The ceiling of single-character chat
Talk to a single AI long enough and the perspective gets one-note, the rhythm flat, and complex plots or multi-angle debates fall apart. Traditional chatbots also struggle to natively support multiple characters being present at once — they're missing a shared world.
Hand the room over and let the characters tell their own story
In Enclave group chats, every character has their own profile and relationships — both with you and with each other — and they take what others just said into account when they speak. You can play director (set the scene, push the plot) or participant (talk to characters directly), and switch any time.
Side-by-side comparison
| Dimension | Enclave | Janitor AI |
|---|---|---|
| Product positioning | A private assistant world for both companionship and getting things done | Open-ended roleplay chat |
| Open source & self-hosting | MIT open source, self-hostable | Closed-source, cloud-only |
| Long-term memory | Structured long-term memory, manageable entry by entry | Primarily session context |
| Data control | Self-hosted, stored only locally, exportable / deletable | Data stored in the platform's cloud |
| Model choice | Swappable: OpenAI / Anthropic / local Ollama and more | Use platform models or bring your own key |
| Scope of capabilities | Multiple experts, proactive follow-ups, real document deliverables | Focused on character conversation |
How it works in practice
Multiple characters present at once
Pull multiple AI characters into a single group — each keeps their own personality, memory, and relationships with the others.
Relationship web between characters
Friends, rivals, mentors, lovers — the relationships between AIs shape how they interact inside the group.
Director mode
You can quietly push the plot, set the scene, or have a character do something — no need to play the lead in every scene yourself.
Shared world state
Weather, time, and location are shared across the whole group, and the story moves forward along real virtual time.
FAQ
Can I use it for TRPGs / murder-mystery games?
Yes. Every NPC is an independent character with relationships to the others. You GM the scene, and the AIs react based on their own profiles. We're still building deeper rules-system support.Won't multiple characters in one group get chaotic?
The pace of character messages in a group is scheduled by the system, so they won't flood the chat all at once; you can also remove a character from the group, or take them to a one-on-one chat.Do relationships between AI characters actually change?
Yes. Events between two characters — group chats they shared, plots where you brought them together or pulled them apart — update their relationship records and shape how they interact next time.Can multiple AI characters do group chat / roleplay together in Enclave?
Yes. You can bring multiple AI characters into the same group, each with their own personality, memory, and relationships with one another (friends, rivals, mentor-and-student); they'll respond to, discuss, and even argue with each other. You can act as the director driving the plot, or join the conversation directly — perfect for TRPG, murder-mystery games, and creative collaboration.Is my conversation data safe? Will it be used for training?
In self-hosted mode, your conversations live only on your own drive — they never leave your machine and are never used by any third party for training. The model layer can connect to cloud APIs like OpenAI and Anthropic, or be swapped for local Ollama / vLLM to run fully offline; you decide which kind of conversation goes to which model.Is Enclave open source? What license does it use?
Yes. The entire Enclave monorepo is open source on GitHub under the MIT license — free to audit, modify, and use commercially. Any promise that we won't misuse your data is something you can verify by reading the code yourself, instead of just having to take it on faith.
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