BYOAIK — Bring Your Own AI Key: a directory of AI tools that run on your own API key.

Copilot for Xcode

Community Xcode extension adding chat and suggestions, with the ChatGPT path running on your own OpenAI key.

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Category:
IDE Plugins
Pricing:
Open Source
Open source:
Yes (MIT)
Self-hostable:
No
Local-first:
No
Platforms:
Desktop
AI providers (bring your own key):
OpenAI, Custom / OpenAI-compatible
API key storage:
Stored locally on device
Key risk level:
LOW
Trust score:
73/100

An open-source macOS Xcode Source Editor Extension, unaffiliated with GitHub's official Copilot for Xcode, adding suggestion and chat panels backed by GitHub Copilot, Codeium or ChatGPT. For the ChatGPT path the user configures their own OpenAI key under Service, Chat Model in the host app rather than routing through a paid proxy; the Copilot and Codeium modes use those vendors' own authentication instead. MIT licensed, distributed free through GitHub releases. 8,234 stars, pushed about four months before review.

Why this trust score (73/100)

Trust measures how the tool treats your API key and how much of that has been verified. It contains no popularity signal.

  • Key Safety 23/25 — The key is held on your own device.
  • Request Routing 17/20 — Requests go straight from you to the AI provider.
  • Transparency 20/20 — Source is public under MIT, so anyone can check how the key is handled.
  • Privacy 7/15 — Nothing specific is known about its data handling beyond the key itself.
  • Maintenance 5/10 — Last commit was within the last year.
  • Verification Confidence 1/10 — Compiled from public documentation by an AI-assisted pass, not independently confirmed.

What was checked

Verification tier: RESEARCH_ASSISTED — derived from the evidence below, not set by hand.

  • [CONFIRMED · SOURCE_SCAN] Most recent commit 2026-02-05 — about 6 month(s) ago. source

How your API key is handled

Your API key is stored locally on your device. Requests are sent directly to the AI provider.

Setup

Open settings, paste your provider API key, choose a model, and start — the key stays on your device.