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SillyTavern

Power-user chat front-end for AI characters, roleplay and storytelling

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Last commit2 Oct 2026
LicenceAGPL-3.0SPDX, from the repository
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SillyTavern is a locally installed web interface for chatting with AI characters. It connects to local back-ends (KoboldCpp, llama.cpp, Ollama, text-generation-webui) or cloud APIs, and adds character cards, group chats, world-building notes, image generation and voice.

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Runs withDocker, Node.js
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