A phone-style messaging interface for SillyTavern that creates an immersive texting experience with your AI characters. Inspired by Yet Another Phone (YAP) for Ren'py.
- Regular Chat Mode: Traditional narrative perspective (3rd person storytelling)
- Texting Mode: First-person direct messaging with authentic texting style
- Seamless Context Transfer: What happens in chat affects texting and vice versa
- Modern smartphone-style interface with dark/light themes
- iMessage-style color scheme option (blue/green bubbles)
- Smooth animations and custom scrollbar
- Character avatar display in header
- Timestamp support (relative and absolute)
- Sound effects for send/receive (optional)
- Full group chat compatibility with multiple characters
- Inherits all SillyTavern group settings automatically:
- Reply order strategies (Natural, List, Pooled, Manual)
- Generation mode (Swap/Join character cards)
- Allow self responses setting
- Auto mode with configurable delay
- Muted character handling
- Talkativeness values
- Stacked avatar display in group header
- Color-coded message bubbles per character
- Inline character avatars next to messages
- Three intensity levels for texting style (low/medium/high)
- Automatic emoji and shorthand injection
- Custom prompt support for power users
- Context-aware responses that reference previous conversation
- Full-screen UI on mobile devices (no fake phone frame needed!)
- Touch-friendly controls with proper tap target sizes
- Virtual keyboard handling
- Safe area support for notched devices
- Multiple access methods configurable via settings
All toggle methods are configurable in settings:
- Floating Button: Phone icon in corner (desktop-optimized)
- Top Bar Icon: Quick access near input area
- Wand Menu Item: "Open Phone" in extensions menu
- Slash Command: Type
/phoneto toggle
- Open SillyTavern
- Go to Extensions > Install Extension
- Enter the repository URL
- Click Install
- Navigate to your SillyTavern installation
- Go to
public/scripts/extensions/third-party/ - Clone or copy this repository as
st-text-messaging - Restart SillyTavern
- Enable the extension in Settings > Extensions > Text Messaging
- Check "Enable Phone UI"
- Click the phone icon (or use
/phonecommand) to open - Start texting with your character!
- Close the phone to return to normal chat
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Enable Phone UI | Master toggle for the extension |
| Use Texting Style | Enable AI texting behavior (emojis, shorthand) |
| Emoji Intensity | Low/Medium/High texting style intensity |
| Phone Position | Left/Center/Right placement |
| Phone Theme | Dark/Light appearance |
| Color Scheme | Default (purple) or iMessage (blue/green) |
| Sound Effects | Play sounds on send/receive |
| Show Timestamps | Display message times |
| Enable Animations | Smooth transitions and effects |
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Floating Button | Show floating phone button (corner) |
| Top Bar Icon | Add phone icon near input |
| Wand Menu Item | Add to extensions menu |
| /phone Command | Enable slash command |
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Show Character Avatars | Display character avatar next to their messages |
| Color Code Characters | Different bubble colors per character |
Note: Group chat behavior (reply order, generation mode, auto mode, etc.) is controlled through SillyTavern's native group settings panel, not this extension.
For users who want full control over the AI's texting behavior:
- Enable "Use Custom Prompt" to edit the system prompt injection
- Use
{{char}}and{{user}}placeholders for names - Reset to Default button restores the preset prompt
- Preview Current shows active prompt
The extension maintains conversation context across modes:
- Opening Phone: Recent chat messages are summarized and injected as context
- During Texting: Messages sync to main chat (prefixed with 📱)
- Closing Phone: Texting summary available for narrative continuity
- Regular Chat: Character speaks in third person ("She smiled and replied...")
- Texting Mode: Character speaks as themselves ("omg yes!! 😊")
Regular Chat: "She picked up her phone, excited to text you."
↓ [Open Phone]
Texting: "heyy!! what's up? 😊"
Texting: "i was just thinking about you lol"
↓ [Close Phone]
Regular Chat: "After texting, she felt even more excited about their plans."
The phone UI uses SillyTavern's native /trigger command for group generation, which means:
- All your group settings are respected automatically
- Character selection follows your configured reply order
- No separate configuration needed in the extension
- SillyTavern 1.12.0 or higher
- Any LLM backend (OpenAI, Claude, local models, etc.)
- Make sure "Enable Phone UI" is checked in settings
- Check browser console for errors
- Try refreshing the page
- Ensure "Use Texting Style" is enabled
- Try increasing the Emoji Intensity
- Some models respond better to higher intensity prompts
- If toggle button is hidden, try the
/phoneslash command - Check Toggle Access Options in settings
- Ensure at least one access method is enabled
- Check browser console for errors
- Verify character is selected before opening phone
- Open an issue on the GitHub repository
- Check existing issues for similar problems
Contributions welcome! Please:
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch
- Submit a pull request with clear description
See docs/IMPLEMENTATION.md for technical details and architecture documentation.
MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.
- Inspired by Yet Another Phone (YAP) for Ren'py by Nighten
- Built for SillyTavern