diff --git a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/classes/active-agent-object.ts b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/classes/active-agent-object.ts
index c5b32cf51..756fb9618 100644
--- a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/classes/active-agent-object.ts
+++ b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/classes/active-agent-object.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { AgentRegistry } from './render-registry';
 
 export class ActiveAgentObject extends AgentObject {
   // arguments
+  agentJson: AgentObject;
   config: AgentObjectData;
   appContextValue: AppContextValue;
   registry: AgentRegistry;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ export class ActiveAgentObject extends AgentObject {
     //
 
     this.config = config;
+    this.agentJson = new AgentObject(config);
     this.appContextValue = appContextValue;
     this.registry = registry;
 
diff --git a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/classes/conversation-object.ts b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/classes/conversation-object.ts
index 6cbab9d2d..b9d067c79 100644
--- a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/classes/conversation-object.ts
+++ b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/classes/conversation-object.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { loadMessagesFromDatabase } from '../util/loadMessagesFromDatabase';
 
 export class ConversationObject extends EventTarget {
   agent: ActiveAgentObject; // the current agent
+  currentAgentPlayer: Player; // the current agent's player
   agentsMap: Map<string, Player>; // note: agents does not include the current agent
   scene: SceneObject | null;
   getHash: GetHashFn; // XXX this can be a string, since conversation hashes do not change (?)
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ export class ConversationObject extends EventTarget {
     this.scene = scene;
     this.getHash = getHash;
     this.mentionsRegex = mentionsRegex;
+    this.currentAgentPlayer = new Player(agent.id, {
+      id: agent.id,
+      name: agent.agentJson.name,
+      bio: agent.agentJson.bio,
+    });
     this.messageCache = new MessageCacheConstructor({
       loader: async () => {
         const supabase = this.agent.appContextValue.useSupabase();
@@ -97,6 +103,21 @@ export class ConversationObject extends EventTarget {
   getAgent() {
     return this.agent;
   }
+
+  setCurrentAgentPlayer(player: Player) {
+    this.currentAgentPlayer = player;
+  }
+
+  getCurrentAgentPlayer() {
+    return this.currentAgentPlayer;
+  }
+
+  appendCurrentAgentSpecs(agentSpec: object) {
+    this.currentAgentPlayer.setPlayerSpec({
+      ...this.currentAgentPlayer.getPlayerSpec(),
+      ...agentSpec,
+    });
+  }
   // setAgent(agent: ActiveAgentObject) {
   //   this.agent = agent;
   // }
diff --git a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/components/util/default-components.tsx b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/components/util/default-components.tsx
index 364df23f2..86e3bf93c 100644
--- a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/components/util/default-components.tsx
+++ b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/components/util/default-components.tsx
@@ -117,29 +117,23 @@ const ScenePrompt = () => {
 };
 const CharactersPrompt = () => {
   const conversation = useConversation();
-  const agent = useAgent();
-  const name = useName();
-  const bio = usePersonality();
   if (conversation) {
     const agents = conversation.getAgents();
-    const currentAgentSpec = {
-      id: agent.id,
-      name,
-      bio,
-    };
+    const currentAgentPlayerSpec = conversation.getCurrentAgentPlayer().getPlayerSpec();
     const agentSpecs = agents.map((agent) =>  {
-      const agentSpec = agent.getPlayerSpec() as any;
-      return {
-        name: agentSpec?.name,
+      const agentSpecs = agent.getPlayerSpec() as any;
+      const agentSpec = {
         id: agent.playerId,
-        bio: agentSpec?.bio,
-      };
+        name: agentSpecs?.name,
+        bio: agentSpecs?.bio,
+      }
+      return agentSpec;
     });
 
     const formatAgent = (agent: any) => {
       return [
-        `Name: ${agent.name}`,
         `UserId: ${agent.id}`,
+        `Name: ${agent.name}`,
         `Bio: ${agent.bio}`,
       ].join('\n');
     };
@@ -150,7 +144,7 @@ const CharactersPrompt = () => {
           # Your Character
         ` +
           '\n\n' +
-          formatAgent(currentAgentSpec) +
+          formatAgent(currentAgentPlayerSpec) +
           (agents.length > 0
             ? (
               '\n\n' +