An efficient CLI tool to browse, search, and integrate Venice AI's extensive library of character personas.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install venice-characters
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install venice-characters using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Venice Characters?
Venice Characters provides a streamlined interface for interacting with the Venice AI persona ecosystem. By utilizing Openclaw Skills, this tool allows developers and creators to programmatically discover specialized AI identities tailored for roleplay, creative writing, and complex conversations. It serves as a bridge between the Venice API and your local development environment, making it easy to find the perfect voice for your next AI project.
This skill is built for those who need quick access to character metadata, including unique slugs and underlying model specifications. Whether you are building a custom chat application or researching persona-based prompting, this addition to your Openclaw Skills toolkit provides the necessary transparency and speed to navigate the Venice AI character library effectively.
Venice Characters Use Cases
- Finding specific character slugs to use in Venice AI chat completion API calls.
- Browsing popular AI personas for creative inspiration or roleplay scenarios.
- Exporting character libraries to JSON for documentation or internal persona management.
- Filtering characters by tags like creative or assistant to match specific project requirements.
How Venice Characters Works
- The skill connects to the Venice AI API using a secure API key provided in the environment variables.
- It utilizes the uv package manager to run a Python script that handles data retrieval and processing.
- User-defined flags allow the script to filter results by search terms, tags, or specific result limits.
- The character data is fetched from the Venice v1 API endpoints, including full metadata like model info and popularity stats.
- Results are formatted and displayed in the terminal or saved to a file in the user's preferred format.
Venice Characters Setup
To get started with this skill and Openclaw Skills, you need to configure your environment and ensure the required runtime is available.
First, install uv using Homebrew if it is not already present:
brew install uv
Next, obtain your API key from your Venice AI settings and export it to your shell:
export VENICE_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
You can then browse characters by running the script directly:
uv run scripts/characters.py --limit 10
Venice Characters Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill processes character information into a structured format suitable for both human reading and machine processing. Each character entry contains the following metadata:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Slug | The unique string used to identify the character in API requests. |
| Name | The public display name of the persona. |
| Model | The specific Large Language Model (LLM) that powers the character. |
| Tags | Categorical labels used for filtering and classification. |
| Stats | Metrics reflecting the character's popularity and usage within Venice AI. |
| Description | A detailed summary of the character's personality and purpose. |
Venice Characters Advanced Features
- Integrated search functionality to query character names and descriptions simultaneously.
- Support for multiple output formats including table, json, and list for versatile pipeline integration.
- Automatic dependency management via uv, ensuring a zero-config setup for Python environments.
- Tag-based filtering to quickly narrow down personas by theme or function within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem.
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