diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 3a9d5f5bb..0d1633a6b 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -8616,10 +8616,10 @@ jQuery(async function () {
     registerSlashCommand('closechat', doCloseChat, [], '– closes the current chat', true, true);
     registerSlashCommand('panels', doTogglePanels, ['togglepanels'], '– toggle UI panels on/off', true, true);
     registerSlashCommand('forcesave', doForceSave, [], '– forces a save of the current chat and settings', true, true);
-    registerSlashCommand('instruct', selectInstructCallback, [], '<span class="monospace">(name)</span> – selects instruct mode preset by name', true, true);
+    registerSlashCommand('instruct', selectInstructCallback, [], '<span class="monospace">(name)</span> – selects instruct mode preset by name. Gets the current instruct if no name is provided', true, true);
     registerSlashCommand('instruct-on', enableInstructCallback, [], '– enables instruct mode', true, true);
     registerSlashCommand('instruct-off', disableInstructCallback, [], '– disables instruct mode', true, true);
-    registerSlashCommand('context', selectContextCallback, [], '<span class="monospace">(name)</span> – selects context template by name', true, true);
+    registerSlashCommand('context', selectContextCallback, [], '<span class="monospace">(name)</span> – selects context template by name. Gets the current template if no name is provided', true, true);
     registerSlashCommand('chat-manager', () => $('#option_select_chat').trigger('click'), ['chat-history', 'manage-chats'], '– opens the chat manager for the current character/group', true, true);
 
     setTimeout(function () {
diff --git a/public/scripts/preset-manager.js b/public/scripts/preset-manager.js
index ede6346d8..1a28f075c 100644
--- a/public/scripts/preset-manager.js
+++ b/public/scripts/preset-manager.js
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ async function waitForConnection() {
 export async function initPresetManager() {
     eventSource.on(event_types.CHAT_CHANGED, autoSelectPreset);
     registerPresetManagers();
-    registerSlashCommand('preset', presetCommandCallback, [], '<span class="monospace">(name)</span> – sets a preset by name for the current API', true, true);
+    registerSlashCommand('preset', presetCommandCallback, [], '<span class="monospace">(name)</span> – sets a preset by name for the current API. Gets the current preset if no name is provided', true, true);
 
     $(document).on('click', '[data-preset-manager-update]', async function () {
         const apiId = $(this).data('preset-manager-update');
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
index 70042dd3c..4aeff2b91 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ parser.addCommand('inject', injectCallback, [], '<span class="monospace">id=inje
 parser.addCommand('listinjects', listInjectsCallback, [], ' – lists all script injections for the current chat.', true, true);
 parser.addCommand('flushinjects', flushInjectsCallback, [], ' – removes all script injections for the current chat.', true, true);
 parser.addCommand('tokens', (_, text) => getTokenCount(text), [], '<span class="monospace">(text)</span> – counts the number of tokens in the text.', true, true);
-parser.addCommand('model', modelCallback, [], '<span class="monospace">(model name)</span> – sets the model for the current API.', true, true);
+parser.addCommand('model', modelCallback, [], '<span class="monospace">(model name)</span> – sets the model for the current API. Gets the current model name if no argument is provided.', true, true);
 registerVariableCommands();
 
 const NARRATOR_NAME_KEY = 'narrator_name';
@@ -1634,16 +1634,10 @@ function setBackgroundCallback(_, bg) {
 /**
  * Sets a model for the current API.
  * @param {object} _ Unused
- * @param {string} model Model name
- * @returns {void}
+ * @param {string} model New model name
+ * @returns {string} New or existing model name
  */
 function modelCallback(_, model) {
-    if (!model) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    console.log('Set model to ' + model);
-
     const modelSelectMap = [
         { id: 'model_togetherai_select', api: 'textgenerationwebui', type: textgen_types.TOGETHERAI },
         { id: 'openrouter_model', api: 'textgenerationwebui', type: textgen_types.OPENROUTER },
@@ -1681,23 +1675,31 @@ function modelCallback(_, model) {
 
     if (!modelSelectItem) {
         toastr.info('Setting a model for your API is not supported or not implemented yet.');
-        return;
+        return '';
     }
 
     const modelSelectControl = document.getElementById(modelSelectItem);
 
     if (!(modelSelectControl instanceof HTMLSelectElement)) {
         toastr.error(`Model select control not found: ${main_api}[${apiSubType}]`);
-        return;
+        return '';
     }
 
     const options = Array.from(modelSelectControl.options);
 
     if (!options.length) {
         toastr.warning('No model options found. Check your API settings.');
-        return;
+        return '';
     }
 
+    model = String(model || '').trim();
+
+    if (!model) {
+        return modelSelectControl.value;
+    }
+
+    console.log('Set model to ' + model);
+
     let newSelectedOption = null;
 
     const fuse = new Fuse(options, { keys: ['text', 'value'] });
@@ -1718,8 +1720,10 @@ function modelCallback(_, model) {
         modelSelectControl.value = newSelectedOption.value;
         $(modelSelectControl).trigger('change');
         toastr.success(`Model set to "${newSelectedOption.text}"`);
+        return newSelectedOption.value;
     } else {
         toastr.warning(`No model found with name "${model}"`);
+        return '';
     }
 }