What is Tavern Studio?
Learn what Tavern Studio is: a local-first AI character chat and roleplay client for managing character cards, world books, presets, cloud APIs, and local LLMs in one workspace.
Official Docs
Tavern Studio Docs
Learn the core Tavern Studio workflow: setup, APIs, character cards, world books, presets, local models, migration, backup, and troubleshooting.
Quick Start
A quick start guide for Tavern Studio. Open the app, configure a cloud API or local LLM backend, import a character card, and send your first AI character chat message.
Interface Overview
Learn the main Tavern Studio interface: character, world book, import, preset, and settings entries, plus desktop split view and Chat Settings access.
Configure Your First API
Learn how to configure your first API in Tavern Studio, including Base URL, API Key, model selection, OpenAI-compatible providers, and common connection troubleshooting.
Import Character Cards
Learn how to import AI character cards into Tavern Studio, including drag-and-drop import, the + import entry, batch imports, duplicate handling, and encrypted card troubleshooting.
Start Your First Chat
Learn how to start an AI character chat in Tavern Studio, use regenerate and continue, edit messages, and explore chat branches.
World Book Basics
Learn how Tavern Studio world books work, how to create entries, bind world books to chats, and troubleshoot entries that do not trigger.
Preset Basics
Learn how Tavern Studio presets work, including Temperature, Top P, Min P, response length, prompt entries, global presets, and chat-level overrides.
Local GGUF Model Guide
Learn how to use local GGUF models in Tavern Studio, including model import, backend settings, GPU Layers, context size, and troubleshooting crashes or slow generation.
Migrating from SillyTavern to Tavern Studio
Learn how to migrate SillyTavern assets into Tavern Studio, including character cards, world books, presets, compatibility checks, and post-migration setup.
API Setup
Set up API keys and OpenAI-compatible providers such as OpenRouter for Tavern Studio and SillyTavern-style roleplay workflows.
Backup and Restore
Learn how to back up and restore Tavern Studio local data, migrate to another device, understand overwrite risks, and troubleshoot restore failures.
FAQ
Answers to common Tavern Studio questions, including API connection failures, character card import errors, local model crashes, world book matching, local data storage, and account requirements.
Troubleshooting API Errors
Troubleshoot Tavern Studio and SillyTavern-style API errors including error 400, forbidden responses, returned errors, and internal server errors.
Character Card Format Guide
Learn how character card formats, templates, PNG metadata, and alternate greetings work in Tavern Studio and SillyTavern-style workflows.
World Info Guide
Learn how world info and lorebooks work, including depth, triggers, entries, and practical setup in Tavern Studio.