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url: https://lettuceai.app/docs/discovery
title: "Discovery — LettuceAI"
description: "Browse and import public characters from Character Tavern with trending, popular, and newest filters."
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# Discovery

Discovery lets you browse and import characters from Character Tavern without leaving the app. Explore trending, popular, and newest cards, then add them directly to your Library.

![Discovery home with featured sections](https://lhdgeo5fms.ufs.sh/f/m0TBUtMLsaiEj1AjazhefClpeDuryxBRsUFaKGm9Jk3d017L)

## How Discovery works

Discovery pulls public character cards from Character Tavern and displays them inside LettuceAI. Each card shows a snapshot of a character’s profile, tags, and engagement stats so you can evaluate it before importing.

The Discovery home is organized into sections so you can quickly see what is new, what is trending, and what is getting the most attention.

-   **Trending**: recently active cards
-   **Popular**: most liked and downloaded
-   **Newest**: latest uploads

![Discovery search results](https://lhdgeo5fms.ufs.sh/f/m0TBUtMLsaiELkVPM8um4E1s7fKcbIrtgJlMzOkUhDv6GqQX)

## Search and filter

Use search to find specific characters, tags, or creators. Tap any result to open the detail view and review the card before importing.

Search results show key stats like likes and downloads so you can compare quickly.

![Discovery card detail view](https://lhdgeo5fms.ufs.sh/f/m0TBUtMLsaiE0wmG2Zyk6DfZnzYUrwN8u5WjlCsBoTG7H4ei)

## Review the card

The detail view includes the card description, tags, content warnings, and author info. This is the best place to check tone and quality before importing.

When you import, the character is added to your Library and includes the card data (name, description, greetings, avatar) and any available lorebook.

## NSFW and Pure Mode

Discovery respects the global **Pure Mode** setting, which has three levels:

-   **Off**: NSFW cards are visible. Their avatars are blurred in the listing until you open them.
-   **Standard** (default): cards flagged as NSFW are hidden from listings, search, and detail views.
-   **Strict**: also filters out cards whose tags or content warnings hint at suggestive themes, even when not formally flagged.

Pure Mode is enforced in the backend, so changing it takes effect for every Discovery request immediately.

## Sort and filter

Inside a section you can sort by newest, last updated, likes, downloads, messages, views, or name. Search supports free-text queries across names, taglines, and tags.

## What gets imported

Importing a Discovery card creates a local character in your Library. The import includes the card's text fields, avatars, alternate greetings, system prompt, post-history instructions, and any attached lorebook. If the card ships an expression pack, that is fetched too. After import, everything is editable like any other character.

Privacy note

Discovery only fetches public character data. Your chats and personal data are never sent to Character Tavern.

## Quick import flow

![Importing a character from Discovery](https://lhdgeo5fms.ufs.sh/f/m0TBUtMLsaiE4aeYHs8YT0HrZBvpFq9s1ayXc4eP63LD7KbI)

1.  Open a card from Discovery.
2.  Tap **Import**.
3.  The character appears in your Library, ready to chat.

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