diff --git a/public/scripts/chats.js b/public/scripts/chats.js
index 4584bfc8a..a6094b7f7 100644
--- a/public/scripts/chats.js
+++ b/public/scripts/chats.js
@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ function getConverter(type) {
  * @param {number} start Starting message ID
  * @param {number} end Ending message ID (inclusive)
  * @param {boolean} unhide If true, unhide the messages instead.
+ * @param {string} nameFitler Optional name filter
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
-export async function hideChatMessageRange(start, end, unhide) {
+export async function hideChatMessageRange(start, end, unhide, nameFitler = null) {
     if (isNaN(start)) return;
     if (!end) end = start;
     const hide = !unhide;
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ export async function hideChatMessageRange(start, end, unhide) {
     for (let messageId = start; messageId <= end; messageId++) {
         const message = chat[messageId];
         if (!message) continue;
+        if (nameFitler && message.name !== nameFitler) continue;
 
         message.is_system = hide;
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
index a35fb174b..70d5d7187 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
@@ -667,11 +667,21 @@ export function initDefaultSlashCommands() {
     SlashCommandParser.addCommandObject(SlashCommand.fromProps({
         name: 'hide',
         callback: hideMessageCallback,
+        namedArgumentList: [
+            SlashCommandNamedArgument.fromProps({
+                name: 'name',
+                description: 'only hide messages from a certain character or persona',
+                typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.STRING],
+                enumProvider: commonEnumProviders.messageNames,
+                isRequired: false,
+                acceptsMultiple: false,
+            }),
+        ],
         unnamedArgumentList: [
             SlashCommandArgument.fromProps({
-                description: 'message index (starts with 0) or range',
+                description: 'message index (starts with 0) or range, defaults to the last message index if not provided',
                 typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.NUMBER, ARGUMENT_TYPE.RANGE],
-                isRequired: true,
+                isRequired: false,
                 enumProvider: commonEnumProviders.messages(),
             }),
         ],
@@ -680,11 +690,21 @@ export function initDefaultSlashCommands() {
     SlashCommandParser.addCommandObject(SlashCommand.fromProps({
         name: 'unhide',
         callback: unhideMessageCallback,
+        namedArgumentList: [
+            SlashCommandNamedArgument.fromProps({
+                name: 'name',
+                description: 'only unhide messages from a certain character or persona',
+                typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.STRING],
+                enumProvider: commonEnumProviders.messageNames,
+                isRequired: false,
+                acceptsMultiple: false,
+            }),
+        ],
         unnamedArgumentList: [
             SlashCommandArgument.fromProps({
-                description: 'message index (starts with 0) or range',
+                description: 'message index (starts with 0) or range, defaults to the last message index if not provided',
                 typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.NUMBER, ARGUMENT_TYPE.RANGE],
-                isRequired: true,
+                isRequired: false,
                 enumProvider: commonEnumProviders.messages(),
             }),
         ],
@@ -3034,37 +3054,37 @@ async function askCharacter(args, text) {
     return await slashCommandReturnHelper.doReturn(args.return ?? 'pipe', message, { objectToStringFunc: x => x.mes });
 }
 
-async function hideMessageCallback(_, arg) {
-    if (!arg) {
-        console.warn('WARN: No argument provided for /hide command');
-        return '';
+async function hideMessageCallback(args, value) {
+    if (!value) {
+        console.log('No range provided. Hiding the last message.');
     }
 
-    const range = stringToRange(arg, 0, chat.length - 1);
+    const range = value ? stringToRange(value, 0, chat.length - 1) : { start: chat.length - 1, end: chat.length - 1 };
 
     if (!range) {
-        console.warn(`WARN: Invalid range provided for /hide command: ${arg}`);
+        console.warn(`WARN: Invalid range provided for /hide command: ${value}`);
         return '';
     }
 
-    await hideChatMessageRange(range.start, range.end, false);
+    const nameFilter = String(args.name ?? '').trim();
+    await hideChatMessageRange(range.start, range.end, false, nameFilter);
     return '';
 }
 
-async function unhideMessageCallback(_, arg) {
-    if (!arg) {
-        console.warn('WARN: No argument provided for /unhide command');
-        return '';
+async function unhideMessageCallback(args, value) {
+    if (!value) {
+        console.log('No range provided. Unhiding the last message');
     }
 
-    const range = stringToRange(arg, 0, chat.length - 1);
+    const range = value ? stringToRange(value, 0, chat.length - 1) : { start: chat.length - 1, end: chat.length - 1 };
 
     if (!range) {
-        console.warn(`WARN: Invalid range provided for /unhide command: ${arg}`);
+        console.warn(`WARN: Invalid range provided for /unhide command: ${value}`);
         return '';
     }
 
-    await hideChatMessageRange(range.start, range.end, true);
+    const nameFilter = String(args.name ?? '').trim();
+    await hideChatMessageRange(range.start, range.end, true, nameFilter);
     return '';
 }
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js
index 88fe8ffd6..3b858865a 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { extension_settings } from '../extensions.js';
 import { getGroupMembers, groups } from '../group-chats.js';
 import { power_user } from '../power-user.js';
 import { searchCharByName, getTagsList, tags, tag_map } from '../tags.js';
+import { onlyUnique } from '../utils.js';
 import { world_names } from '../world-info.js';
 import { SlashCommandClosure } from './SlashCommandClosure.js';
 import { SlashCommandEnumValue, enumTypes } from './SlashCommandEnumValue.js';
@@ -251,14 +252,22 @@ export const commonEnumProviders = {
      * @param {boolean} [options.allowVars=false] - Whether to add enum option for variable names
      * @returns {(executor:SlashCommandExecutor, scope:SlashCommandScope) => SlashCommandEnumValue[]}
      */
-    messages: ({ allowIdAfter = false, allowVars = false } = {}) => (_, scope) => {
+    messages: ({ allowIdAfter = false, allowVars = false } = {}) => (executor, scope) => {
+        const nameFilter = executor.namedArgumentList.find(it => it.name == 'name')?.value || '';
         return [
-            ...chat.map((message, index) => new SlashCommandEnumValue(String(index), `${message.name}: ${message.mes}`, enumTypes.number, message.is_user ? enumIcons.user : message.is_system ? enumIcons.system : enumIcons.assistant)),
+            ...chat.map((message, index) => new SlashCommandEnumValue(String(index), `${message.name}: ${message.mes}`, enumTypes.number, message.is_user ? enumIcons.user : message.is_system ? enumIcons.system : enumIcons.assistant)).filter(value => !nameFilter || value.description.startsWith(`${nameFilter}:`)),
             ...allowIdAfter ? [new SlashCommandEnumValue(String(chat.length), '>> After Last Message >>', enumTypes.enum, '➕')] : [],
-            ...allowVars ? commonEnumProviders.variables('all')(_, scope) : [],
+            ...allowVars ? commonEnumProviders.variables('all')(executor, scope) : [],
         ];
     },
 
+    /**
+     * All names used in the current chat.
+     *
+     * @returns {SlashCommandEnumValue[]}
+     */
+    messageNames: () => chat.map((message) => message.name).filter(onlyUnique).sort(Intl.Collator().compare).map(name => new SlashCommandEnumValue(name)),
+
     /**
      * All existing worlds / lorebooks
      *
diff --git a/public/scripts/utils.js b/public/scripts/utils.js
index c65192795..bbdc33691 100644
--- a/public/scripts/utils.js
+++ b/public/scripts/utils.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '../lib.js';
 
 import { getContext } from './extensions.js';
-import { characters, getRequestHeaders, this_chid } from '../script.js';
+import { characters, getRequestHeaders, this_chid, user_avatar } from '../script.js';
 import { isMobile } from './RossAscends-mods.js';
 import { collapseNewlines, power_user } from './power-user.js';
 import { debounce_timeout } from './constants.js';
@@ -2196,6 +2196,48 @@ export async function showFontAwesomePicker(customList = null) {
     return null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Finds a persona by name, with optional filtering and precedence for avatars
+ * @param {object} [options={}] - The options for the search
+ * @param {string?} [options.name=null] - The name to search for
+ * @param {boolean} [options.allowAvatar=true] - Whether to allow searching by avatar
+ * @param {boolean} [options.insensitive=true] - Whether the search should be case insensitive
+ * @param {boolean} [options.preferCurrentPersona=true] - Whether to prefer the current persona(s)
+ * @param {boolean} [options.quiet=false] - Whether to suppress warnings
+ * @returns {PersonaViewModel} The persona object
+ * @typedef {object} PersonaViewModel
+ * @property {string} avatar - The avatar of the persona
+ * @property {string} name - The name of the persona
+ */
+export function findPersona({ name = null, allowAvatar = true, insensitive = true, preferCurrentPersona = true, quiet = false } = {}) {
+    /** @type {PersonaViewModel[]} */
+    const personas = Object.entries(power_user.personas).map(([avatar, name]) => ({ avatar, name }));
+    const matches = (/** @type {PersonaViewModel} */ persona) => !name || (allowAvatar && persona.avatar === name) || (insensitive ? equalsIgnoreCaseAndAccents(persona.name, name) : persona.name === name);
+
+    // If we have a current persona and prefer it, return that if it matches
+    const currentPersona = personas.find(a => a.avatar === user_avatar);
+    if (preferCurrentPersona && currentPersona && matches(currentPersona)) {
+        return currentPersona;
+    }
+
+    // If allowAvatar is true, search by avatar first
+    if (allowAvatar && name) {
+        const personaByAvatar = personas.find(a => a.avatar === name);
+        if (personaByAvatar && matches(personaByAvatar)) {
+            return personaByAvatar;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Search for matching personas by name
+    const matchingPersonas = personas.filter(a => matches(a));
+    if (matchingPersonas.length > 1) {
+        if (!quiet) toastr.warning('Multiple personas found for given conditions.');
+        else console.warn('Multiple personas found for given conditions. Returning the first match.');
+    }
+
+    return matchingPersonas[0] || null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Finds a character by name, with optional filtering and precedence for avatars
  * @param {object} [options={}] - The options for the search