# Private character

URL: https://onlykin.ai/glossary/private-character
Updated: 2026-06-04
Category: Creator workflow

## Definition

A private character is an AI character card that stays outside public discovery while the creator drafts, tests, or uses it personally.

## Quick Answer

Private characters are useful for unfinished cards, personal stories, imported cards that need cleanup, and roleplay ideas the creator does not want indexed or discovered by strangers.

## Plain Language

It is a character for you or your testing workflow, not a public profile for everyone browsing the catalog.

## Why It Matters

Private-character searches connect creator control, privacy, public discovery quality, and safer publishing workflows.

## OnlyKin Angle

OnlyKin should keep private drafts central because better private testing creates better public characters.

## Related Terms

- Character card: https://onlykin.ai/glossary/character-card
- Persona: https://onlykin.ai/glossary/persona
- AI character chat: https://onlykin.ai/glossary/ai-character-chat

## Sources

- [OnlyKin private character guide](https://onlykin.ai/blog/private-ai-character-chat-creator-control) - Used for draft, unlisted, and public visibility workflow.
- [OnlyKin privacy policy](https://onlykin.ai/privacy) - Linked so users can compare privacy expectations before creating characters.