diff --git a/client/src/events.tsx b/client/src/events.tsx
index 459e770..6a76514 100644
--- a/client/src/events.tsx
+++ b/client/src/events.tsx
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export function PromptEventItem(props: EventItemProps) {
 
   return <ListItem alignItems="flex-start" ref={props.focusRef}>
     <ListItemAvatar>
-      <Avatar>{character.substring(0, 1)}</Avatar>
+      <Avatar>{character.name.substring(0, 1)}</Avatar>
     </ListItemAvatar>
     <ListItemText
       primary="Prompt"
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export function PromptEventItem(props: EventItemProps) {
           variant="body2"
           color="text.primary"
         >
-          Prompt for {character}: {prompt}
+          Prompt for {character.name}: {prompt}
         </Typography>
       }
     />
diff --git a/client/src/models.ts b/client/src/models.ts
index 5b9314c..6144923 100644
--- a/client/src/models.ts
+++ b/client/src/models.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ export interface World {
 
 //
 
+export interface BooleanParameter {
+  type: 'boolean';
+  default?: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface StringParameter {
   type: 'string';
   default?: string;
@@ -63,11 +68,11 @@ export interface StringParameter {
 
 export interface NumberParameter {
   type: 'number';
-  default?: string;
+  default?: number;
   enum?: Array<string>;
 }
 
-export type Parameter = NumberParameter | StringParameter;
+export type Parameter = BooleanParameter | NumberParameter | StringParameter;
 
 export interface Action {
   type: 'function';
diff --git a/client/src/prompt.tsx b/client/src/prompt.tsx
index 8bf3c00..117b678 100644
--- a/client/src/prompt.tsx
+++ b/client/src/prompt.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 import { Maybe, doesExist, mustDefault, mustExist } from '@apextoaster/js-utils';
-import { Alert, Button, Dialog, DialogActions, DialogContent, DialogContentText, DialogTitle, Divider, MenuItem, Stack, Switch, TextField } from '@mui/material';
+import { Alert, Button, Dialog, DialogActions, DialogContent, DialogContentText, DialogTitle, Divider, FormControlLabel, MenuItem, Stack, Switch, TextField } from '@mui/material';
 import React from 'react';
 import { useStore } from 'zustand';
-import { World, NumberParameter, StringParameter, Parameter, Action } from './models';
+import { World, BooleanParameter, NumberParameter, StringParameter, Parameter, Action } from './models';
 import { StoreState, store } from './store';
 
 // region parameter components
 export interface BooleanParameterProps {
   name: string;
+  parameter: BooleanParameter;
 
   setParameter: (value: boolean) => void;
 }
 
-export function BooleanParameter(props: BooleanParameterProps) {
-  return <Switch />;
+export function BooleanParameterItem(props: BooleanParameterProps) {
+  const { name, setParameter } = props;
+
+  return <FormControlLabel control={<Switch onChange={(event) => setParameter(event.target.checked)} />} label={name} />;
 }
 
 export function EnumParameterItem(props: NumberParameterProps | StringParameterProps) {
@@ -127,6 +130,10 @@ export function enumerateSignificantParameterValues(name: string, world: World)
 }
 
 export function convertSignificantParameter(name: string, parameter: Parameter, world: Maybe<World>): Parameter {
+  if (parameter.type === 'boolean') {
+    return parameter;
+  }
+
   if (doesExist(world) && SIGNIFICANT_PARAMETERS.includes(name)) {
     return {
       ...parameter,
@@ -143,10 +150,25 @@ export function selectWorld(state: StoreState) {
   };
 }
 
-export function formatAction(action: string, parameters: Record<string, number | string>) {
+export function formatAction(action: string, parameters: Record<string, boolean | number | string>) {
   return `~${action}:${Object.entries(parameters).map(([name, value]) => `${name}=${value}`).join(',')}`;
 }
 
+export function makeDefaultParameterValues(parameters: Record<string, Parameter>) {
+  return Object.entries(parameters).reduce((acc, [name, parameter]) => {
+    switch (parameter.type) {
+      case 'boolean':
+        return { ...acc, [name]: mustDefault(parameter.default, false) };
+      case 'number':
+        return { ...acc, [name]: mustDefault(parameter.default, 0) };
+      case 'string':
+        return { ...acc, [name]: mustDefault(parameter.default, '') };
+      default:
+        return acc;
+    }
+  }, {} as Record<string, boolean | number | string>);
+}
+
 export interface PromptActionProps {
   action: Action;
 
@@ -157,10 +179,11 @@ export function PromptAction(props: PromptActionProps) {
   const { action, setAction } = props;
   const { world } = useStore(store, selectWorld);
 
-  const [parameterValues, setParameterValues] = React.useState<Record<string, number | string>>({});
+  // initialize with default values
+  const [parameterValues, setParameterValues] = React.useState(makeDefaultParameterValues(action.function.parameters.properties));
 
   // create an input for each parameter
-  const inputs = Object.entries(action.function.parameters.properties).map(([name, parameter]) => {
+  const inputs = Object.entries(action.function.parameters.properties).filter(([name, _parameter]) => name !== 'unused').map(([name, parameter]) => {
     const convertedParameter = convertSignificantParameter(name, parameter, world);
 
     switch (convertedParameter.type) {
@@ -172,6 +195,10 @@ export function PromptAction(props: PromptActionProps) {
         return <NumberParameterItem name={name} parameter={convertedParameter as NumberParameter} setParameter={(value) => {
           setParameterValues((old) => ({ ...old, [name]: value }));
         }} />;
+      case 'boolean':
+        return <BooleanParameterItem name={name} parameter={convertedParameter as BooleanParameter} setParameter={(value) => {
+          setParameterValues((old) => ({ ...old, [name]: value }));
+        }} />;
       default:
         return <UnknownParameter name={name} />;
     }
diff --git a/taleweave/player.py b/taleweave/player.py
index 6f36023..409f972 100644
--- a/taleweave/player.py
+++ b/taleweave/player.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class RemotePlayer(BasePlayer):
         formatted_prompt = prompt.format(**kwargs)
         if toolbox:
             actions = toolbox.list_definitions()
-            formatted_prompt += self.format_psuedo_functions(toolbox)
+        #     formatted_prompt += self.format_psuedo_functions(toolbox)
 
         self.memory.append(HumanMessage(content=formatted_prompt))
 
diff --git a/taleweave/server/websocket.py b/taleweave/server/websocket.py
index 6c266a9..0b2ce7d 100644
--- a/taleweave/server/websocket.py
+++ b/taleweave/server/websocket.py
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ async def handler(websocket):
                     "character": event.character,
                     "prompt": event.prompt,
                     "actions": event.actions,
-                }
+                },
+                default=server_json,
             ),
         )
 
@@ -288,7 +289,11 @@ socket_thread = None
 
 def server_json(obj):
     if isinstance(obj, WorldEntity):
-        return obj.name
+        return {
+            "id": obj.id,
+            "name": obj.name,
+            "type": obj.type,
+        }
 
     return world_json(obj)