Talking to Your Assistant

Talking to Your Assistant

You don't need a slash command to give orders — Blockpal listens to chat.

You type in chat	What happens
follow me	Follows you (instant, no token)
come here	Comes to you, teleports if far (instant)
stay / wait	Holds position (instant)
stop	Cancels current task (instant)
where are you?	Reports location (instant)
Ethan, build a wall	Sends "build a wall" to the AI planner
can you clear out these trees?	Active analysis → mines the trees
ugh, I really need a shelter	Active analysis → builds a shelter

How it decides

• Chat listening — monitors all server chat; trigger words activate the assistant without using its name. Toggle on the Behavior tab of the panel (/ai menu).
• Direct addressing — "Ethan, follow me" / "Ethan: follow me". The name prefix is stripped and the rest is run. This always works.
• Quick intents — the common phrases above are handled instantly with no API call.
• Active analysis — with this on (default), the LLM classifies every 5+ character message within 48 blocks to decide whether you need the assistant and what you want. Rate-limited to about once every 3 seconds to avoid API spam. Toggle on the Behavior tab of the panel. (Needs a token.)

Owner-only obedience

Only the player who spawned the assistant can give it orders via chat. Other players are politely turned away.

Autonomous mode

The owner can say "do it yourself" (or similar) to hand off control. The bot then self-directs — picks its own survival tasks, narrates its decisions roughly every 30 s. Cancel it with "stop", "follow me", or "stay".

Expressive responses

All messages use natural first-person dialogue in Name: "message" format, drawn from randomised pools so replies vary. When health drops critically low in combat, the assistant calls out to nearby players for help before retreating.

The exact wording depends on the bot's personality — a cheerful companion bubbles, a grumpy one grumbles, a stoic one keeps it clipped. Set it with /ai personality <id>.