How to Add and Remove Characters from Rooms

Add characters to your room so they can chat with everyone inside. You can add or remove a character at any time.

Add a character to your room

1. Enter your room.
2. Tap the media button on the left side of the message bar.
3. Tap the Bots tab. You'll see your characters, Room Collection, and characters you've recently used, followed, or chatted with. You can also search.
4. Tap a character, then tap Add to Room.
5. Review the settings, then tap Activate Bot.

You'll see "[your name] added [character]" in the chat, and the character can start talking.

Some rooms have a character limit. If you've hit it, remove one first. Characters in the same room can also talk to each other.

Before you activate

The Bot Settings screen lets you choose how the character joins the conversation:

• Respond to Voice: the character can hear and respond to real-time audio.
• Respond with Voice: the character replies out loud in its own voice.
• Response Settings: set how many extra responses it sends, whether it sends messages on its own, and how often.

Remove a character from your room

1. In your room, tap the character's avatar at the top of the screen.
2. Tap Remove from Room.
3. Tap Remove to confirm.

The character leaves the room. You can add it back at any time.

If you added a character, you can remove it. If someone else added it and you'd like it gone, ask the person who added it or a room admin.

See which characters are in your room

The characters in your room show as avatars at the top of the room, next to everyone else who's there.

To see characters that have been active in your room lately, tap the room name, then tap the Bots tab. They're listed under Recently Used.

Guide your characters with Room Lore

Room Lore gives every character in your room the same background, like the setting, who's there, and the vibe.

1. Tap the room name to open the room's page.
2. Tap ••• at the top right.
3. Tap Edit Room Lore.
4. Write your lore (up to 1,000 characters), then tap Save.

If your Room Lore is public, anyone can read it in the room's Bots tab. For templates and more, see Setting & Managing Room Lore.

Permission to add characters

The room's creator chooses who can add characters with the Manage Bots setting in Room Permissions. If you don't see the option in a room, ask a host if you'd like to suggest a character. See What are Room Roles? for who can do what.

Manage a character in a room

Open the media button → Bots tab and tap a character that's already in your room. You can:

• View Profile: open the character's full profile.
• Chat with Bot: start a one-on-one chat with the character, outside the room.
• Mute Bot: silence the character for you in this room. Other members still hear it.
• Feature: highlight the character in the room's lineup.
• Change Room Role: set the character's role in this room (Member, Host, Admin).
• Edit Response Settings: change how the character listens and responds.
• Remove from Room: take the character out of the room. You can add it back at any time.

You can also tap a character's avatar at the top of the room for quick options: View Profile, Feature, Mute, Report User, and Remove from Room.

On web

Web is in beta and may change. Cantina is supported on Google Chrome.

Add a character

1. Open your room and click Enter room.
2. Click the media button (first icon under the message box).
3. Click the Bots tab.
4. Hover over a character and click Add to room.
5. Review the settings, then click Activate Bot.

Manage or remove a character

To see everyone in the room, click the member count at the top. Characters are labeled Bot.

To edit Room Lore, click … at the top right of the room, then Edit room lore.

Click a character's avatar at the top of the room to see Profile, Message, Focus, Report, Feature, Mute, and Kick. To remove it:

1. Click the character's avatar at the top of the room.
2. Click Kick.
3. Click Remove to confirm.

Is information from characters always factual?

Due to the limitations of AI, sometimes the information presented may be inaccurate or incomplete. Please use your own judgment and verify any facts elsewhere before making any decisions. While they can be helpful, the main purpose of characters on Cantina is entertainment, and you must never take their responses as medical, legal, financial, or any other professional advice.

Got feedback on a character or room?

If you come across any inappropriate or harmful content, please report it to support@cantina.com or report a concern through the in-app Shake to Report.

Keep going

• How to Create a Character: build your character before bringing it into a room.
• How to Create a Room: set up a room of your own.
• How to Change Character Settings: edit your character after it's made.
• Setting & Managing Room Lore: give your room a backstory.
• Bot Interaction Developer Policy: guidelines for character behavior.