Venice Characters

Venice Characters

Browse Venice AI's library of character personas - discover AI characters for roleplay, creative writing, and engaging conversations.

API Base URL: https://api.venice.ai/api/v1 Documentation: docs.venice.ai

Setup

1. Get your API key from venice.ai → Settings → API Keys
2. Set the environment variable:

export VENICE_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

Browse Characters

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/characters.py

Options:

• --search: Search by name or description
• --tag: Filter by tag
• --limit: Max results (default: 20)
• --format: Output format: table, json, list (default: table)
• --output: Save to file

Examples

List popular characters:

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/characters.py

Search for a character:

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/characters.py --search "assistant"

Filter by tag:

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/characters.py --tag "creative"

Export to JSON:

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/characters.py --format json --output characters.json

Character Info

Each character includes:

• Name & Description - Character identity
• Slug - Unique identifier for API use
• Model - The LLM powering the character
• Tags - Categories/themes
• Stats - Popularity metrics

Using Characters

Characters can be used with Venice's chat completions by specifying the character slug in your prompts or via the Venice web interface.

Runtime Note

This skill uses uv run which automatically installs Python dependencies (httpx) via PEP 723 inline script metadata. No manual Python package installation required - uv handles everything.

API Reference

Full API docs: docs.venice.ai