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Official notes for Sillycard: release notes, tips, and FAQs will show up here. New to the app? Read the home page for the product story. Below is a plain list of every post (newest first). The section headings keep stable anchors so other pages can link to a series block on this page.

• Silly Tavern character cards on Mac: manage libraries and favorites
• What SillyTavern “world lorebooks” actually do — logic only, no UI steps
• SillyTavern lorebook order for beginners: who goes first in the prompt?
• Silly Tavern lorebook guide: World Info explained (official docs walkthrough)
• Silly Tavern on macOS: card editor, viewer, manager — how cards work & ST’s limits
• What is lorebook in SillyTavern? Managing cards, viewers, editors & Sillycard
• SillyTavern World Info & lorebook: JSON structure example (Character Card)
• Dungeon Meshi–style lorebook in SillyTavern: JSON notes (character_book)
• Silly Tavern cards on Mac and PNG: quick FAQ
• macOS Silly Tavern card edit workflow: backups, folders, and round-trip PNGs
• ST card editor on macOS: built-in Silly Tavern, web tools, and file-first apps
• Silly Tavern on macOS: install, paths, and what “Mac” changes
• AI character card design: drafting with LLMs, then making it safe to ship
• Character card design: structure, fields, and what “good” means in Silly Tavern
• Chub.ai character cards: system prompt and character book (lorebook) basics
• Chub.ai character cards: templates, archives, and “missing” characters
• Janitor AI characters not showing, not loading, or missing: troubleshooting
• How to export Janitor AI characters and import them into Silly Tavern
• Silly Tavern Chinese character cards: what “tavern Chinese card” means
• Tavern character cards: what they are and how to download
• Making and sharing Silly Tavern character cards: what to watch for
• Silly Tavern character cards and Discord communities
• “Brain-like” / LLM character cards and Silly Tavern
• Extensions, LLM-assisted card writing, and cover art: Character Creator, templates, A1111
• Character Card V2 / V3 and editor compatibility: don’t lose fields
• Third-party web and standalone Silly Tavern card editors: desune, Chub, GitHub tools
• Editing characters in Silly Tavern: what the Characters panel is for
• Types of Silly Tavern character card editors: built-in, web, standalone, extensions
• Silly Tavern character card fields (5/5): Extensions & debugging — system_prompt, post_history_instructions, extensions
• Silly Tavern character card fields (4/5): Lorebook — character_book and entries
• Silly Tavern character card fields (3/5): Openings & context — first_mes, scenario, alternate_greetings
• Silly Tavern character card fields (2/5): Personality & examples — personality, mes_example
• Silly Tavern character card fields (1/5): What’s in the file? spec, data, and metadata
• How to write stories and text adventures in Silly Tavern: chat vs narrative
• How to use Silly Tavern on phone and PC: LAN and remote access
• How to connect Silly Tavern to an API: OpenRouter vs local inference
• How to start with Silly Tavern: connection, persona, character
• How to download Silly Tavern and what you actually installed: client + model
• Where to find character cards online — Chub, JanitorAI, Reddit
• How to write a more usable character card — structure, anti-patterns, revision order
• From a template to a usable card — structure, PNG gotchas
• Character cards in AI / LLM chats vs a long system prompt
• Character Card V2 — what changed, and how to find examples on GitHub
• What Is a Character Card? Silly Tavern, PNG, and the “long-term readme”
• Introduction & updates
• Blog
• SillyTavern Lorebook vs Character Card: what is different?

Latest posts

1. Silly Tavern character cards on Mac: manage libraries and favorites · Silly Tavern 角色卡在 Mac：库管理与收藏
2. SillyTavern world lorebook logic (no UI steps) · 酒馆「世界书」逻辑科普
3. SillyTavern lorebook order for beginners · SillyTavern lorebook 插入顺序（小白向）
4. Silly Tavern lorebook guide: World Info explained · Silly Tavern 世界书与 Lorebook 实用指南
5. Silly Tavern on macOS: card editor, viewer, manager · Silly Tavern 在 macOS 上：角色卡编辑器 / 查看器 / 管理器
6. What is lorebook in SillyTavern? Managing cards, viewers & Sillycard · SillyTavern 里的 Lorebook 是什么？角色卡管理与 Sillycard
7. SillyTavern World Info & lorebook: JSON structure example
8. Dungeon Meshi–style lorebook in SillyTavern (JSON sketch)
9. SillyTavern Lorebook vs Character Card: what is different?

Silly Tavern character card fields

Field-by-field notes for Character Card / Silly Tavern JSON keys, with example text (5 parts—read in order). Citations point to upstream docs; client behavior follows your Silly Tavern build.

Related keyword guides: World lorebook logic (tables) · 世界书逻辑科普 · SillyTavern lorebook order · lorebook 插入顺序 · Silly Tavern lorebook guide: World Info · 世界书与 Lorebook 实用指南 · What is lorebook? Managing cards & Sillycard · SillyTavern 里的 Lorebook 是什么？角色卡管理与 Sillycard · World Info & lorebook JSON structure example · Dungeon Meshi–style lorebook JSON sketch

1. (1/5) What’s in the file? spec, data, and metadata
2. (2/5) Personality & examples: personality, mes_example
3. (3/5) Openings & context: first_mes, scenario, alternate_greetings
4. (4/5) Lorebook: character_book and entries
5. (5/5) Extensions & debugging: system_prompt, post_history_instructions, extensions

Using Silly Tavern (how-to)

Short how-to notes: download, first-run flow, APIs, remote use, story/RP. Not official ST docs—UI strings depend on your build.

1. How to download and what you installed
2. How to start: connection, persona, character
3. How to connect an API: OpenRouter vs local
4. How to use on phone + PC: LAN & remote
5. How to write stories & text adventures

Silly Tavern card editors

Editors for Silly Tavern character cards fall into a few patterns—built-in ST, web tools, standalone apps, and extensions—and they differ on V2/V3, LLM helpers, and cover art. Third parties are named for orientation only, not as endorsements.

1. (1/5) Types of editors
2. (2/5) Characters panel in Silly Tavern
3. (3/5) Third-party web & standalone editors
4. (4/5) V2 / V3 compatibility
5. (5/5) Extensions, LLM, cover art

Janitor AI & Chub.ai characters

Janitor AI (export/import ST, troubleshooting):

1. Export / import with Silly Tavern
2. Not showing, not loading, missing

Chub.ai (template, archive, system prompt, character book):

3. Templates, archives, missing
4. System prompt & character book

Notes in Chinese: Tavern & Silly Tavern cards

Short notes on Chinese-speaking communities: downloads, making and sharing cards, Discord, and LLM-related card topics. Not official documentation from any third party.

1. Chinese character cards intro
2. Tavern cards: download
3. Make & share
4. Discord
5. LLM / “brain-like” cards

Mac, editors, and card content

Notes on macOS paths, card structure, AI-assisted drafting, editors, and a FAQ that ties together import/export, PNG/JSON, and backups. Not official Silly Tavern documentation.

1. Silly Tavern on macOS: install & paths
2. Silly Tavern on macOS: card editor, viewer, manager
3. Silly Tavern character cards on Mac: manage libraries and favorites
4. Character card design: structure & fields
5. AI character card design: LLM draft → ship
6. ST card editor on macOS
7. macOS Silly Tavern card edit workflow
8. Silly Tavern cards, Mac & PNG — FAQ