diff --git a/settings.js b/settings.js
index add5297..a4681fa 100644
--- a/settings.js
+++ b/settings.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ export default
     "code_timeout_mins": 10, // minutes code is allowed to run. -1 for no timeout
 
     "max_messages": 15, // max number of messages to keep in context
-    "max_commands": -1, // max number of commands to use in a response. -1 for no limit
+    "num_examples": 2, // number of examples to give to the model
+    "max_commands": -1, // max number of commands that can be used in consecutive responses. -1 for no limit
     "verbose_commands": true, // show full command syntax
     "narrate_behavior": true, // chat simple automatic actions ('Picking up item!')
     "chat_bot_messages": true, // publicly chat messages to other bots
diff --git a/src/agent/prompter.js b/src/agent/prompter.js
index bc05860..310ca3e 100644
--- a/src/agent/prompter.js
+++ b/src/agent/prompter.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { getCommandDocs } from './commands/index.js';
 import { getSkillDocs } from './library/index.js';
 import { stringifyTurns } from '../utils/text.js';
 import { getCommand } from './commands/index.js';
+import settings from '../../settings.js';
 
 import { Gemini } from '../models/gemini.js';
 import { GPT } from '../models/gpt.js';
@@ -155,8 +156,8 @@ export class Prompter {
 
     async initExamples() {
         try {
-            this.convo_examples = new Examples(this.embedding_model);
-            this.coding_examples = new Examples(this.embedding_model);
+            this.convo_examples = new Examples(this.embedding_model, settings.num_examples);
+            this.coding_examples = new Examples(this.embedding_model, settings.num_examples);
             
             // Wait for both examples to load before proceeding
             await Promise.all([
diff --git a/src/utils/examples.js b/src/utils/examples.js
index 31ef3ab..ca6de79 100644
--- a/src/utils/examples.js
+++ b/src/utils/examples.js
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ export class Examples {
         this.examples = examples;
         if (!this.model) return; // Early return if no embedding model
         
+        if (this.select_num === 0)
+            return;
+
         try {
             // Create array of promises first
             const embeddingPromises = examples.map(example => {
@@ -52,6 +55,9 @@ export class Examples {
     }
 
     async getRelevant(turns) {
+        if (this.select_num === 0)
+            return [];
+
         let turn_text = this.turnsToText(turns);
         if (this.model !== null) {
             let embedding = await this.model.embed(turn_text);