ReDock + OpenRouter
Any model, one key.
OpenRouter fronts many providers behind one API. ReDock treats it as a provider with presets, so switching from one lab's model to another is a dropdown, not a migration.
Free · works with OpenRouter as OpenRouter · official marks, interoperability only What ReDock does with it
Any model, one key.
Presets Popular models pre-listed; add any OpenRouter model id.
One bill Usage shows up in one place; the key lives in your system credential store.
Honest capability notes Models that handle a smaller toolset are marked before you type.
Build it in an afternoon
Find the cheapest model that does the job
Three steps, one window, receipts for the parts the agent did.
- 01Settings → AI → OpenRouter → paste the key.
- 02Run the same "add a pricing page" task on three models.
- 03Keep the receipt you like; set that model as default.
OpenRouter on the blog
Local AI AI with no API key: a local model that can actually do things A local model with no key is usually a chat box. Give it real tools and it creates sites and edits WordPress instead, with the tools carrying the correctness. Read → Local AI Claude versus a local model for agent work: an honest comparison Claude is stronger at deep reasoning. A local model is private, free and offline, and good enough at picking tool calls. Use both, matched to the task. Read → Local AI A free AI website builder that runs offline: agent, local model, real WordPress The agent, the model and the site all run on your own machine, so you can build a real WordPress site with no account, no key and no connection. Read → Local AI Local models on an 8 GB Mac: what fits, and what it can actually do Memory is the hard constraint. A small model that fits and stays responsive beats a large one that swaps, and for driving tools it is genuinely enough. Read →
Calm ships tonight.
Download ReDock, berth your first site, and watch the AI work, receipts and all. Five minutes, no terminal.
Free · macOS and Windows · your sites stay on your machine