Quick answer: Check whether the chat uses SMS or Paragraph mode. Paragraph mode is the documented control for longer-form replies, but an older chat can continue a short-reply pattern. Use one clear OOC correction and compare a new chat before changing history.
Check the documented reply-style controls
Open the chat settings and confirm Paragraph mode when you want complete paragraphs rather than short text-style messages. The official chat guide notes that an established conversation can continue following its earlier pattern after the setting changes.
Use one concise OOC instruction that asks for fuller description, dialogue, and a meaningful next action. Repeating control text before every message can become part of the pattern instead of solving it.
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Give the companion enough to develop
- Ask an open question rather than one that ends in yes or no.
- State the scene, decision, or reaction you need.
- Request new information rather than a restatement.
- Compare the same companion in a new chat with Paragraph mode.
If the new chat is fuller, the old history is likely steering the short output. If replies are long enough but keep repeating, move to the repetition guide. If details are forgotten, use the memory recall checks.
Protect the branch before editing or Time Travel
Editing an earlier message behaves like Time Travel: later messages are removed. Current memory documentation also says memories created from the removed messages are deleted. Save permitted information and verify important memory entries before rewinding.
A separate chat is the safer comparison when you want to preserve the original story. The SecretOpedia’s Secrets AI conversation guides includes guides for memory and conversation control, while our the Secrets AI review of conversation features explains how reply modes and tiers fit into the broader product.
Escalate when the pattern follows clean chats
Contact support when several new chats and companions remain abnormally short after Paragraph mode and one clear correction. Include the mode, reply style, time, and a short redacted before-and-after sample.
Changing models can be a diagnostic comparison, but official documentation does not promise that a model switch will repair short replies. Change one variable at a time so the result remains useful.
Sources checked July 12, 2026: Chat Features, OOC Commands, Time Travel, Memory System, Tips & Tricks.
