# Name Your companion's name is a core part of their identity — how they'll appear in chats and what other users will see if you make the companion public. Choose a name that fits who they are: their personality, their vibe, the kind of presence they have. You can set the name in the **Name** section of the creation screen. Names don't have to be unique — multiple companions can share the same name. * Names should be between **3 and 20 characters** long. * You can use letters, numbers, spaces, dashes (-), and underscores (\_). * You can use a single name ("Mia"), a full name ("Mia Hayes"), or a stylised handle ("Mia\_H"). A name can have a real influence on how your companion behaves, especially if you haven't written much in their personality. Names carry cultural and stylistic associations — "Marguerite" feels different from "Skye," "James" feels different from "Jax" — and the AI picks up on those cues when it doesn't have other information to work from. The thinner the personality, the more the name does the talking. If you have a clear vision for your companion, write a detailed personality alongside the name so the two work together rather than at odds. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.secretmate.ai/product-guides/creating-companions/name.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.