1. Find a character

Use Discover when you want to find existing public characters. Browse or search, then save what you like; saving does not claim ownership.

1. Browse. Use Fresh for recent additions or Public Characters for the full catalog.
2. Search. Enter a character name, creator name, or short phrase.
3. Filter. Narrow by tags, source, sort order, token range, download availability, or lorebook availability.
4. Inspect. Open the record and confirm its description, credited creator, source marker, and available card actions.

2. Upload character files

Use Create when you made a character and want to upload it directly. Your account controls whether that PNG or JSON upload is private or published.

1. Sign in, then open Create or Upload.
2. Select one or more character card PNG or JSON files, or start a blank card.
3. Review each queued card. Correct the name, credited creator, description, greetings, lorebook, image, and source URL before saving.
4. Use Save all privately to keep cards in Private Vault. Use Save all and publish only for cards you are authorized to publish.

3. Connect and verify my creator profile

Use Verify when you own a creator profile on another supported platform. Proving ownership connects that profile and its indexed characters to your Datacat account, so you do not claim each bot one at a time.

Browse

Open Creators to search profiles and inspect their indexed characters and source links.

Connect account

Open Profiles & Verification, submit your Datacat or source profile URL, and complete the ownership check shown for that source.

Manage

After verification, use Your content > Creator profiles for profile controls and Your content > Bots for individual mapped-character visibility.

4. Check sources and ownership

Every character keeps an origin and an ownership path. A source link records where it came from; a verified profile or direct upload determines who can manage it.

Source

The external page from which Datacat obtained the character or creator record. Open it for the current upstream state.

Verified owner

A Datacat user who proved control of the linked creator profile. This verifies ownership; it is not an endorsement of the profile's content.

Direct upload

A card published through Datacat's upload tools. Check its credited creator and source separately.

Vault capture

A private, read-only source capture. It is not a public Datacat publication.

5. Organize collections

Collections organize characters saved in your Library; they do not copy or claim those characters. Your content > Collections is the home for private folders and published Community collections.

1. Use + Collection to create a group, then choose Private Folder or Published Collection.
2. Select a collection row to open that collection directly. Browser Back returns to the Collections workspace.
3. Use the pencil to open Edit Collection. Rename it, change its description or publishing state, or delete it there.
4. Use the compact Reorder control to change collection order. On mobile it shares the filter row with All, Published, and Private.
5. On a character, choose Save to Library to add it to one or more collections. Uncategorized contains saved characters that are not assigned to one.

Library

Characters saved persistently to your account.

Collection

A named Library group that can stay private or be published to Community.

Cart

A temporary browser list for review or batch download.

6. Understand Circles

Circles sit outside the content and ownership map. They are community spaces for members and discussion, while Collections organize saved characters.

1. Open Browse Circles to see public spaces.
2. Use each card's visibility, membership mode, and member count to understand who can see or join it.
3. Open a Circle to read its description and activity. Join when its membership rules allow.
4. When signed in, use My Circles to return to spaces you have joined.

7. Manage visibility

Visibility belongs to the thing being managed: a direct upload, verified profile, linked character, or collection. Changing one does not automatically change the others.

Uploaded cards

In Your content > Bots > Your uploads, set an uploaded card to Private or Published. Use Upload to create or import cards.

Creator profile

In Profiles & Verification, open a verified profile's Manage panel to choose its overall visibility and access policy.

Mapped characters

In Your content > Bots, choose a verified profile from Bot Sources, then use Profile Default, Public, or Hidden for each character.

Collections

Private or Published controls whether the group appears in Community. It does not override a character's own visibility.

8. Where to manage things

Use these pages when you know what you want to do but are not sure where that control lives.