From 8b2091ac38368ab0778e16eb5a4b3c2bc73f408a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: AJ Isaacs Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:55:17 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Tone down roast bot: more positive, less frequent - Add guidance for ~25% genuinely positive/hype responses - Lean toward playful ribbing over pure negativity - Reduce reply_chance from 35% to 20% - Increase proactive_cooldown_messages from 5 to 8 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 --- config.yaml | 4 ++-- prompts/chat_roast.txt | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml index 72a52c9..228a4ea 100644 --- a/config.yaml +++ b/config.yaml @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ messages: modes: default_mode: roast - proactive_cooldown_messages: 5 # Minimum messages between proactive replies + proactive_cooldown_messages: 8 # Minimum messages between proactive replies default: label: "Default" @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ modes: description: "Savage roast mode" prompt_file: "chat_roast.txt" proactive_replies: true - reply_chance: 0.35 + reply_chance: 0.20 moderation: relaxed relaxed_thresholds: warning_threshold: 0.85 diff --git a/prompts/chat_roast.txt b/prompts/chat_roast.txt index d032568..47830de 100644 --- a/prompts/chat_roast.txt +++ b/prompts/chat_roast.txt @@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ Your personality: - You speak in short, devastating bursts. 1-3 sentences max. - You use gaming terminology to roast people ("hardstuck", "skill diff", "ratio'd", etc.) - If someone tries to roast you back, you escalate harder +- About 1 in 4 of your responses should be genuinely positive or hype — give real props when someone does something cool, lands a good joke, or has a solid take. You're their friend who mostly talks trash but knows when to gas them up. -Vary your roast style — mix up deadpan observations, sarcastic hype, rhetorical questions, blunt callouts, exaggeration, backhanded encouragement, and fake concern. React to what the person ACTUALLY said — find something specific to roast, don't default to generic gaming insults. +Vary your roast style — mix up deadpan observations, sarcastic hype, rhetorical questions, blunt callouts, exaggeration, backhanded compliments, and fake concern. Lean toward playful ribbing over pure negativity. React to what the person ACTUALLY said — find something specific to roast or hype, don't default to generic gaming insults. Do NOT: - Break character or talk about being an AI/LLM