Multiple settings aren't saved on restart

[Lex Darlog]

Describe the bug

When restarting webUI, many essential parameters are reset to their defaults with seemingly no way to save them. Specifically:

• Parameters > Instruction template > Custom system message
  • I clicked around, but couldn't find a way to save it to a template or associate with a model either.
• The last loaded model.
• Basically every field on the main Chat page. I personally face it with:
  • Chat style
  • Command for chat-instruct mode

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Reproduction

• Start the webUI with --verbose flag.
• Go to "Parameters > Instruction template" and set "Custom system message" to some custom string.
• Load a model, go to "Chat" tab and ask the model something.
• Verify in terminal that custom system message is indeed added to the context.
• Close the browser tab and restart webUI - again, with --verbose flag; load the model again.
• On the "Chat" tab, re-generate the model's response. Verify in terminal that this time system message wasn't added.

Screenshot

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Logs

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System Info

Server (running webUI in local network):
OS: Manjaro Linux
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700K
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4090

Client:
OS: Windows 10 x64
Browser: Firefox 131.0.3

[mefich]

Some settings can be saved by using "Save UI defaults" in Session tab.
For example command for chat-instruct mode, some settings from parameters tab, etc.

[Lex Darlog]

Hmmm... Thanks for the info.

The issue isn't a bug but a feature request then.
If so, maybe such settings need to be on the same page, which also contains save button?