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Welcome to ChessAgine

Your AI-powered chess companion with plug-and-play provider integration
Why Use Your Own API Key?
  • Cost Control

    You pay only for what you use, directly to the provider, ChessAgine now supports Ollama pay $0 and use best LLM models.

  • Model Choice

    Select any supported model based on your budget and needs

  • Privacy & Security

    Direct connection to providers without intermediary costs or risks

  • Ollama Simplicity

    No API key required — run models locally or connect via ngrok/cloud for instant access

API Setup Guides

Follow these step-by-step guides to set up your API key with any supported provider.

OpenAI Setup Guide
  • Visit the API keys page
  • Get API Key
  • Create a new API key
  • Copy your API key

    Should start with: sk-...

  • Enter the key in ChessAgine settings
Available Models:
gpt-4
gpt-4-turbo
gpt-3.5-turbo
gpt-4o
gpt-4o-mini
o3
o3-mini
o1
o1-mini
o4-mini
gpt-5
gpt-5-mini
gpt-5-nano
gpt-4.1
gpt-4.1-mini
gpt-4.1-nano
View Documentation
Claude Setup Guide
  • Visit the API keys page
  • Get API Key
  • Create a new API key
  • Copy your API key

    Should start with: sk-ant-...

  • Enter the key in ChessAgine settings
Available Models:
claude-sonnet-4-20250514
claude-opus-4-20250514
claude-3-5-sonnet-latest
claude-3-5-haiku-latest
View Documentation
Google Gemini Setup Guide
  • Visit the API keys page
  • Get API Key
  • Create a new API key
  • Copy your API key

    Should start with: AIza...

  • Enter the key in ChessAgine settings
Available Models:
gemini-1.5-pro
gemini-1.5-flash
gemini-2.0-flash
gemini-2.0-flash-lite
gemini-2.5-flash
gemini-2.5-pro
View Documentation
Ollama Setup Guide
  • Download Ollama
    Download
  • Sign up to Ollama
  • Install models locally using terminal or use cloud (-cloud models) in Ollama interface by chatting with them
  • Download Ngrok
    Download
  • Authenticate ngrok in terminal by getting the token from in your dashboard
    Open Dashboard
  • Point ngrok to port 11434 by running ngrok http 11434
  • Paste the ngrok web link in ChessAgine settings
  • Start using it!
Available Models:
qwen3:8b
qwen3:4b
qwen3:30b
gpt-oss:20b
gpt-oss:120b
deepseek-v3.1:671b-cloud
gpt-oss:120b-cloud
gpt-oss:20b-cloud
View Documentation
Need Help?

If you encounter any issues during setup, please join the community Discord for help!