# Usage

Interact with AI, your way. Build your world, your work, or your dreams.

# Getting Started

Quick Start

Send your first message to the AI and get a response

Chatting

How to chat with the AI and use the chat interface

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about SillyTavern, AI models, making characters, getting better responses, and more

# Fundamentals

API Connections

Connect to AI models for generating text, images, and more

Characters and Personas

Create and use characters to shape the AI's role, and personas to define your identities

Response Configuration and Prompts

Control the requests that you send to the AI and how it responds

# Building on SillyTavern

World Info

Manage information and when to insert it into the prompt

Data Bank

Store and retrieve information for use in the AI's responses

Extensions

Add new features and capabilities to the AI or the interface

Development and Automation

Automate tasks, let your AI interact with the world, and write your own extensions


# Control Panels

What all the buttons do, from the left to the right:

Response Configuration and Prompt Manager

Control text generation and sampling. Customize prompt construction for Chat Completion APIs.

API Connections

Connect to AI models for generating text, images, and more

Advanced Formatting

Customize prompt construction for Text Completion APIs

World Info

Manage information and when to insert it into the prompt

User Settings

Change the theme, and the look and feel of messages and chats

Backgrounds

Change the background image

Extensions

Add new features and capabilities to the AI or the interface

Personas

Create and manage personas to use with the AI

Characters

Create and manage characters for the AI to use