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Free tutorials for the AI character chat community
📖 Prompting
The "Your Bot Has Dementia" Prompting Guide
How to write better AI character prompts in 2026 (and why yours probably aren't working). Covers context windows, hallucinations, token budgets, prompt formats, and the iterative process for building characters that actually hold up.
🛠️ Build Your Own
How to Build Your Own AI Character Chatbot for Free
Step-by-step guide to building a web-based AI character chatbot using Claude.ai, OpenRouter, GitHub, and Vercel. No coding experience needed. Includes a character definition template you can fill in or copy from another platform.

How to Deploy an AI Character Chatbot to Discord
Deploy your own AI character as a Discord bot that your friends can interact with in channels and DMs. Uses Claude.ai, OpenRouter, GitHub, and the Discord Developer Portal. No coding experience needed.
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