API Keys

Keys by profile

No keys required

think

Structured reasoning scratchpad.

focus

Multi-model orchestration (keys for the models it uses).

nextThought

Sequential thinking.

doctor

Setup diagnostic — zero cost.

Multi-model tools

jury

Google + one of OpenRouter / Grok / OpenAI / Perplexity.

plan_critique

Google + one of OpenRouter / Grok / OpenAI.

diff_review

Google + one of OpenRouter / OpenAI.

workflow

Keys for the tools each workflow calls.

Option 1 · user config file

Recommended. ~/.tachibot/.env works across all projects.

1PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=your_perplexity_key_here
2XAI_API_KEY=your_xai_key_here
3OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_key_here
4GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_gemini_key_here
5OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_openrouter_key_here
6TACHIBOT_PROFILE=heavy_coding

Option 2 · Claude Code MCP config

Add keys directly in ~/.claude.json.

1{
2  "mcpServers": {
3    "tachibot": {
4      "command": "tachibot",
5      "env": {
6        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "sk-or-xxx",
7        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "your-key"
8      }
9    }
10  }
11}