The Neconyan handbook
Your guides Miso, Taro & Nori
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Words you will meet¶
| Term | In plain language |
|---|---|
| API | A defined way for programs to talk to a service, such as requesting a model reply |
| API key | A credential that authorises requests on a service account |
| Endpoint | The service address Neconyan sends a request to |
| Provider | The service or local software supplying the model |
| Model | The system that generates text, images or other output |
| Server | The running part of Neconyan that stores data and handles work |
| Simple Mode | An optional smaller layout that hides power tools without deleting or switching them off |
| Localhost / 127.0.0.1 | The device making the connection, not automatically your desktop |
| Connection profile | A saved model connection setup that you can reuse |
| Prompt | The input sent to a model, including instructions and selected context |
| Context | The material available to the model for one request |
| Context capacity | The model's supported space for input and output together |
| Token | A chunk of text used to measure model limits and charges; not the same as a word |
| Reply/output limit | The maximum output requested; it doesn't increase context capacity |
| Sampling | Settings that influence how a model chooses its next text |
| Streaming | Showing output progressively while it arrives |
| Structured Prefill | A reply pattern that shapes the opening of a Chat Completion reply |
| Push notification | An opt-in device notification Neconyan shows outside the page, such as on the lock screen |
| Character card | A character definition, sometimes embedded inside a PNG image |
| CCv3 | Character Card V3, the version 3 card format Catelier saves and exports |
| Persona | The identity you play in a conversation |
| Swipe | An alternative version of a message |
| Branch | A conversation that diverges from an earlier point or starting history |
| Tide | A chat style that gives each paragraph its own bubble |
| Lorebook / World Info | Entries of world information selected for use in a prompt |
| Activation key | A word or phrase used to make a lore entry relevant |
| Author's Note | Additional guidance about the current scene, style or direction |
| Agent | A configured helper with instructions, timing and output rules |
| Companion | A helper that makes a separate request and produces a note or tracker |
| Position Tracker | A bundled Companion that groups characters by place and shows their distance from you |
| Visual Map | A bundled Companion that draws places, character pins and recent movement as a map |
| Scene Director | A group reply strategy that asks a model to choose who speaks next, including nobody |
| Ensemble replies | A group option that writes several characters in one request and separates their replies |
| Vitals | A game-style Companion card for your persona's health, food, water, energy and morale |
| Where replies are written | The setting that chooses the browser or a saved server job for ordinary replies |
| Mewmory | Neconyan's source-backed memory and recall system for saved Roleplay |
| Pawspective | Character-specific interpretations and knowledge within Mewmory |
| Embedding | A numerical representation used to match text by related meaning |
| Markdown | Plain text with simple marks for headings, emphasis, links and other formatting |
| Macro | A placeholder or expression replaced with a value when supported text is processed |
| Regex | A pattern for matching and replacing text |
| Extension | Additional code loaded into the app to add or change functionality |
| CSS | The language used to style the interface |
| OOC | Out of character: discussion outside the roleplayed scene |
For a first setup, continue with Connect a model. For a specific tool, use the search above or the helper guide.