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Connect a model

Agents need a model to work. Connect a cloud provider with your own API key, or run a model on your Mac for free.

Cloud providers

Commandr works with DeepSeek, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini and OpenRouter, using your own key.

  1. Create an API key in your provider’s console.
  2. In Commandr, open Settings with ⌘, and choose AI providers.
  3. Under Cloud providers, paste the key and click Connect.

Connect as many providers as you like. To remove a key, choose Disconnect.

You can create and open projects without a key, but agents can’t work until a provider is connected.

Local models

Ollama and LM Studio run models on your Mac, with no API bill and nothing from your projects sent to a provider.

  1. Install Ollama or LM Studio and download a model.
  2. Start Ollama, or start LM Studio’s local server.
  3. Commandr finds it by itself: it shows as Running under Local providers, and its models appear in Settings → Models. If it says Not running, start it and click Check again.

Commandr still needs an internet connection to check your account.

Where your keys are kept

Keys are encrypted with macOS key storage and stay on your Mac. Each key is only ever sent to the provider it belongs to — never to us — and workspace backups leave them out.

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Choose which model each agent uses in Choosing models.