Quick answer: Use SMS mode for several short, text-like replies and Paragraph mode for one fuller response. The setting changes delivery format, not memory quality, factual accuracy, or whether the companion follows the scene in that chat.
Compare the two response formats
| Mode | Typical output | Common use |
|---|---|---|
| SMS | Several shorter messages | Fast, casual, phone-like chat |
| Paragraph | One longer response | Detailed conversation and narrative roleplay |
Choose based on how you want the reply delivered. A repetitive, incorrect, or poorly remembered response is a separate issue and should not be diagnosed only by changing format.
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Change the current chat or the future default
Open Chat Settings to change the active conversation. Use User Settings to define the default for chats created later. A default change does not necessarily rewrite a response pattern already established in an older thread.
Transition an established conversation carefully
The official chat guide suggests a one-time OOC instruction when moving an existing chat from short texts to detailed paragraphs. State the desired format directly, then observe the next reply. Do not repeat the same instruction after every response.
If the older chat keeps the previous style, compare the same neutral request in a new chat. This controlled comparison helps separate established conversation context from the global default.
Choose by reading experience, not feature access
- Casual check-ins: SMS is often easier to scan.
- Long scenes: Paragraph reduces fragmentation.
- Mixed action and dialogue: Paragraph usually keeps the scene together.
- Short mobile sessions: SMS may feel more natural.
Spice Level is a separate chat setting. Changing SMS to Paragraph does not by itself change content intensity.
Use the next guide for the actual problem
If the format is correct but scene direction is ignored, continue with the OOC correction workflow for scene direction or reply style. For editing, roleplay actions, language, and Spice Level, use the message-editing, roleplay-action, and Spice Level workflow. For a long alternate storyline, use the separate-chat workflow for an alternate storyline instead of forcing one thread to serve every purpose.
SecretOpedia’s Secrets AI conversation resources organize these controls, while the Secrets AI review covering reply format and conversation quality explains their wider product context. If replies remain unusually short after the format is correct, follow the checks for replies that stay too short in Paragraph mode.
For a fair comparison, create a short test chat and send the same neutral request once in each mode. Compare message count, paragraph length, readability, and whether action and dialogue remain easy to follow. Do not change Spice Level, Persona, model, or memory scope during the comparison.
After choosing a format, keep it stable long enough to judge the conversation. If the companion remembers the wrong fact, repeats a phrase, or speaks for you, move to the matching troubleshooting article instead of treating the delivery format as the cause.
To make SMS or Paragraph the starting format for future conversations, use the account-level workflow for changing new-chat defaults without rewriting existing threads.
Sources checked 2026-07-12: Chat Features, OOC Commands.
