Skip to content

Studio Workflow

The Dream Weaver Studio is where you turn an idea into a card. Add direction, run commands, and decide which generated cards become part of the result.

Starting a Weave

  1. Open the Dream Weaver panel
  2. Choose Character or Scenario
  3. Optionally add direction in Source Material
  4. Optionally choose persona, connection, model, refinement, or advanced generation settings
  5. Open the Studio

If you enter source before opening the Studio, Dream Weaver adds it automatically. If you open a blank Studio, add direction with /dream before running generation commands.

Source is required for generation

The source field is optional before opening the Studio, but generation commands still need source. Use /dream your source text before running /name, /appearance, /personality, /scenario, /voice, /first_message, /greeting, /add_lorebook, or /add_npc.

Good source

Include the premise, mood, relationship to {{user}}, genre, constraints, and anything you do not want.

Character or scenario

Dream Weaver does not detect this from your source text. Use Character for one primary character. Use Scenario for a narrator, world, location, or setup card.

Commands

Type a slash command in the Studio composer. Add instructions after the command when you want to steer the result.

Command Use It For Needs Source
/help Show available commands No
/dream Add direction for Dream Weaver to use No
/name Generate or replace the name/title Yes
/appearance Generate appearance, setting, or visual presentation Yes
/personality Generate behavior, rules, habits, or contradictions Yes
/scenario Generate the starting situation Yes
/voice Generate voice guidance Yes
/first_message Generate the main opening message Yes
/greeting Generate an alternate greeting Yes
/add_lorebook Add one lorebook entry Yes
/add_npc Add one supporting NPC Yes

Examples:

/dream A quiet rural inn is built over a sealed shrine. The owner knows more than she admits.

/personality make her warmth feel practiced, not natural

/scenario keep {{user}} as a suspicious guest arriving during a storm

Cards

Most generation commands create a card. Review the card before you use it.

Action Result
Use result Adds the card to the workspace
Discard Leaves the card out
Run again Runs the same command again
Adjust Reruns with extra instruction
Cancel run Stops a running card

The card header shows status, token usage, and runtime. Open Run details when you need the raw tool output.

For fields like name, appearance, personality, scenario, voice, and first message, using a newer card replaces the older accepted card for that field. Lorebook entries and NPCs are added instead of replacing each other.

Reading the Workspace

The workspace is the current result. It is built from the cards you have accepted. If something feels wrong, discard the card that caused the problem or run the command again with clearer instructions.

Common adjustments:

Goal Example
More grounded less dramatic, more everyday
More specific add concrete habits and visual details
Less polished make the wording rougher and more natural
Stronger constraint avoid royal, noble, or chosen-one language
More scenario-focused treat this as a place and situation, not a single person

Character Workflow

For a character, a common workflow is:

  1. Add source with the panel field or /dream
  2. Generate /name, /appearance, and /personality
  3. Generate /scenario once the character has a clear shape
  4. Generate /voice and /first_message
  5. Add /add_lorebook or /add_npc only if the card needs supporting world detail
  6. Use the Visuals tab if you want generated visual assets
  7. Finalize when the required fields are filled

You can do these in a different order. The main rule is that source must exist before generation commands run.

Scenario Workflow

For a scenario:

  1. Set the switcher to Scenario
  2. Use /dream to describe the premise, setting, tone, and role of {{user}}
  3. Use /name for the scenario title
  4. Use /appearance for the setting and sensory presentation
  5. Use /personality for narrator or world behavior
  6. Use /scenario and /first_message to establish the opening situation

Scenario mode saves through the same card system as normal characters. The difference is how Dream Weaver writes the fields.

Previous Weaves

The panel keeps saved sessions under Previous Weaves.

Use:

  1. All to see every session
  2. Drafts to find unfinished sessions
  3. Finalized to find sessions already linked to a generated card
  4. Search to filter by source, type, or tone

Finalized sessions can be reopened. If you accept new cards and update, Dream Weaver updates the linked card instead of creating a new one.