Understanding Companion Cards

By default, every companion on the Explore page is shown as a card. Here's what each part of the card tells you. (Prefer a denser view? Use the grid/list toggle in the toolbar to switch to a sortable table instead.)

In table view, each companion becomes a row with Chats, Rating, and Updated columns - click a column header to sort by that field, and click it again to reverse the direction.

Card layout

Header area

• Name - The companion's name, displayed in bold at the top left. Hover over it (or the whole card) and it highlights in indigo so you know it's clickable.
• Save button - A heart icon in the top right corner. Click it to save the companion to a collection (see Saving Companions). If the companion is already saved, the heart appears filled in rose/pink.
• Share button - Next to the save button, opens a share dialog with a copyable link and share options for the companion.

Body area

• Avatar - A square image on the left side representing the companion. This is set by the creator.
• Description - A short summary to the right of the avatar explaining what the companion does. If the description is long, it's trimmed to four lines with the rest hidden.

Footer area

The footer sits below a thin divider line and shows quick stats:

• Chats badge - A small indigo pill showing how many chat sessions this companion has had (e.g., "42 Chats").
• Rating - The companion's average rating displayed as a number with a gold star icon (e.g., "4.2").
• Last updated - A relative timestamp on the right side showing when the companion was last updated (e.g., "3d ago", "2mo ago").

Opening a companion

Click anywhere on the card to open the companion and start chatting - no account needed. You'll only be prompted to sign in if you try to save the companion, or if it's one the creator has set to require sign-in before you can chat at all. See Using Aura Without an Account for the full picture of what's free and what isn't.