FAQ
What is Pyre?
Pyre is a bring-your-own-key, local-first AI roleplay client for Android, desktop, and web/PWA through your own hub. It manages characters, personas, group chats, Party Mode, lorebooks, presets, regex rules, Checkpoints, Live Sheet, Script, Creator sessions, imports, exports, backup, and sync.
There is no Pyre account, hosted chat database, or Pyre cloud.
Is Pyre free?
The app is free. Provider usage is between you and the provider you choose, or your own hardware if you run a local model.
Do I need an API key?
Native apps need a provider connection to generate replies, unless you use a local server that does not require a key. A browser/PWA paired to a desktop or self-host hub can chat through the hub's provider without storing a key in the browser.
Does Pyre see my chats?
No Pyre server sits between you and your provider. Native requests go device to provider. Browser requests go browser to your hub to provider. Your library lives on your device or hub.
Is my content moderated by Pyre?
Pyre hosts, generates, and moderates nothing. The model provider you choose may have its own policies; Pyre is the client around that provider.
Which providers work?
OpenAI-compatible endpoints and Anthropic-native connections are supported on native apps. Localhost/LAN model servers work too and get longer timeouts and warm-up support.
Can I import my existing cards, presets, lorebooks, and regex rules?
Yes. Pyre imports Tavern card PNG/JSON, lorebooks/world info, SillyTavern presets, regex rules, personas, supported chats, loose mixed files, and full SillyTavern Download Backup .zip files.
Can I import my SillyTavern chats?
Yes, through SillyTavern's full Download Backup .zip imported from Backup & Restore -> Import from SillyTavern.
Pyre does not import loose single .jsonl chat files yet, and SillyTavern group-chat logs are not supported yet.
Can I export chats?
Yes. Pyre can export a chat as SillyTavern JSONL for portability or Pyre JSON for a fuller archival copy. Pyre JSON preserves more Pyre-specific structure, but single-chat Pyre JSON re-import is not currently the migration path; use full backup or sync between Pyre installs.
Can I use Pyre on multiple devices?
Yes. A desktop or self-host hub can sync your library to phones and browser/PWA clients over your network. Provider keys can sync only when you explicitly enable encrypted key sync, and browsers are excluded from key storage by design.
See Cross-device sync.
Is there an iOS build?
Current packaged targets are Android, Windows, Linux, web/PWA through a hub, and self-host hubs. Android is the primary mobile target. macOS is not a supported public target unless a release build is published.
Why is the download large?
The bundled dynamic scene-background library is the main size cost. It lets Pyre switch chat backdrops locally and offline without downloading scene art as you play.
Is Pyre open source?
Yes. Pyre is open source under AGPL-3.0.