# Export the Jefferson character for another SillyTavern
2026-09-26. Source: Grok thread on JeffersonMind + SillyTavern.
SillyTavern already has an export. The card is a **PNG with the definition hidden in the image**, or a plain **JSON**. Both import the same way on the next machine.
## Export from this machine
1. Character Management → Jefferson selected.
2. **Export** → PNG (best: portrait + fields) and/or JSON.
3. Also export **World Info** → book `JeffersonMind` as JSON.
4. Copy **Data Bank** files separately. They are **not** inside the card. Use filled `corpus/*.txt` from the Git clone (or zip that folder).
## Import on the other install
1. Import the PNG/JSON into Characters.
2. Import the world-info JSON.
3. Globe-link the book to the card.
4. Wand → Data Bank → add the same filled texts.
5. Extensions → Vector Storage → **Enabled for files**.
6. Connect the API **on that machine** (do not copy keys in git).
## What travels vs what does not
| Travels | Does not travel inside the card |
|---|---|
| Description, personality, scenario, first message, post-history | Data Bank documents |
| Embedded primary World Info (if you linked it before export) | Extra world books, vectors, chats |
| Portrait | API keys, presets, ST version |
The **chat log** of one talk is a separate export (see `2026-09-26_st_save_chat.md`). That is memory of one conversation, not the character.
## Suggested pack on GitHub
```text
JeffersonMind/st/
characters/Jefferson.png
characters/Jefferson.json
worlds/JeffersonMind.json
```
Plus a one-line README: import PNG, import world, globe-link, Data Bank = `corpus/` FILLED only.
## Website?
SillyTavern is not a public Character.AI-style host. You can self-host ST on a VPS for yourself. There is no official “publish this card to the web for strangers” button. Tokens and keys stay yours.