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BooruSwipe

A Tinder-like image browser for Gelbooru, Danbooru, and e621 with AI-powered next image selection.

Swipe right on images you like, left on ones you don't. BooruSwipe tracks tag-level feedback and uses an LLM to continuously refine its search queries — so the longer you use it, the more it learns what you're into.

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How It Works

  1. The first batch of images is random (configurable, default: 10)
  2. As you swipe, BooruSwipe builds a picture of your tag preferences
  3. After enough swipes, it asks an LLM to generate better search tags based on what you've liked and disliked
  4. Those tags drive the next round of image fetching
  5. If no LLM is configured, it falls back to your top liked tags directly

You can also submit stronger feedback with the x2 buttons. Holding an x2 button opens x3 / x4 / x5 multipliers for even stronger like or dislike signals.

Requirements

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/hlibr/BooruSwipe.git
cd BooruSwipe
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install .
cp booru.conf.example booru.conf

Edit booru.conf. Minimum config for each source:

Gelbooru:

BOORU_SOURCE=gelbooru
gelbooru_api_key=YOUR_GELBOORU_API_KEY
gelbooru_user_id=YOUR_GELBOORU_USER_ID

# LLM (optional)
api_key=your-api-key
base_url=https://api.openai.com/v1
model=gpt-4o-mini

Danbooru:

BOORU_SOURCE=danbooru
danbooru_api_key=YOUR_DANBOORU_API_KEY
danbooru_user_id=YOUR_DANBOORU_LOGIN

# LLM (optional)
api_key=your-api-key
base_url=https://api.openai.com/v1
model=gpt-4o-mini

e621:

BOORU_SOURCE=e621
e621_api_key=YOUR_E621_API_KEY
e621_user_id=YOUR_E621_USERNAME

# LLM (optional)
api_key=your-api-key
base_url=https://api.openai.com/v1
model=gpt-4o-mini

Then run:

python -m booruswipe

Open http://localhost:8000. Give it at least 10 swipes before expecting recommendations to kick in.

For verbose logs:

python -m booruswipe --verbose

Docker

cp booru.conf.example booru.conf
# edit booru.conf, then:
docker compose build
docker compose up

Open http://localhost:8000.

The compose setup mounts ./booru.conf into the container, persists the SQLite database in a named volume, and runs with --verbose.

If your LLM runs locally, don't use localhost in booru.conf — inside Docker that refers to the container itself. Use host.docker.internal instead:

# LM Studio on host
base_url=http://host.docker.internal:1234/v1

# Ollama on host
base_url=http://host.docker.internal:11434/v1

If you only change booru.conf, a full rebuild isn't needed — just restart:

docker compose restart

Other useful commands:

docker compose logs -f
docker compose down
docker compose down -v   # also removes the database volume

Docker helper scripts

The scripts/ directory contains shortcuts for the most common Docker workflows:

  • ./scripts/docker-up - build the image and start the stack
  • ./scripts/docker-restart - restart the container without rebuilding
  • ./scripts/docker-rebuild - rebuild and recreate the container while keeping the DB volume
  • ./scripts/docker-reset-db - wipe the database volume and start fresh
  • ./scripts/docker-backup-db - copy the SQLite database into backups/docker/
  • ./scripts/docker-restore-db [backup-file] - restore a backup, or the latest one if no file is given
  • ./scripts/docker-logs - follow the container logs
  • ./scripts/docker-shell - open a shell inside the container, or a one-off shell if it is stopped
  • ./scripts/docker-test-compat - back up the DB, rebuild the image, and wait for /health

Configuration

All configuration lives in booru.conf.

Booru source

BOORU_SOURCE=gelbooru  # or: danbooru, e621

LLM providers

Provider api_key base_url model
OpenAI sk-... https://api.openai.com/v1 gpt-4o-mini
Ollama ollama http://localhost:11434/v1 llama3.2
LM Studio lm-studio http://localhost:1234/v1 local-model

All settings

Setting Required Default Description
BOORU_SOURCE Yes gelbooru Which booru to use (gelbooru, danbooru, or e621)
gelbooru_api_key If Gelbooru — Gelbooru API key
gelbooru_user_id If Gelbooru — Gelbooru user ID
danbooru_api_key If Danbooru — Danbooru API key
danbooru_user_id If Danbooru — Danbooru login name
e621_api_key If e621 — e621 API key
e621_user_id If e621 — e621 username
api_key No — LLM provider API key
base_url No https://api.openai.com/v1 LLM provider base URL
model No — Model name for chat completions
LLM_MIN_SWIPES No 8 Swipes required before LLM kicks in
LLM_MAX_TAGS No 30 Max cumulative tags sent to the LLM
LLM_TAG_FILTER_MIN_COUNT No 1 Minimum tag score to include in LLM input
LLM_USE_STRUCTURED_OUTPUT No true Validate LLM output against response schema
LLM_RECENT_MODE No split How recent LLM tags are compacted (split or absolute)
LLM_RECENT_FILTER_CUMULATIVE_LIKES No false Filter recent positive tags already in cumulative likes before sending to LLM
LLM_RECENT_POSITIVE No 25 Number of positive recent tags kept in split mode
LLM_RECENT_NEGATIVE No 25 Number of negative recent tags kept in split mode
LLM_RECENT No 20 Number of recent tags kept in absolute mode
RECENT_SWIPES_WINDOW No 15 Number of most recent swipes used for recent-tag scoring
BOORU_TAGS_PER_SEARCH No 8 Max tags used in the primary search query
BOORU_TAGS_PER_SEARCH_FALLBACK No 4 Max tags used in the fallback search query
BOORU_SEARCH_SORT_MODE No score Sort mode for normal searches (score or random)
SKIP_ANIMATED_IMAGES No true Exclude animated posts by adding -animated to search queries and skipping animated results
BOORU_API_MAX_RETRIES No 3 Retries for booru API requests
BOORU_API_RETRY_BASE_DELAY No 0.5 Initial retry delay for booru API requests (seconds)
BOORU_API_RETRY_MAX_DELAY No 8 Maximum retry delay for booru API requests (seconds)
TAG_DECAY_HALF_LIFE_SWIPES No 10 Half-life in swipes for tag score decay used by ranking and LLM input
RANDOM_IMAGE_CHANCE No 5 % chance to show a random image instead of a recommendation
DOUBLE_LIKED_NEVER_IGNORE No false Exempt double-liked images from repeat filtering
BOORU_SEARCH_LIMIT No 100 Images requested per search page
BOORU_SEARCH_PAGES No 1 Pages to scan before giving up

Data

BooruSwipe stores everything locally in a SQLite database:

  • swipes — each swipe event with booru source, tags, URLs, and weight
  • tag_counts — long-term like/dislike counters per tag
  • swiped_images — seen image IDs to reduce repeats
  • double_liked_images — IDs exempted from repeat filtering
  • preference_profiles — latest LLM-generated tag recommendations

Development

pytest -q                          # run tests
python -m booruswipe --reset-db    # wipe the local database

Limitations

  • Single-user: session state lives in process memory, not per-user sessions
  • No candidate ranking: recommendation improves search terms, not image ordering within results

Possible improvements

  • Score retrieved images instead of picking randomly from search results
  • Track tag combinations, not just independent tags
  • Smarter exploration beyond random chance
  • Per-user session handling
  • Live integration tests for Danbooru, Gelbooru, e621, and LLM providers

License

MIT

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Tinder-like interface for Gelbooru/Danbooru/e621 - you swipe left or right, AI selects the next image

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