Get Started in 3 Easy Steps

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Create Your Account

Sign up for your free trial. No credit card required. Get instant access to 25 free turns for 7 days to experience our lite engine.

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Get Your API Key

Go to your dashboard and copy your unique Acolyte AI API key. This key connects your storytelling tools to our powerful narrative engine.

Acolyte AI dashboard with API key
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Connect to SillyTavern or RisuAI

Open your SillyTavern or RisuAI API settings, paste your key and our URL, and select the Acolyte / Persona model. Start creating stories that never forget.

SillyTavern provider configuration

A New Way to Pay: Your Privacy, Your Story

Acolyte AI now supports secure card and local payment methods through Dodo Payments, with crypto still available through NOWPayments if you prefer to pay on-chain.

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1. Choose Your Payment Method

Pick the standard checkout for cards and local payment methods, or switch to crypto if you want to pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and more.

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2. Choose Your Acolyte Plan

Select your desired plan on our pricing page. When you're ready to subscribe, you'll be directed to a secure hosted checkout for the payment method you selected.

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3. Complete Your Payment

Dodo handles card and local payment methods, while NOWPayments provides a unique crypto address and QR code when you choose crypto. Your credits are added automatically after confirmation.

Estimate-Only Mode (SillyTavern)

Preview credit usage before generating. No API calls are made and no credits are charged.

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1) Enable in SillyTavern

In SillyTavern: Settings → API → OpenAI-compatible. Set your API URL and model, then open Additional parameters and paste: 

{ "estimate_only": true }
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2) Choose Model & Options

Select the persona model that fits your session. Click to copy the model identifier for your client setup.

  • Persona Lite acolyte/persona-lite 1 base credit · Immersive direct interaction
  • Persona Pro acolyte/persona-pro 2 base credits · Cinematic multi-character
  • Narrator Pro acolyte/narrator-pro 2 base credits · Game master multi-NPC
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3) Read the Estimate

You’ll receive a normal assistant message that shows the minimum and maximum credits. It also indicates Start: cold or warm based on whether plans already exist in your history.

To return to normal generation, remove "estimate_only": true from Additional parameters.

Hide Think Mode

Hide the visible AI planning / thinking block in your chat. Includes thinking duration.

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1) Enable in SillyTavern

In SillyTavern: Settings → API → OpenAI-compatible. Open Additional parameters and add: 

{ "hide_think": true }
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2) Thinking Duration

When enabled, the plan will appear in a <details> block showing exactly how long the AI spent planning (e.g., plan (2.4s)).

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3) Visible by Default

Acolyte shows these blocks by default to keep your chat informative. Adding "hide_think": true will hide them and keep your chat cinematic.

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4) Legacy Think Tags

Prefer the old <think> tags? Use this parameter: 

{ "use_think_tag": true }

⚠️ Essential: SillyTavern "Think" Setting

SillyTavern Think settings checkmark

For Acolyte to maintain context and planning consistency, you must enable the "Think" setting in SillyTavern. This ensures the previous planning block is included in the history sent to the model.

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