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

Crush

Glamourous terminal-native agentic coding agent that works with any LLM via your own API key.

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Category:

Coding Assistants

Pricing:

Open Source

Open source:

Yes (FSL-1.1-MIT)

Self-hostable:

No

Local-first:

No

Platforms:

CLI

AI providers (bring your own key):

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI, OpenRouter, Groq, Hugging Face, Ollama, Custom / OpenAI-compatible

API key storage:

Stored locally on device

Key risk level:

LOW

Trust score:

94/100

Crush is a terminal-based agentic AI coding assistant from Charm that bridges your terminal, your codebase, and the LLM of your choice. It uses LSP for additional code context, supports MCP servers over stdio/HTTP/SSE, manages per-project sessions, and lets you switch models mid-session while preserving conversation context. Users bring their own LLM provider API key, choosing from many named providers or connecting any OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible endpoint (including local models) via configurable base URLs.

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.