Making your first character? No worries. Just follow the questions below and anyone can publish a great character. If you want to get something up fast, we recommend starting with [Related: Character Creation (Quick Creation)].
To publish, you'll need to fill in all of the required fields below.
Profile Image — Your character's profile picture
Name — The character's name
Short Bio — A one-line intro (the card text people see)
Description — The character's setup (this has the biggest impact on how the AI behaves)
First Message — The character's opening line
Voice — The voice selection
Hashtags — Up to 5
Visibility — Public / Private
Allow Proxy — The proxy permission toggle
Safe Mode — The safe mode toggle
Optional fields (you can publish without them):
Background Image — A background image
Character Bio — A longer intro (Markdown supported, visible to people only)
Advanced fields (optional, but highly recommended if you want to add depth to your character):
Scenario — The opening situation
Example Dialogs — Sample conversations
Moodsnap — Images for different emotions/situations ([Related: Mood Snap])
Lorebook — A worldbuilding and lore dictionary ([Related: Lorebook])
If this is your first time, it's perfectly fine to publish with just the required fields and add the advanced ones later. When you're ready to polish things further, check out [Related: Advanced Creation].
Both are intros shown to people, and neither affects how the AI behaves.
Short Bio — A short one-line intro shown on explore pages and cards
Character Bio — A longer intro shown on the profile (Markdown supported)
What actually shapes how your character speaks and behaves is the Description. So if you want to change the AI's personality, tone, or relationships, you should refine the Description — not the Short Bio or Character Bio.
In short: Short Bio and Character Bio = intros for people, Description = the AI's brain. You'll find detailed tips on writing the setup in [Related: Advanced Creation].
It's the very first line your character says when a chat begins. It's an important moment that instantly sets the mood and situation, so it's best to keep it short and captivating.
e.g.) "…You finally made it. I've been waiting a while, you know. unfolds her arms and smiles"
When the situation, emotion, and tone all come through at a glance like this, users can dive right in.
When you turn on Allow Proxy, other users can connect their own custom proxy to chat with your character. Be aware, though, that this comes with a risk of exposing part of your prompt.
If you don't want your character's setup to leak, keep Allow Proxy turned off. For more details on choosing an AI model, see [Related: Choosing an AI Model].
Public — Other users can find your character in explore and play with it.
Private — Only you can use it.
If you're still testing or polishing, leave it on Private, and switch to Public once it's finished.
To create an adult-themed character, you must turn Safe Mode off.
A character that still has Safe Mode on won't be visible to users who haven't turned Safe Mode off.
In other words, to reach the appropriate audience, adult characters should be set with Safe Mode OFF.
Overly explicit content may be removed in accordance with our policies.
It pulls in your earlier chat history as context so you can carry a new conversation forward. It's handy for continuing a story naturally or for building a series.
Even though it's a new chat, it starts out remembering past relationships, events, and mood — which makes it perfect for continuing a long-form narrative.
If something still isn't resolved, feel free to reach out anytime via the chat in the bottom-right corner. We're happy to help.