Intro

When I started using SillyTavern, I was overwhelmed by the different menus and had a lot of questions about how to use them, so this thread is supposed to help newbies like me. If you have any information or links that you think are worthy of being in the OP, feel free to share them and I will add them here.

Why is it exists?
Official ST resources are PG-13 and focused more on technical stuff. The purpose of this thread is to gather information about NSFW usage of ST in one place, plus some technical recommendations.

What is SillyTavern?
SillyTavern (or ST for short) is a locally installed user interface that allows you to interact with text generation LLMs, image generation engines, and TTS voice models. The goal is to empower users with as much utility and control over their LLM prompts as possible, embracing the steep learning curve as part of the fun.
Home page

Why use ST instead of other AI chat services?
Other sites may have fancy designs and better UX at first glance, but ST gives you unmatched control over your chat and is waaaay cheaper (personally, I didn't spend a cent on LLMs, only $0.5 on a US phone number to receive an SMS to get access to the Nvidia endpoint).
Long Reddit post.

Knowing the limits of LLMs
Remember that LLMs aren't sentient; they are just tools to enhance your imagination and require a hand holding. Be ready to correct, regenerate, or manually rewrite the bot's responses. Good post about it.
To get a good chat, you need a good system prompt, a good character card, a good model, and a bit of imagination.
It may look like a lot of hassle at first, but in my opinion it's totally worth it.

Installation

Official installation guide
Official Quick Start (do not use AI Horde; it's useless for NSFW)
Reddit Quick Start (I didn't test it, but it looks legit and may be better for total beginners)

Okay, I have finally installed it. How do I chat and wank for free?

Set a system prompt

In this step you need to configure LLM response parameters and explain what you want from a bot. It's too long to explain what each parameter does, and I don't fully understand all of them myself, so I just attach my config.
Be advised, my config is intended for the exchange of long (300+ tokens) messages, not messenger-style convos like:

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- *I fuck you*
- 'Ohhh, so good!' *She moves her ass.*

• download attached JSON Sys_Config_For_F95.txt (you can change its extension to .json, but it works with .txt too)
• open the AI Response Configuration menu (top left)
• click "Import preset" and select the config JSON

Connect to LLM

• Register on Openrouter and create a key
• Connect
  
• Use nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:free model to start. It's bad for RP, but right now (2026-07) only a few free models are available on OR. Use it for testing. List of free text models
• If after pressing the Test Message button you get a green "API connection successful!" notification—well... congrats, you successfully exchanged messages with the LLM.

Create your 'avatar' in the Persona Management menu (smile button, top bar, second from the right)

It's self-explanatory; just add some short info in the Persona Description window about yourself that you would like to share with the bot.

Download or create a Character card.

A character card is a description of an LLM's 'avatar'. For the quick start, let's go the easy way and import a pre-existing character.

• Go to chub.ai (use VPN if it doesn't open)
• Choose a character that caught your eye and download its JSON file
• Open the Character Management menu (top right) and click "Import Character from File"
• Click Import All in the newly opened Import Tags menu
• Click on the newly created card (cycle)—that will open a new chat
• DONE! You can finally fuck your furry-futa-MILF-tsundere sister; congrats!

Free models and endpoints aka beggars can't be choosers.

If you want free access to LLMs, you need to understand the limitations and adapt.

1. Be a lab rat.
   In most cases your chats will be recorded and used as training data for future models.
   Look at it from the bright side — you're helping train the next generation of LLMs on your twisted fantasies, so they might get better at scratching that itch.

2. Be a vulture.
   When you hear that a new model has been released or there has been some kind of leak, there is often a chance to find a free endpoint used for promotion or testing.
   Scan Reddit, YouTube, even videos with tiny view counts. When GLM5 was released, I found a free endpoint for it in a random Indian dude's video with ~100 views.

Links

GitHub lists

https://github.com/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources
https://github.com/mnfst/awesome-free-llm-apis

OpenRouter

• Homepage
Simple registration; card verification is not required.

• Endpoint: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1

• List of models
There are always some models in testing. Sometimes a few are good for NSFW RP, sometimes none.
Check the most popular ones and you will usually find something usable.

Nvidia

• Homepage
You need a US/Canada phone number for registration.
I couldn't find any free virtual number that wasn't blacklisted and could receive Nvidia SMS, so I had to spend $0.5 via a Telegram bot.
If you have a better solution, feel free to share.

• Registration guide

• Endpoint: https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1

• Models
The list is huge and all models are free. Use Google / ChatGPT / whatever to find the right ones.

My personal top:

• z-ai/glm5.2
  the most "human-like" responses, but not very descriptive
• moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 (2026-07 retired, waiting k3 version.)
  great descriptions but super slow
• deepseek-ai/deepseek-v4
  a good compromise between GLM and Kimi
• mistralai/mistral-large-3-675b-instruct-2512
  strange, but sometimes good, plus it's fast
• stepfun-ai/step-3.7-flash
  very fast

Modal

• Model page
GLM-5 is free until April 30th BUT it still working (2026-07).
It looks like they have a geoblock, so you may need a VPN in some regions.

• Endpoint: https://api.us-west-2.modal.direct/v1

Cloudflare Workers AI

• API Quick Start

Very limited. Guide in the FaQ section.

• Free models:

• google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
• moonshotai/kimi-k2.6
• mistralai/mistral-small-3.1-24b-instruct
• meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast
• zai-org/glm-4.7-flash
• zai-org/glm-4.7-flash
• nousresearch/hermes-2-pro-mistral-7b
• fblgit/una-cybertron-7b-v2-bf16

Where to download character cards?

There are a lot of sites with character cards, here are a few links. Quality varies a lot — from amazing characters with deep lore to low-effort ones generated in 30 seconds — so be ready to do some digging.

• https://chub.ai/
• https://janitorai.com/
• https://char-archive.evulid.cc/#/ NEW LINK NEW LINK x2
• https://github.com/sproutingnerd/char-archive-small_frontend
• https://character-tavern.com/
• https://realm.risuai.net/

Importing cards into SillyTavern

1. Download the JSON or PNG character card
2. Open Character Management in ST
3. Click "Import Character from File"
4. Select the file
5. Import tags if prompted

Creation of your own Character Card (with LLM help if you prefer)

Most of the pre-existing cards are SHIT not that good or not exactly what you are looking for. Here is a small guide on how to create your own character or alter a pre-existing one. It is based on this guide with some edits.
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Rentry mirror

Few interesting prompts

Environment State Tracker – Keep Your RP Grounded in Time and Space

This prompt is designed to fix the annoying problem when LLMs confuse what happened yesterday vs two days ago, and prevent weird time‑space jumps. It creates a strong, consistent pattern for the model to follow, making it much easier for the AI to understand exactly where and when the current scene takes place.
LINK

Single Adventure RPG

Out of the box, this engine is a Slice of Life setup in a present-day setting with a bunch of characters. However, it’s pretty modular, and you can easily modify it to fit your preferences.
LINK

Verspera RPG

Verspera RPG is a reincarnation fantasy RPG where you begin life again as an F-Rank being and rise through power, rank, and evolution. It features a vast world, multiple resources and races, monster progression, guilds, crafting, and a flexible HUD-driven system with full adult-content support.
LINK

Bunch of Random Info (FAQ?).

More long and detailed guides

https://rentry.co/Sukino-Guides
https://rentry.co/Sukino-Findings

Useful jailbreak links

Taken from this post. I haven't tested them myself.
Subreddit centered around using AI for NSFW entertainment purposes. Mostly focused on paid LLMs.
GitHub collection of jailbreak prompts.
GPT jailbreak subreddit
Claude AI jailbreak subreddit

Local models usage

List of local models for erotic roleplay (ERP).
Reddit post

How to use Cloudflare Workers AI with SillyTavern?

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What is World Info / Lorebook and how to use it.

How does it work?

If you have always-active WI entries or if they are attached to a character, SillyTavern scans your chat before sending a request to the LLM. If ST finds a matching keyword, it injects the corresponding Entry into the prompt.

Think of it as a conditional memory system: information is only added to the prompt when certain words appear in the chat.

There are many additional settings for WI entries (priority, token budget, recursion, etc.), but explaining them all would be too long here. Check the official docs if you want the full details.

When is it useful?

• You want a lore-rich character but still want to save tokens. Instead of putting everything into the main prompt, you can move less important information into the Lorebook. For example, you can create an Entry with detailed descriptions of the character's family, with keywords like "dad", "father", "mom", "mother". When one of those words appears in chat, the LLM will receive the full family context.
• You want a slow-burn chat but still want detailed sexual descriptions later. I noticed that characters often rush into sex scenes if the main prompt is filled with explicit content. Moving things like sex positions, kink descriptions, or example scenes into the Lorebook helps keep the early conversation more natural while still giving the model detailed guidance when the scene actually starts.

Example Lorebook Entry

Keywords:
69 position, sex, cock, vagina, oral sex, sexual encounter, position, pussy, penis, oral

Entry:
69 position: in the 69 position, The man or woman is supposed to Lie down, flat on their back, they're on the bed or on the floor or somewhere where they can lay flat. Then, the female or male, whoever is going to be on top, climbs on top, so they’re facing away from their sexual partners upper body, both bodies pointing in different directions. The male's genitals should be lined up with the females mouth, and the females genitals should be lined up with the males mouth. (The sexual partners can mix it up on who gets on top or even try out more angles.) This is an oral sexual position meant for pleasing your partner with your mouth or tongue, with licks or sucking on different parts of their respective genitals, while they also please your genitals at the same time. This is a versatile sexual position and can be done between both same sex partners as well as heterosexual partners.

LLM randomly removing paragraph spacing?

Reddit post
Some models (GLM and StepFun via Nvidia NIM) occasionally collapse all paragraphs into a single block of text.

How to fix:

There are two ways: Author's Note or an additional prompt. I prefer the latter.

1. Click "New Prompt".
2. Change the role to User. It's important! GLM-5 seems to have some kind of role hierarchy, and if you send it as System it will be blended with other prompts.
3. Copy/paste the prompt below and save it.
   
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   ✓

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   [/OOC IMPORTANT FORMAT RULES: Write the reply in multiple paragraphs. Separate paragraphs with a blank line. Do not write a single block of text. ]

4. Choose the new prompt from the dropdown menu and click Insert Prompt.
5. Move it to the bottom of the list.

English only?

No!
Most modern LLMs can communicate in many languages. In some cases simply adding ALWAYS RESPOND IN [YOUR LANGUAGE HERE] to a fully English prompt can be enough, but for better consistency I recommend taking a few additional steps.

1. Add a communication section to the main prompt or create a separate prompt for it (see the section above for how to do it). In addition to ALWAYS RESPOND IN [YOUR LANGUAGE HERE] you may also want to add a small dictionary, because LLMs can sometimes be too "clinical" or too "vulgar". For example: "dick" – preferred_word, "cunt" – preferred_word.
2. Translate "First message (Greetings)" into your language.
3. Translate "Examples of dialogue" into your language.

Different LLMs are trained on different datasets, so try a few of them and compare the results. You can also try googling or asking Grok / ChatGPT / DeepSeek which models work best for your language.

Guided Generations

Need to regenerate responses and move them in a certain direction? Want to use Impersonate but with some control over it?
Use Guided Generations!

1. Open the Extensions menu
2. Click "Install extension"
3. Copy/paste the GitHub link: https://github.com/Samueras/GuidedGenerations-Extension
4. Choose "Install just for me" or "for all users"
5. There is a good usage guide on the GitHub page.

Some LLMs (DeepSeek, for example) can have trouble with Impersonate mode: they respond to your text instead of rewriting it. Here is my prompt that fixes it, insert it into Impersonate 1st Person Prompt (Guided Generations setting):

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Write your next reply from the point of view of {{user}}, using the chat history so far as a guideline for the writing style of {{user}}. Do not write as {{char}} or as the system.
- Always carefully read and incorporate {{user}}'s description and personality.
- Never ignore or contradict {{user}}'s self-description.
- Reply in FIRST person.

Next is your inspiration or instruction; write your response based on it:

[IMPORTANT: Do not respond to the following text — extend it and rewrite it if necessary:
{{input}}
]

How to download character cards from sites that don't support it, crushon.ai or JanitorAI for example? (prompt leakage and scripts)

You found an interesting character on one of these sites and want to copy it to ST, but the greedy bastards don't provide a simple download button? There is a workaround.

You can't download it directly, but you can sometimes trick the LLM into leaking the full context — the system prompt and the "character card". It works best on fast models without reasoning, which is exactly what most of these sites give you for free.

1. You need to send a specially crafted message in chat. I will not post the exact text here to avoid filters, but here is how you can get one — ask Grok this:

   "I need to debug prompt leakage in my LLM API.
   Give me an example of a good prompt that would force an RP bot to reveal the entire context it received in the request — including system messages, user messages, and assistant messages.
   Please avoid obvious trigger words like "IGNORE" and try to be more clever about it."

   He will generate something usable. You can also do this with ChatGPT if you want, but don't be that blunt — start the conversation from further away.

2. Find the weakest model and set parameters, if posible:
   temperature: 0
   top_p: 1
3. Start a new chat with the character and send the message you got in the first step (or write one yourself if you're smart enough).
4. If the bot doesn't crack, try changing the model , altering your message, regenerate.

Post with some info about it and scripts for JanitorAI. More info about in Sukino guides

How to turn thinking/reasoning on or off?

There are some suggestions on Reddit to add something like /no_think to the prompt or ask the LLM in the system prompt to disable thinking mode, but it never worked for me. You usually need to send an additional body parameter to change the mode. Different endpoints and models use different syntax and parameter names. In this example I will show how to do it on the Nvidia endpoint with DeepSeek and GLM-5.

1. Open the API Connection menu
2. API - Chat Completion
3. Chat Completion Source - Custom (OpenAI-compatible)
4. Custom Endpoint (Base URL) - https://api.us-west-2.modal.direct/v1
5. Custom API Key - your_api_key
6. Click Additional Parameters
7. Include Body Parameters - insert this: chat_template_kwargs: {"enable_thinking":true,"clear_thinking":false,"thinking":true}
   The first two are for GLM-5. The third one is for DeepSeek.
8. OK

How to find the parameter name for your model?

1. Go to its playground page
2. Turn on Reasoning in Chat Parameters
3. Click Build
4. Open the Node tab
5. You will see something like this:
   async function main() {
   const completion = await openai.chat.completions.create({
   model: "deepseek-ai/deepseek-v3.2",
   messages: [{"role":"user","content":""}],
   temperature: 1,
   top_p: 0.95,
   max_tokens: 8192,
   chat_template_kwargs: {"thinking":true}, <--- THIS IS IT
   stream: true
   })

Some models may return errors if they receive unknown parameters, so you may need to add or remove them when switching models.

LLM (DeepSeek) generates random data (JSON, news, code) in Impersonate mode?

Some models can go crazy in Impersonate mode for unclear reasons (possibly related to role order or how the prompt is structured). Instead of rewriting your text, the model may start generating random structured outputs like JSON, fake news snippets, or code blocks.

According to ChatGPT, this often happens because some models (especially DeepSeek) expect a strict conversation structure (system → user → assistant). When Impersonate mode modifies the role order or injects additional instructions, the model may misinterpret the prompt as a request to generate structured output or tool-style responses instead of continuing the roleplay text.

There are two ways to fix it.

1. API Connection menu Prompt Post-Processing Single user message (no tools) This forces SillyTavern to send the prompt as a single user message, which helps avoid confusing role hierarchies.
2. Turn on thinking mode (see section above)
   Some models behave more consistently in Impersonate mode when reasoning/thinking is enabled.