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Getting started
Five steps from sign-up to your first stateful chat. About fifteen minutes if you're new to the API.
Read → ReferenceAPI reference (Swagger)
Auto-generated, always in sync with the running service. Try every endpoint right from the page with your API key.
Open →Feature guides
Knowledge sources
Attach RSS feeds, CSV files, URLs, or plain text to a tenant, user, or single character. Bot speaks from your data, not random web search.
Read → GuideWebhooks
Push instead of poll. Subscribe to proactive_ready, subscription_updated, and other events. HMAC-signed.
Streaming chat
Server-Sent Events for live typewriter UX. Browser and Node examples included.
Read → GuideProxy mode
Keep control of your LLM stack. For compliance, custom fine-tuned models, on-prem inference. You run the LLM with your key; Vilow tracks personality, memory and relationship.
Read → GuideSnapshot import
Bootstrap a character from a Slack export, Gmail mbox, or free-form description. Persona, Big Five, seeded memories, relationship state — all pre-filled from real material instead of starting blank.
Read → ReferenceFeature flags
All 14 tenant-level toggles — relationship pace, life intensity, intimate mode, proactivity, reply style, AI disclosure.
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