# SimpliGen Docs

> Documentation for SimpliGen, the desktop app for AI image and video generation, locally or in the cloud, by hand or with an AI agent.

- [Creator Terms](/docs/creator-terms): What applies when you publish and sell recipes on the Creator Marketplace.
- [SimpliGen Knowledge Base](/docs): Guides, how-tos, and troubleshooting for SimpliGen, the desktop AI image and video app.
- [Product Studio](/docs/product-studio): Turn one product photo into a premium ad, with recipes built for you.
- [UGC Studio](/docs/ugc-studio): Authentic user-generated-content ads with your own character and product.
- [Control API reference](/docs/agents/api-reference): The local HTTP API that SimpliGen exposes on your machine, for building custom integrations and running generations headless.
- [Connect an agent](/docs/agents/connect-an-agent): Install the SimpliGen connector into Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI clients.
- [AI Agents](/docs/agents): Let an AI agent like Claude Code or Cursor drive SimpliGen for you.
- [MCP tool reference](/docs/agents/mcp-reference): The tools the SimpliGen MCP server exposes to AI agents, and the local Control API behind them.
- [Remote access](/docs/agents/remote-tunnel): Reach SimpliGen from an agent running on a VPS or another machine, over a secure tunnel.
- [Using an agent](/docs/agents/using-an-agent): What an agent can do with SimpliGen, and how to keep it in bounds.
- [Creating a character](/docs/characters/creating): Build a reusable character from a base portrait, by describing a look or uploading a photo.
- [Enhancing](/docs/characters/enhancing): Upscale and sharpen any result to a crisp, finished image. The Enhancer is in beta.
- [Generating images](/docs/characters/images): Put your character in any scene by describing the scene, not the person.
- [Characters](/docs/characters): Create a character once and reuse the same face in every image and video.
- [Making videos](/docs/characters/videos): Animate your character into a short clip that holds the face steady.
- [Buying credits](/docs/cloud-credits/buying-credits): Top up cloud credits without leaving the app.
- [Connecting SimpliGen Cloud](/docs/cloud-credits/connecting): Link your account so you can generate on our GPUs with credits.
- [What a generation costs](/docs/cloud-credits/generation-cost): How cloud credit pricing works and what drives it.
- [Cloud & Credits](/docs/cloud-credits): Generate in the cloud and understand how credits work.
- [Managing your cloud connection](/docs/cloud-credits/managing-connection): Check your balance, reconnect, and handle an expired session.
- [Becoming a creator](/docs/creators/becoming-a-creator): Apply for creator access and find the tools once you are approved.
- [Building a recipe](/docs/creators/building-a-recipe): Author a multi-step recipe in the editor.
- [Getting paid](/docs/creators/getting-paid): How earnings settle and how you withdraw them.
- [Creators](/docs/creators): Build recipes, publish them to the marketplace, and earn from your work.
- [Keeping listings healthy](/docs/creators/listing-health): Keep your published recipes installable over time.
- [Pricing and monetization](/docs/creators/pricing): Offer a recipe for free or set a price, and understand the split.
- [Publishing to the marketplace](/docs/creators/publishing): Submit your recipe for review and make it available to everyone.
- [Advanced controls](/docs/generating/advanced-controls): Fine-tune quality and adherence with steps, guidance, and denoise.
- [Enhancer & upscaling](/docs/generating/enhancing): Upscale and enhance images and videos with the built-in Enhancer.
- [Generating images](/docs/generating/images): Create still images with SimpliGen, from picking a style to refining the result.
- [Generating](/docs/generating): Build prompts and generate images and video with SimpliGen.
- [Negative prompts](/docs/generating/negative-prompts): Tell the model what to avoid.
- [The prompt builder](/docs/generating/prompt-builder): How SimpliGen's 3-step wizard turns a simple idea into a finished image or video.
- [Queue and Gallery](/docs/generating/queue-gallery): Track generations in progress and browse finished results.
- [Reference images](/docs/generating/reference-images): Provide a starting image for image-to-video and image-editing presets.
- [Resolution, aspect ratio and duration](/docs/generating/resolution-duration): Control the size, shape, and length of what you generate.
- [Seeds, batches and counts](/docs/generating/seeds-batches): Control randomness and generate several variations at once.
- [Generating videos](/docs/generating/videos): Create video clips in SimpliGen, including text-to-video and image-to-video.
- [Pricing & licensing FAQ](/docs/getting-started/faq): What the one-time purchase includes, how cloud credits and API presets are billed, and how the license works.
- [Your first generation](/docs/getting-started/first-generation): Make your first image with the 3-step prompt builder.
- [Getting Started](/docs/getting-started): Install SimpliGen and make your first generation.
- [Install SimpliGen](/docs/getting-started/install): Download and install SimpliGen on Windows, and what to expect on first launch.
- [System requirements](/docs/getting-started/requirements): What hardware SimpliGen needs, what your GPU can run, and how long generations take.
- [Base models and compatibility](/docs/models-loras/base-models): Why models and LoRAs only work together when their base model matches.
- [Download tokens (HuggingFace & Civitai)](/docs/models-loras/download-tokens): Set up the free tokens some model downloads require, and fix the "asks for API key again" loop.
- [Models & LoRAs](/docs/models-loras): Manage models and add LoRAs to SimpliGen.
- [The Model Manager](/docs/models-loras/model-manager): See and manage the models and LoRAs installed on your PC.
- [Installing presets from the Preset Store](/docs/models-loras/preset-store): Browse and install new preset packs, and keep them up to date.
- [Using LoRAs](/docs/models-loras/using-loras): How to add, configure, and use LoRAs in SimpliGen.
- [Activation issues](/docs/troubleshooting/activation): Fixes for license activation and "network error" on activation.
- [Engine install problems](/docs/troubleshooting/engine-install): Fixes for failed or stuck local engine installation.
- [Reading a failed generation](/docs/troubleshooting/failed-generation): What to do when a generation fails, and how to find the cause.
- [Getting help](/docs/troubleshooting/getting-help): How to report a problem so it gets solved in one round-trip.
- [Troubleshooting](/docs/troubleshooting): Fixes for the most common SimpliGen issues.
- [Out of memory / stuck generations](/docs/troubleshooting/out-of-memory): What to do when a generation runs out of VRAM or appears stuck.
- [Improving output quality](/docs/troubleshooting/quality): What to change when generations succeed but look blurry, cartoonish, deformed, or ignore your prompt.
- [Updating the app and engine](/docs/troubleshooting/updating): Keep SimpliGen, the local engine, and your presets current.