> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.boldminded.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.boldminded.com/carson/docs/requirements.md).

# Requirements

## Required

* ExpressionEngine 7.3 or greater
  * *ExpressionEngine 7.4 or greater if using the image description generator.* 
* PHP 8.2 or greater
* [OpenAI API key](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys) and available credits.

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