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Terminal agent · OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Responses, Anthropic Messages

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FormatWhere to set it up
OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Responses, Anthropic Messages~/.factory/settings.json → customModels array; select a model with the /model command under “Custom models”

Setup

Copy the configuration and replace sk-... with your key from the Ailoot Dashboard. Prefer storing the key in the environment variable AILOOT_API_KEY, if the application supports it.

Before starting, request GET /v1/models with your Ailoot key. Choose an exact model ID whose methods include POST /v1/chat/completions, POST /v1/responses, POST /v1/messages, then use that ID in the configuration. For agents, also check tool support and the features required by your client version.

{
  "customModels": [
    {
      "model": "claude-sonnet-5-5",
      "displayName": "Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Ailoot)",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.ailoot.ai",
      "apiKey": "${AILOOT_API_KEY}",
      "provider": "anthropic",
      "maxOutputTokens": 64000
    },
    {
      "model": "gpt-6.1-sol",
      "displayName": "GPT-6.1 Sol (Ailoot)",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",
      "apiKey": "${AILOOT_API_KEY}",
      "provider": "openai",
      "maxOutputTokens": 64000
    },
    {
      "model": "deepseek-v4-pro",
      "displayName": "DeepSeek V4 Pro (Ailoot)",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",
      "apiKey": "${AILOOT_API_KEY}",
      "provider": "generic-chat-completion-api",
      "maxOutputTokens": 32000
    }
  ]
}

This configuration reads the key from the environment variable AILOOT_API_KEY. Set it before starting the application:

export AILOOT_API_KEY="sk-..."   # add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc

Example model: claude-sonnet-5-5. Choose any other model from the catalog — check that it supports the format you need.

Good to know

Test

  • For the OpenAI format, the URL is https://api.ailoot.ai/v1 (or the full path if the application asks for a full URL).
  • For the Anthropic format, the URL is https://api.ailoot.ai without /v1.
  • Ask a short question. If you get an error, check the code and Request ID, then consult Errors and limits.
  • 404 immediately after setup almost always means the URL is wrong: an extra or missing /v1.
  • 402 — insufficient balance for the reserve. Agents reserve more than chat: why.

Application documentation: https://docs.factory.com/model-independence/byok

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