Reference
Settings¶
Settings holds everything that applies to Nawa as a whole: how it looks, which models it uses, what it may do without asking, and which services it can reach. Open it from Edit → Settings… in the title bar, or press Ctrl+,. Manage connectors in the composer's connector menu opens it on the Connectors tab. The tabs down the left side each have their own page here:
| Tab | What it holds |
|---|---|
| General | Theme, transcript detail, completion sound, location, permissions, updates, remote access, documentation and diagnostics |
| LLM / Image gen | The language model setups and their roles, image generation, fast decisions, and when context is compacted |
| Budgets | Limits on agents, progress timeout, context and output size, and document size |
| Web | The Brave Search key that web search uses |
| Connectors | Google and Microsoft accounts, tool connections (MCP servers and plugins), and what each tool may do |
| Memory | Your standing profile and the notes Nawa proposes in conversations |
How changes are saved¶
There is no Save button. A switch or a list choice is saved as soon as you change it; a text field is saved a moment after you stop typing. A few things save their own way: About you on the Memory tab has a Save profile button, a local server's Name is saved when you leave the field or press Enter, and Location is remembered by this device rather than your account. Keys you paste are stored encrypted in your account and are not shown again in full.
Most changes apply to the next message you send. A chat that is already running keeps the settings it started with.
A tab you may not see¶
A Directory tab appears only when Nawa stores chats as files, such as a development copy run from source. The Windows app keeps chats in its database, so it does not show that tab.
The screenshots on these pages come from a test copy of Nawa with no real account or keys, so names, versions and model lists differ from yours. For every field name and its shipped default, see the technical Settings fields reference.