group or choose an existing one.
4. Name the chat clearly.
5. Confirm the scope before starting.

Chats are organized by companion in the chat list. Expand the companion to move between the active conversations.

Plan the storyline before sharing memory

Do not place contradictory relationships in the same Memory Group. If one chat treats the companion as a spouse and another is a first meeting, private memory prevents those states from mixing. Use the conflicting-memory cleanup steps before sharing an existing memory set.

Understand deletion and editing risks

Deleting a private chat can remove the memory associated with that chat. Shared group memory can remain available to other chats assigned to the group. Review the current scope and saved memories before deleting a conversation.

For multi-companion conversations, use the per-member Group Chat memory setup, because each group member has an individual memory setting.

SecretOpedia’s Secrets AI multi-chat and continuity resources connect chats, memory, and Personas. The Secrets AI review covering multiple chats and memory scopes explains the wider product context.

If a shared group is assigned but memories do not appear in the other chat, follow the checks for memories that do not carry between grouped chats.

Use names that reveal both storyline and scope, such as “Main Story — Shared” or “Alternate Trip — Private.” The label does not change memory behavior, but it reduces accidental use of the wrong chat when several conversations exist under one companion.

Before moving important continuity into a shared group, review how saved memory differs from recent chat context. A shared group carries saved facts, not every sentence from every conversation. Recent context remains specific to the active chat.

Plan scope before starting an alternate storyline. Choose a private chat when the outcome should remain isolated, and choose a shared Memory Group when several chats need the same stable facts. Changing the structure later can create confusion about which information should carry over, so test the setup with one simple shared fact first. Confirm recall from both chats before expanding the storyline or adding more shared facts.

When a finished storyline should leave the main list without intentional deletion, use the restore-safe workflow for archiving and returning a specific conversation.

Sources checked 2026-07-12: Multiple Chats, Memory System, Group Chats.