From a28e8ef9e250ace5c9624393da308c189c0839f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Grail Finder <wohilas@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:01:01 +0300
Subject: Enha: charlist in cards

---
 bot.go                         |  1 -
 helpfuncs.go                   | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 models/card.go                 | 18 ++++++++++--------
 sysprompts/alice_bob_carl.json |  1 +
 tui.go                         |  7 +++----
 5 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bot.go b/bot.go
index 2c59f07..112af07 100644
--- a/bot.go
+++ b/bot.go
@@ -1063,7 +1063,6 @@ func addNewChat(chatName string) {
 
 func applyCharCard(cc *models.CharCard) {
 	cfg.AssistantRole = cc.Role
-	// FIXME: remove
 	history, err := loadAgentsLastChat(cfg.AssistantRole)
 	if err != nil {
 		// too much action for err != nil; loadAgentsLastChat needs to be split up
diff --git a/helpfuncs.go b/helpfuncs.go
index ccb5858..f74cd13 100644
--- a/helpfuncs.go
+++ b/helpfuncs.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func setLogLevel(sl string) {
 }
 
 func listRolesWithUser() []string {
-	roles := chatBody.ListRoles()
+	roles := listChatRoles()
 	// Remove user role if it exists in the list (to avoid duplicates and ensure it's at position 0)
 	filteredRoles := make([]string, 0, len(roles))
 	for _, role := range roles {
@@ -250,3 +250,26 @@ func randString(n int) string {
 	}
 	return string(b)
 }
+
+// set of roles within card definition and mention in chat history
+func listChatRoles() []string {
+	currentChat, ok := chatMap[activeChatName]
+	cbc := chatBody.ListRoles()
+	if !ok {
+		return cbc
+	}
+	currentCard, ok := sysMap[currentChat.Agent]
+	if !ok {
+		// log error
+		logger.Warn("failed to find current card in sysMap", "agent", currentChat.Agent, "sysMap", sysMap)
+		return cbc
+	}
+	charset := []string{}
+	for _, name := range currentCard.Characters {
+		if !strInSlice(name, cbc) {
+			charset = append(charset, name)
+		}
+	}
+	charset = append(charset, cbc...)
+	return charset
+}
diff --git a/models/card.go b/models/card.go
index adfb030..9bf6665 100644
--- a/models/card.go
+++ b/models/card.go
@@ -31,18 +31,20 @@ func (c *CharCardSpec) Simplify(userName, fpath string) *CharCard {
 	fm := strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ReplaceAll(c.FirstMes, "{{char}}", c.Name), "{{user}}", userName)
 	sysPr := strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ReplaceAll(c.Description, "{{char}}", c.Name), "{{user}}", userName)
 	return &CharCard{
-		SysPrompt: sysPr,
-		FirstMsg:  fm,
-		Role:      c.Name,
-		FilePath:  fpath,
+		SysPrompt:  sysPr,
+		FirstMsg:   fm,
+		Role:       c.Name,
+		FilePath:   fpath,
+		Characters: []string{c.Name, userName},
 	}
 }
 
 type CharCard struct {
-	SysPrompt string `json:"sys_prompt"`
-	FirstMsg  string `json:"first_msg"`
-	Role      string `json:"role"`
-	FilePath  string `json:"filepath"`
+	SysPrompt  string   `json:"sys_prompt"`
+	FirstMsg   string   `json:"first_msg"`
+	Role       string   `json:"role"`
+	Characters []string `json:"chars"`
+	FilePath   string   `json:"filepath"`
 }
 
 func (cc *CharCard) ToSpec(userName string) *CharCardSpec {
diff --git a/sysprompts/alice_bob_carl.json b/sysprompts/alice_bob_carl.json
index abde0f2..8c7b8e2 100644
--- a/sysprompts/alice_bob_carl.json
+++ b/sysprompts/alice_bob_carl.json
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
   "role2": "Bob",
   "role3": "Carl",
   "filepath": "sysprompts/alice_bob_carl.json",
+  "chars": ["Alice", "Bob", "Carl"],
   "first_msg": "Hey guys! Want to play Alias like game? I'll tell Bob a word and he needs to describe that word so Carl can guess what it was?"
 }
diff --git a/tui.go b/tui.go
index dc90db9..54a4e32 100644
--- a/tui.go
+++ b/tui.go
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ func init() {
 			if injectRole {
 				status = "enabled"
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("injectRole", fmt.Sprintf("Role injection %s", status)); err != nil {
+			if err := notifyUser("injectRole", "Role injection "+status); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
 			}
 			updateStatusLine()
@@ -1218,7 +1218,8 @@ func init() {
 			if cfg.WriteNextMsgAsCompletionAgent != "" {
 				botPersona = cfg.WriteNextMsgAsCompletionAgent
 			}
-			roles := chatBody.ListRoles()
+			// roles := chatBody.ListRoles()
+			roles := listChatRoles()
 			if len(roles) == 0 {
 				logger.Warn("empty roles in chat")
 			}
@@ -1229,11 +1230,9 @@ func init() {
 				if strings.EqualFold(role, botPersona) {
 					if i == len(roles)-1 {
 						cfg.WriteNextMsgAsCompletionAgent = roles[0] // reached last, get first
-						botPersona = cfg.WriteNextMsgAsCompletionAgent
 						break
 					}
 					cfg.WriteNextMsgAsCompletionAgent = roles[i+1] // get next role
-					botPersona = cfg.WriteNextMsgAsCompletionAgent
 					// logger.Info("picked role", "roles", roles, "index", i+1)
 					break
 				}
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