Settings

The /set command lets you view and change config.toml settings without editing the file manually.

List All Settings

/set

Shows every setting currently in your config file.

View a Section

/set ui
/set notifications
/set general

Shows all settings in a section. If no custom values are set, shows the defaults:

[logging]: (all defaults)
  logging.enabled = true (default)
  logging.format = "plain" (default)
  logging.rotate = "daily" (default)

View a Single Setting

/set ui.theme
/set general.default_nick

Shows the current value, or the default if not explicitly set. Shows the current value, or “(using default)” if not explicitly set.

Change a Setting

/set <section.key> <value>

Sets the value and saves to disk immediately.

/set ui.theme catppuccin-glass
/set ui.show_join_part false
/set ui.show_hostmask_on_join true
/set general.default_nick mynick
/set general.quit_message "Leaving!"
/set notifications.highlight_bell false
/set dcc.enabled true
/set llm.provider anthropic
/set llm.model claude-sonnet-4-20250514

Values are auto-detected as boolean, integer, float, or string.

Available Sections

Section	Key Examples
`general`	`default_nick`, `quit_message`, `timestamp_format`, `scrollback_lines`
`ui`	`theme`, `show_join_part`, `show_hostmask_on_join`
`ui.keybindings`	`mode` (emacs or vi)
`logging`	`enabled`, `format` (plain or json), `rotate`
`notifications`	`highlight_bell`, `highlight_words`, `notify_private`, `notify_highlight`
`ctcp`	`version_reply`, `respond_to_version`, `rate_limit`
`llm`	`provider`, `model`, `api_key_secret`, `temperature`
`dcc`	`enabled`, `auto_accept`, `download_directory`, `passive`

Live vs Restart Settings

Some settings take effect immediately:

Setting	Live
`ui.theme`	Yes — theme switches immediately
`ui.show_join_part`	Yes
`ui.show_hostmask_on_join`	Yes
`ui.keybindings.mode`	Restart required
`general.default_nick`	Restart required
`llm.provider`	Next `/generate` use
`dcc.enabled`	Restart required

Config File Location

/set

The bottom of the output shows the config file path (typically ~/.config/flume/config.toml).

Getting Started

Configuration

Scripting

Commands

List All Settings

View a Section

View a Single Setting

Change a Setting

Available Sections

Live vs Restart Settings

Config File Location

​List All Settings

​View a Section

​View a Single Setting

​Change a Setting

​Available Sections

​Live vs Restart Settings

​Config File Location

List All Settings

View a Section

View a Single Setting

Change a Setting

Available Sections

Live vs Restart Settings

Config File Location