diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index c64f10f7b..291e13296 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ import { DragAndDropHandler } from './scripts/dragdrop.js';
 import { INTERACTABLE_CONTROL_CLASS, initKeyboard } from './scripts/keyboard.js';
 import { initDynamicStyles } from './scripts/dynamic-styles.js';
 import { SlashCommandEnumValue, enumTypes } from './scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandEnumValue.js';
-import { enumIcons } from './scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js';
+import { commonEnumProviders, enumIcons } from './scripts/slash-commands/SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js';
 
 //exporting functions and vars for mods
 export {
@@ -8465,7 +8465,7 @@ async function disableInstructCallback() {
 /**
  * @param {string} text API name
  */
-async function connectAPISlash(_, text) {
+async function connectAPISlash(args, text) {
     if (!text.trim()) {
         for (const [key, config] of Object.entries(CONNECT_API_MAP)) {
             if (config.selected !== main_api) continue;
@@ -8493,7 +8493,7 @@ async function connectAPISlash(_, text) {
     const apiConfig = CONNECT_API_MAP[text.toLowerCase()];
     if (!apiConfig) {
         toastr.error(`Error: ${text} is not a valid API`);
-        return;
+        return '';
     }
 
     $(`#main_api option[value='${apiConfig.selected || text}']`).prop('selected', true);
@@ -8513,14 +8513,17 @@ async function connectAPISlash(_, text) {
         $(apiConfig.button).trigger('click');
     }
 
-    toastr.info(`API set to ${text}, trying to connect..`);
+    const quiet = isTrueBoolean(args?.quiet);
+    quiet ? jQuery() : toastr.info(`API set to ${text}, trying to connect..`);
 
     try {
         await waitUntilCondition(() => online_status !== 'no_connection', 10000, 100);
         console.log('Connection successful');
     } catch {
-        console.log('Could not connect after 5 seconds, skipping.');
+        console.log('Could not connect after 10 seconds, skipping.');
     }
+
+    return '';
 }
 
 /**
@@ -8979,6 +8982,15 @@ jQuery(async function () {
         name: 'api',
         callback: connectAPISlash,
         returns: 'the current API',
+        namedArgumentList: [
+            SlashCommandNamedArgument.fromProps({
+                name: 'quiet',
+                description: 'Suppress the toast message on connection',
+                typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.BOOLEAN],
+                defaultValue: 'false',
+                enumList: commonEnumProviders.boolean('trueFalse')(),
+            }),
+        ],
         unnamedArgumentList: [
             SlashCommandArgument.fromProps({
                 description: 'API to connect to',
diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/memory/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/memory/index.js
index ac8252583..9c9d86a9c 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/memory/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/memory/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getStringHash, debounce, waitUntilCondition, extractAllWords } from '../../utils.js';
+import { getStringHash, debounce, waitUntilCondition, extractAllWords, isTrueBoolean } from '../../utils.js';
 import { getContext, getApiUrl, extension_settings, doExtrasFetch, modules, renderExtensionTemplateAsync } from '../../extensions.js';
 import {
     activateSendButtons,
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { SlashCommand } from '../../slash-commands/SlashCommand.js';
 import { ARGUMENT_TYPE, SlashCommandArgument, SlashCommandNamedArgument } from '../../slash-commands/SlashCommandArgument.js';
 import { MacrosParser } from '../../macros.js';
 import { countWebLlmTokens, generateWebLlmChatPrompt, getWebLlmContextSize, isWebLlmSupported } from '../shared.js';
+import { commonEnumProviders } from '../../slash-commands/SlashCommandCommonEnumsProvider.js';
 export { MODULE_NAME };
 
 const MODULE_NAME = '1_memory';
@@ -456,7 +457,12 @@ async function onChatEvent() {
     }
 }
 
-async function forceSummarizeChat() {
+/**
+ * Forces a summary generation for the current chat.
+ * @param {boolean} quiet If an informational toast should be displayed
+ * @returns {Promise<string>} Summarized text
+ */
+async function forceSummarizeChat(quiet) {
     if (extension_settings.memory.source === summary_sources.extras) {
         toastr.warning('Force summarization is not supported for Extras API');
         return;
@@ -471,7 +477,7 @@ async function forceSummarizeChat() {
         return '';
     }
 
-    const toast = toastr.info('Summarizing chat...', 'Please wait', { timeOut: 0, extendedTimeOut: 0 });
+    const toast = quiet ? jQuery() : toastr.info('Summarizing chat...', 'Please wait', { timeOut: 0, extendedTimeOut: 0 });
     const value = extension_settings.memory.source === summary_sources.main
         ? await summarizeChatMain(context, true, skipWIAN)
         : await summarizeChatWebLLM(context, true);
@@ -494,9 +500,10 @@ async function forceSummarizeChat() {
 async function summarizeCallback(args, text) {
     text = text.trim();
 
-    // Using forceSummarizeChat to summarize the current chat
+    // Summarize the current chat if no text provided
     if (!text) {
-        return await forceSummarizeChat();
+        const quiet = isTrueBoolean(args.quiet);
+        return await forceSummarizeChat(quiet);
     }
 
     const source = args.source || extension_settings.memory.source;
@@ -1005,7 +1012,7 @@ function setupListeners() {
     $('#memory_prompt_words').off('click').on('input', onMemoryPromptWordsInput);
     $('#memory_prompt_interval').off('click').on('input', onMemoryPromptIntervalInput);
     $('#memory_prompt').off('click').on('input', onMemoryPromptInput);
-    $('#memory_force_summarize').off('click').on('click', forceSummarizeChat);
+    $('#memory_force_summarize').off('click').on('click', () => forceSummarizeChat(false));
     $('#memory_template').off('click').on('input', onMemoryTemplateInput);
     $('#memory_depth').off('click').on('input', onMemoryDepthInput);
     $('#memory_role').off('click').on('input', onMemoryRoleInput);
@@ -1055,6 +1062,13 @@ jQuery(async function () {
                 typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.STRING],
                 defaultValue: '',
             }),
+            SlashCommandNamedArgument.fromProps({
+                name: 'quiet',
+                description: 'suppress the toast message when summarizing the chat',
+                typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.BOOLEAN],
+                defaultValue: 'false',
+                enumList: commonEnumProviders.boolean('trueFalse')(),
+            }),
         ],
         unnamedArgumentList: [
             new SlashCommandArgument('text to summarize', [ARGUMENT_TYPE.STRING], false, false, ''),