Settings: Models

Models are the specific brains exposed by a provider. The Models tab decides which model Row-Bot should use by default and which choices appear quickly in chat and specialist surfaces.

The Models tab manages defaults, Quick Choices, catalog refreshes, and model readiness details.

Where To Find It

Open Settings, then choose Models from the left tab list.

Controls

• Default model controls choose what new chats use when a thread has no override.
• Quick Choices are pinned models shown in the chat picker for fast switching.
• Catalog refresh asks connected providers and local runtimes what models are available now.
• Compatibility labels separate ordinary chat models from tool-capable, vision-capable, reasoning, embedding, voice, or media models.
• Provider filters and search help find a specific model when many are available.
• Warnings explain when a model is visible but not recommended for tool-heavy Agent Mode.
• Agent runtime and delegation controls set work rounds, nesting depth, per-parent and app-wide child capacity, and an optional active-time limit for new runs.

Common Workflow

1. Refresh the catalog after connecting a provider.
2. Pin one everyday chat model and one stronger tool-capable model.
3. Use provider-qualified names when two providers expose models with similar names.
4. Return to Chat and pick the pinned model from the model picker.
5. Keep the recommended Agent runtime limits unless you have a measured reason to change them; active runs retain the snapshot they started with.

What Is Saved

Default and pinned models are global preferences. A thread can still carry its own model override when you select a model inside that thread.

Privacy And Safety

Review credential, account, channel, provider, or tool settings before enabling features that can contact outside services. Local-only features stay on your machine until you ask Row-Bot to use a provider, account, channel, MCP server, plugin, or tool that sends data elsewhere.

Control-Level Reference

The generated Settings Controls reference lists the visible controls found in the current application source, including defaults, allowed values when they are declared inline, dependencies, restart notes, security notes, and source locations.

Troubleshooting

• If the picker is empty, connect a provider first.
• If a model is missing, refresh the catalog and check whether the provider is disabled.
• If a small local model fails before answering, choose a larger context window or a more capable model.