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Where: Settings → Content & publishing → Your AI accounts
Open this page: admin.<your-site>/settings/ai/providers (replace <your-site> with your site address)
Before you start
- A free OpenRouter account is enough for free models.
- Only members who manage AI can connect, and you need to have signed in recently.
Steps
- In your site admin, open Settings → Content & publishing → Your AI accounts.
- On the OpenRouter card, tap Connect with OpenRouter. Sign in at openrouter.ai and allow access. You come straight back. Connecting OpenRouter
- If one-tap connect is not available, create a key on the OpenRouter keys page. The key starts with
sk-or-. Copy it. - Paste it on the card and tap Test & connect.
Good to know
- Free models have a daily allowance set by OpenRouter. To use paid models, add credit on the OpenRouter credits page. OpenRouter bills you directly.
- With OpenRouter connected, Automatic uses free models.
- The key stays on your own server. Keynate never sees it.
Common problems
OpenRouter refused this key
Copy the whole key again. It must start with sk-or-. If you used one-tap connect, connect again.
Your OpenRouter account has no credit left
Add credit on the credits page, then tap Test again. Free models may still work.
OpenRouter is limiting requests right now
Free models have limits. Wait a minute, or add credit.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do I need OpenRouter to use AI?
No. You can use any provider in Use any AI with your own key.
Can I use free models only?
Yes. Leave Automatic on and do not add credit. OpenRouter then limits how much you can use each day.