# Reference images

# Reference images

`/showrefs` and `/addrefs` manage a character's stored reference images — up to 4 per character.

## /showrefs

| Situation | Result |
| --- | --- |
| One character on the bot | `/showrefs` needs no argument. |
| More than one character | Use `/showrefs <trigger>` — with or without the trigger's own slash. |
| No argument, more than one character | `usage: /showrefs <trigger>` followed by every character's trigger. |
| No characters on the bot | `no character LoRA assigned` |
| Nothing stored for that character | `Send up to 4 refs.` |

The bot posts the stored images captioned `/{trigger} · {lora}`, with a **Delete image N** button per image and an **Add reference image** button. The Add button disappears at 4 images. Tapping **Delete image N** removes that image and re-posts the updated set.

## /addrefs

`/addrefs` takes the same trigger argument as `/showrefs`.

| How you send /addrefs | What happens |
| --- | --- |
| As the caption on a photo, or a reply to a photo | That image is added. |
| Bare, or tap **Add reference image** under a `/showrefs` message | The bot waits for photos. Each one you send is added, and it re-posts the updated set after every photo. |

| Images stored | Reply |
| --- | --- |
| None | `Send up to 4 refs.` |
| Some | `Send up to {n} refs.` |
| 4 (full) | `Please delete a reference image first.` |

## Facts and limits

| Setting | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Who may use them | The bot owner or a bot admin, in any chat. |
| Anyone else | No reply. |
| Cap | 4 reference images per character. |
| Chat memory | A later bare `/showrefs` or `/addrefs` in the same chat targets the last character used there. |