Practical guides for AI coding tools and model APIs
How to connect Codex CLI and Claude Code to a third-party API, how token pricing works, and how to make sure you are on a gateway's official site, with configs and commands you can copy.
Route Claude Code through a third-party gateway with environment variables or the env block in ~/.claude/settings.json. SeedRouter example, choosing models, verifying the connection and fixing auth conflicts.
Point Codex CLI at an OpenAI-compatible gateway with a custom model provider in ~/.codex/config.toml. Full SeedRouter example, API key environment variable, a verification command and common errors.
More and more AI API gateways share names with copycat sites. Before you top up or paste an API key, check the domain, registration date, official notice, base URL, payment flow and a small test. Includes SeedRouter's official details.
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