TavernAPI guides for SillyTavern
Start with install and connect, pick a model, then tune presets and billing. Each guide is short and links to the next step.
Get started
- Install SillyTavern Step-by-step guide to installing SillyTavern on Windows and Android (Termux), using it on iPhone/iPad, learning the UI icons, and connecting an API.
- Connect to SillyTavern Paste one URL and one key into SillyTavern and send your first message in about two minutes.
- Presets Download the TavernAPI presets from the console and import them without losing your own toggles.
Choose
- Which model to pick Our hands-on ranking of the 5 best roleplay models for SillyTavern: Claude Opus 5.5, Gemini 4 Argon, Gemini 3.8 Flash, DeepSeek V4 Pro, and Sonnet 5.5.
- Best AI roleplay tools Compare SillyTavern, RisuAI, JanitorAI, Chub AI, Agnai, KoboldCpp, and Character.AI in 2026: setup, custom APIs, lorebooks, group chat, and mobile support.
- SillyTavern proxies explained What a proxy means in SillyTavern and JanitorAI, how paid API proxies differ from free leaked-key ones, and a 7-point checklist to vet any provider.
Pay & save
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