A roleplaying thingy, kinda like SillyTavern, but opinionated and personal (and sloppy).
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- Python 3.13+
- uv (optional, but recommended)
- node.js (optional, for tests)
git clone https://github.com/ganon3264/focus
cd focus
./start.sh # Linux / macOS
start.bat # Windows
- Open your browser and the app (default http://127.0.0.1:8000)
- Add/Import a character
- Add a provider connection
- Add/Import a preset
- Chat away
| Provider | Toolcalls | Reasoning effort | Preserve reasoning | Prefill reasoning | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic OAI-compatible | ✓ | ✓* | ✓* | ✓* | *If the backend supports it |
| OpenRouter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓* | ✓* | Quantization & provider routing, sticky routing by session ID, Claude caching, (*Model dependent) |
| Deepseek | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Moonshot | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | prompt_cache_key support |
| Google AI Studio | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Google Vertex AI | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- Lightweight UI
- Small amount of 3rd party dependencies
- Easily themable
- Multimodal support as first class citizen
- Attach images to prompt blocks, character cards, and personas; choose attachment's position within the card using a macro
- Basic toolcalling support
- See TOOLS.md for custom tools
- Prefill
reasoning_contentsupport for toolcalls and more complex presets- Actual support for sending
reasoning_contentback properly if model needs it
- Actual support for sending
- Preset variables exposed in the UI with switches
- Supports importing SillyTavern's character cards and presets (limitations apply; some macros aren't implemented)
SillyTavern has grown bloated, slow, and a potential security liability over the years, not to mention trying to add any functionality to it is a herculean effort. After using it for a few years I've come to realization that I don't even use vast majority of its features, so I built my own thing with only the features that I use.
On "if I feel like it" basis, or "this affects me personally" depending on the issue. Provided as is.