diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b7f0fb8..80244a30 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ cache/*
 characters/*
 extensions/silero_tts/outputs/*
 extensions/elevenlabs_tts/outputs/*
+extensions/sd_api_pictures/outputs/*
 logs/*
 models/*
 softprompts/*
diff --git a/extensions/sd_api_pictures/requirements.txt b/extensions/sd_api_pictures/requirements.txt
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index 00000000..5f94b3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/sd_api_pictures/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+gradio
+modules
+Pillow
+requests
+torch
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diff --git a/extensions/sd_api_pictures/script.py b/extensions/sd_api_pictures/script.py
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+++ b/extensions/sd_api_pictures/script.py
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+import json
+import base64
+import requests
+import io
+
+from io import BytesIO
+from PIL import Image, PngImagePlugin
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import gradio as gr
+import torch
+
+import modules.chat as chat
+import modules.shared as shared
+
+torch._C._jit_set_profiling_mode(False)
+
+# parameters which can be customized in settings.json of webui  
+params = {
+    'enable_SD_api': False,
+    'address': 'http://127.0.0.1:7860',
+    'save_img': False,
+    'SD_model': 'NeverEndingDream', # not really used right now
+    'prompt_prefix': '(Masterpiece:1.1), (solo:1.3), detailed, intricate, colorful',
+    'negative_prompt': '(worst quality, low quality:1.3)',
+    'side_length': 512,
+    'restore_faces': False
+}
+
+SD_models = ['NeverEndingDream'] # TODO: get with http://{address}}/sdapi/v1/sd-models and allow user to select
+
+streaming_state = shared.args.no_stream # remember if chat streaming was enabled
+picture_response = False # specifies if the next model response should appear as a picture
+pic_id = 0
+
+def remove_surrounded_chars(string):
+    new_string = ""
+    in_star = False
+    for char in string:
+        if char == '*':
+            in_star = not in_star
+        elif not in_star:
+            new_string += char
+    return new_string
+
+# I don't even need input_hijack for this as visible text will be commited to history as the unmodified string
+def input_modifier(string):
+    """
+    This function is applied to your text inputs before
+    they are fed into the model.
+    """
+    global params, picture_response
+    if not params['enable_SD_api']:
+        return string
+
+    commands = ['send', 'mail', 'me']
+    mediums = ['image', 'pic', 'picture', 'photo']
+    subjects = ['yourself', 'own']
+    lowstr = string.lower()
+    if any(command in lowstr for command in commands) and any(case in lowstr for case in mediums): # trigger the generation if a command signature and a medium signature is found
+        picture_response = True
+        shared.args.no_stream = True                                                               # Disable streaming cause otherwise the SD-generated picture would return as a dud
+        shared.processing_message = "*Is sending a picture...*"
+        string = "Please provide a detailed description of your surroundings, how you look and the situation you're in and what you are doing right now"
+        if any(target in lowstr for target in subjects):                                           # the focus of the image should be on the sending character
+            string = "Please provide a detailed and vivid description of how you look and what you are wearing"
+
+    return string
+
+# Get and save the Stable Diffusion-generated picture
+def get_SD_pictures(description):
+
+    global params, pic_id
+
+    payload = {
+        "prompt": params['prompt_prefix'] + description,
+        "seed": -1,
+        "sampler_name": "DPM++ 2M Karras",
+        "steps": 32,
+        "cfg_scale": 7,
+        "width": params['side_length'],
+        "height": params['side_length'],
+        "restore_faces": params['restore_faces'],
+        "negative_prompt": params['negative_prompt']
+    }
+    
+    response = requests.post(url=f'{params["address"]}/sdapi/v1/txt2img', json=payload)
+    r = response.json()
+
+    visible_result = ""
+    for img_str in r['images']:
+        image = Image.open(io.BytesIO(base64.b64decode(img_str.split(",",1)[0])))
+        if params['save_img']:
+            output_file = Path(f'extensions/sd_api_pictures/outputs/{pic_id:06d}.png')
+            image.save(output_file.as_posix())
+            pic_id += 1
+        # lower the resolution of received images for the chat, otherwise the history size gets out of control quickly with all the base64 values
+        newsize = (300, 300)
+        image = image.resize(newsize, Image.LANCZOS)
+        buffered = io.BytesIO()
+        image.save(buffered, format="JPEG")
+        buffered.seek(0)
+        image_bytes = buffered.getvalue()
+        img_str = "data:image/jpeg;base64," + base64.b64encode(image_bytes).decode()
+        visible_result = visible_result + f'<img src="{img_str}" alt="{description}">\n'
+    
+    return visible_result
+
+# TODO: how do I make the UI history ignore the resulting pictures (I don't want HTML to appear in history)
+# and replace it with 'text' for the purposes of logging?
+def output_modifier(string):
+    """
+    This function is applied to the model outputs.
+    """
+    global pic_id, picture_response, streaming_state
+
+    if not picture_response:
+        return string
+
+    string = remove_surrounded_chars(string)
+    string = string.replace('"', '')
+    string = string.replace('“', '')
+    string = string.replace('\n', ' ')
+    string = string.strip()
+
+    if string == '':
+        string = 'no viable description in reply, try regenerating'
+
+    # I can't for the love of all that's holy get the name from shared.gradio['name1'], so for now it will be like this
+    text = f'*Description: "{string}"*'
+
+    image = get_SD_pictures(string)
+
+    picture_response = False
+
+    shared.processing_message = "*Is typing...*"
+    shared.args.no_stream = streaming_state
+    return image + "\n" + text
+
+def bot_prefix_modifier(string):
+    """
+    This function is only applied in chat mode. It modifies
+    the prefix text for the Bot and can be used to bias its
+    behavior.
+    """
+
+    return string
+
+def force_pic():
+    global picture_response
+    picture_response = True
+
+def ui():
+
+    # Gradio elements
+    with gr.Accordion("Stable Diffusion api integration", open=True):
+        with gr.Row():
+            with gr.Column():
+                enable = gr.Checkbox(value=params['enable_SD_api'], label='Activate SD Api integration')
+                save_img = gr.Checkbox(value=params['save_img'], label='Keep original received images in the outputs subdir')
+            with gr.Column():
+                address = gr.Textbox(placeholder=params['address'], value=params['address'], label='Stable Diffusion host address')
+        
+        with gr.Row():
+            force_btn = gr.Button("Force the next response to be a picture")
+            generate_now_btn = gr.Button("Generate an image response to the input")
+
+        with gr.Accordion("Generation parameters", open=False):
+            prompt_prefix = gr.Textbox(placeholder=params['prompt_prefix'], value=params['prompt_prefix'], label='Prompt Prefix (best used to describe the look of the character)')
+            with gr.Row():
+                negative_prompt = gr.Textbox(placeholder=params['negative_prompt'], value=params['negative_prompt'], label='Negative Prompt')
+                dimensions = gr.Slider(256,702,value=params['side_length'],step=64,label='Image dimensions')
+                # model = gr.Dropdown(value=SD_models[0], choices=SD_models, label='Model')
+    
+    # Event functions to update the parameters in the backend
+    enable.change(lambda x: params.update({"enable_SD_api": x}), enable, None)
+    save_img.change(lambda x: params.update({"save_img": x}), save_img, None)
+    address.change(lambda x: params.update({"address": x}), address, None)
+    prompt_prefix.change(lambda x: params.update({"prompt_prefix": x}), prompt_prefix, None)
+    negative_prompt.change(lambda x: params.update({"negative_prompt": x}), negative_prompt, None)
+    dimensions.change(lambda x: params.update({"side_length": x}), dimensions, None)
+    # model.change(lambda x: params.update({"SD_model": x}), model, None)
+
+    force_btn.click(force_pic)
+    generate_now_btn.click(force_pic)
+    generate_now_btn.click(eval('chat.cai_chatbot_wrapper'), shared.input_params, shared.gradio['display'], show_progress=shared.args.no_stream)
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