Introducing Mindview: See Exactly What Your Convai Character Sends to the Model

When communicating with an AI-powered avatar, there are often instances where you might think– "Why did it just say that?"

When tuning an AI character, the difference between "good" and "great" often comes down to what’s actually being sent to the model. Mindview is our new debugging tool that gives you full, transparent visibility into the live prompt that Convai constructs for every single turn.

Mindview helps you debug faster, align teams, and ship characters that behave exactly as intended.

(Availability: Mindview is included on the Professional plan and above.)

Also read: Build Vision Based AI Characters in Unity

Why does Mindview matter?

Mindview shows the complete prompt that reached the LLM for a given message, which allows you to:

• Debug Faster: Instantly spot missing or conflicting context (e.g., a backstory that contradicts a Knowledge Bank fact).
• Design Better: Verify that your Personality Traits, Language & Speech, and Narrative Design objectives are truly present in the prompt.
• Align Teams: Show writers, designers, and stakeholders the exact instruction set that drives behavior.
• Ensure Repeatability: Lock in the configuration that produced the best interaction and reuse it confidently.

According to OpenAI, 85% of AI developers consider prompt transparency essential for reliable conversational AI development.

How to open Mindview (step‑by‑step)

1. In Convai Playground, open the Mindview tab from the left navigation.
2. Start a new conversation or pick a previous interaction from Memory; Mindview will load the prompt for the latest (or selected) message.

3. To inspect a past turn, go to Memory → choose a session → click the Mindview icon next to the message you want to audit.

What exactly will I see in Mindview?

Mindview assembles the prompt dynamically from every part of your character setup. Seeing it all in one place makes it clear why your character behaved the way it did.

• Header Information: At the top, you'll see the Session ID, Model Name (LLM used), and the exact User Query that triggered the prompt.
• The Full Prompt: The main panel shows the complete message chain. This is where you’ll see your character’s instructions and context as the model “saw” them, including:
  
  • Character Description: Your backstory and core context (rendered inside <back-story> ... </back-story> tags).
  • Language & Speech: Allowed languages and speech configuration.
  • Personality Traits: Tone, emotion, and formality (e.g., warm, direct).
  • Narrative Design: Active Objectives and context from your narrative graph.
  • Knowledge Bank: Relevant excerpts from attached docs for factual grounding.
  • Long-Term Memory: Persistent information gathered across sessions, when applicable.

How does Mindview reflect changes I make?

Changes you apply in Convai Playground immediately appear in Mindview after a turn completes. For example, updating Personality Traits adds corresponding style instructions to the prompt, while adding Knowledge Bank documents injects relevant facts for the AI to use in responses.

1. Start with just a backstory: Open Mindview after one turn. You’ll see a System section plus your <back-story> block, basic emotion guidance, and current language.
2. Add a speaking style / personality: Update Personality Traits. After your next turn, Mindview will now include those style instructions—proof your changes are live.
3. Enable Narrative Design: Add an Objective (“Greet and qualify the visitor”). After turn one, you’ll see the objective’s instructions. After the user advances, the objective block updates to the next step—exactly matching your graph.
4. Attach a Knowledge Bank document: Ask a question that isn’t in the backstory (the character should say it doesn’t know). Now add a doc to Knowledge Bank and ask again—the answer appears, and Mindview shows the knowledge snippet that was injected for that turn.

What are best practices for using Mindview effectively?

• Keep backstory about who the character is; move domain facts to Knowledge Bank.
• Name objectives clearly in Narrative Design; you’ll recognize them instantly in Mindview.
• Set Personality Traits for tone, not policy; policy belongs in the description or guardrails.
• Test after every change; Mindview updates post-turn, so you can verify immediately.
• Use multiple languages intentionally; confirm they appear when you enable them.

Where can I get help with Mindview?

From the docs header you can jump to the Convai Forum for help, examples, and tips from the team and community: forum.convai.com. To learn more, read the detailed documentation on Mindview and other Character customization tools.  

FAQ

What is Mindview?
A Convai Playground feature that displays the complete prompt sent to the LLM for the current or selected turn. It helps you understand context, improve setup, and troubleshoot.

‍How do I open Mindview in Convai?

You can access Mindview by opening the Mindview tab in Convai Playground. To review prompts from past interactions, go to Memory, select a session, and click the Mindview icon next to the message you want to inspect.

‍What information does Mindview display?

Mindview reveals the entire prompt chain including backstory (within <back-story> tags), language settings, personality traits, active narrative objectives, knowledge bank snippets, and any long-term memory data used in the current turn.

‍Which Convai plans include Mindview?

Mindview is available to users on the Professional plan and higher tiers, making it accessible for teams requiring advanced debugging and prompt transparency features.

‍How does Mindview help improve AI character performance?

By exposing the exact prompt sent to the model, Mindview allows you to spot missing or conflicting context, verify personality and narrative instructions, and ensure repeatability of interactions, ultimately leading to characters that behave exactly as intended.