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# Advanced Options

Override profile defaults on a per-request basis using `ChatOptions`. These options are passed directly to the AI provider.

## ChatOptions

Pass `ChatOptions` through the builder to configure chat behavior:

{% code title="WithOptions.cs" %}

```csharp
var messages = new List<ChatMessage>
{
    new(ChatRole.User, "Write three tagline options for a coffee shop.")
};

var options = new ChatOptions
{
    Temperature = 0.9f,
    MaxOutputTokens = 200,
    TopP = 0.95f,
    StopSequences = ["---"]
};

var response = await _chatService.GetChatResponseAsync(
    chat => chat.WithAlias("tagline-writer").WithChatOptions(options),
    messages);
```

{% endcode %}

## Available Options

| Option             | Type                  | Description                                           |
| ------------------ | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `Temperature`      | `float?`              | Controls randomness (0 = deterministic, 1 = creative) |
| `MaxOutputTokens`  | `int?`                | Maximum tokens in the response                        |
| `TopP`             | `float?`              | Nucleus sampling threshold                            |
| `StopSequences`    | `IList<string>?`      | Sequences that stop generation                        |
| `FrequencyPenalty` | `float?`              | Penalizes repeated tokens                             |
| `PresencePenalty`  | `float?`              | Penalizes tokens already present                      |
| `Seed`             | `long?`               | Seed for reproducible outputs                         |
| `ResponseFormat`   | `ChatResponseFormat?` | Request JSON or text output                           |

{% hint style="info" %}
Not all providers support every option. Unsupported options are ignored. Check the provider documentation for supported parameters.
{% endhint %}

## Requesting JSON Output

Use `ChatResponseFormat` to request structured JSON responses:

{% code title="JsonResponse.cs" %}

```csharp
var options = new ChatOptions
{
    ResponseFormat = ChatResponseFormat.Json
};

var messages = new List<ChatMessage>
{
    new(ChatRole.System, "Return a JSON object with 'title' and 'summary' fields."),
    new(ChatRole.User, "Describe Umbraco CMS.")
};

var response = await _chatService.GetChatResponseAsync(
    chat => chat.WithAlias("json-responder").WithChatOptions(options),
    messages);
// response.Message.Text contains JSON: {"title": "...", "summary": "..."}
```

{% endcode %}

## Combining with Profiles

Options override profile settings for that request only. The profile settings remain unchanged:

{% code title="Override.cs" %}

```csharp
// Profile has Temperature = 0.7
var options = new ChatOptions
{
    Temperature = 0.2f  // Override to more deterministic for this request
};

var response = await _chatService.GetChatResponseAsync(
    chat => chat.WithAlias("profile-example").WithProfile(profileId).WithChatOptions(options),
    messages);
```

{% endcode %}

## Related

* [Basic Chat](/ai-in-umbraco/17.latest/using-the-api/chat/basic-chat.md) - Sending chat requests
* [Streaming](/ai-in-umbraco/17.latest/using-the-api/chat/streaming.md) - Streaming with options
* [Profiles](/ai-in-umbraco/17.latest/concepts/profiles.md) - Default profile settings


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