An Alive Kit is a small .alive.json file that carries a character and the instructions needed to bring it to life. The shelf includes OpenAI Dots, Grok, Muse's Jolly, Beam, Pip, Robo and Pollen. Each one is a character, not a photo face. The host introduces itself as an AI, shows its greeting in words before sound is allowed, and can speak live after you connect it.
This shelf is controlled by the Alive JSON Kits switch. If /alive/kits says the page is not found, the switch is off and downloads are not available yet. You do not need to create a replacement file. Return when your NetShow owner has opened the shelf.
1. Choose a kit
Go to /alive/kits. The shelf shows the available characters. Open the one you want to use. Its page shows the live character, its name and, for Dots, Grok or Muse, the mark it belongs to.
The character greets first in a caption. It also tells the visitor that it is an AI and that they can interrupt it. Sound begins only after the browser receives an ordinary interaction on the page.
2. Download the file
On the character's page, choose the download link whose name ends in .alive.json. Your browser saves a file such as openai-dots.alive.json or pip.alive.json.
Keep that file unchanged. It contains the character, colours, greeting, allowed tools and a safety-checked voice setting. It does not contain an OpenAI key or a NetShow password. You can inspect it as text before placing it on your site.
3. Put it beside your page
Upload the downloaded file to the same folder as the HTML page that will show it. On the kit page, copy the one-line example and place it in your page. The example loads the Alive Kit runner from NetShow and points the live element at the file beside your page.
Open your page in a browser. You should see the character and its greeting caption without entering a key. If the character does not appear, check that the .alive.json filename in the page exactly matches the uploaded filename and that both files are served over HTTPS.
4. Connect your own OpenAI account
Open the character's small menu and choose the OpenAI connection option. Enter your own OpenAI API key there. The key is used by your browser to request a short-lived OpenAI realtime connection; it is not put into the kit and is not sent to NetShow. Leave the remember box clear on a shared device. If you do remember it, the browser keeps it only on that device, and the menu gives you a way to forget it.
After the connection succeeds, speak with the host. Its reply is live, not a recorded voice. The host can also use the kit's stage tools to draw or show something beside itself while it talks.
5. Try the phone view
Choose the phone link on the kit page. It opens the same character full-screen and offers the browser's normal home-screen path. The phone view still needs your own OpenAI connection for live speech. Test the greeting, menu and one short exchange before sharing it.
Next: if you want a NetShow agent on a site without managing a kit file, follow Put your agent on your website.
