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 # comfyui-discord
 
-A simplified interface to ComfyUI through Discord
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+A simplified interface to ComfyUI through Discord
+
+###### Quick Start
+
+1. Run `comfyui-discord.sh` to create `settings.json`
+
+2. Put your Discord bot's token in `settings.json`
+
+3. Set a channel's topic to `example-workflow`
+
+4. Run `comfyui-discord.sh`
+
+5. Send a message in that channel, e.g.
+
+    ```
+    steps25 cfg8 width512 height480 > a bowl of fruit on a wooden desk -red, strawberry, red apple, raspberry, metal x4
+    ```
+
+6. Observe the bot's response with attachment
+
+###### Explanation
+
+The message above is broken into a several compontents:
+
+    * `steps` - 25
+    * `cfg` - 8
+    * `width` - 512
+    * `height` - 480
+    * `positive`: "a bowl of fruit on a wooden desk"
+    * `negative`: "red, strawberry, red apple, raspberry, metal"
+    * `repeat_n_times`: 4
+
+...and is passed to ComfyUI by loading `example-workflow.json` and making text replacements, e.g.
+
+    * `__STEPS__` with `25`
+    * `__POSITIVE__` with `a bowl of fruit on a wooden desk`
+
+The `example-workflow_settings.json` file can be used to provide default values that are left unspecified in the user's message. For example, keys `width` and `height` can be set in `example-workflow_settings.json` and used for direct replacements of `__WIDTH__` and `__HEIGHT__` in the API workflow JSON body.