BYOAIK (Bring Your Own AI Key) is a directory of AI tools that run on your own API key.

Open Cowork

One-click desktop agent app for Windows and macOS, keys supplied by you.

Website Source code

Category:
Desktop AI Assistants
Maintenance:
Actively developed (last commit yesterday)
Pricing:
Open Source
Open source:
Yes (MIT)
Self-hostable:
No
Local-first:
No
Platforms:
Desktop, Local-only
AI providers (bring your own key):
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, MiniMax, Moonshot AI (Kimi), Z.AI, Custom / OpenAI-compatible
API key storage:
Stored locally on device
Key risk level:
LOW
Trust score:
78/100

Open Cowork is a desktop AI agent application with a one-click install, built around bringing your own API key rather than an account with the publisher. It works with Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, GLM, MiniMax, Kimi and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, which is a wider provider spread than most desktop clients and notably includes several of the Chinese providers this directory now tracks. MIT.

Why this trust score (78/100)

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 10/10: Actively developed, with commits within the last three months.
  • 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 and not set by hand.

  • [REPORTED · RESEARCH] This listing was compiled by an AI-assisted research pass over the tool's public website, README and documentation. No person independently confirmed it.
  • [CONFIRMED · SOURCE_SCAN] Most recent commit 2026-09-14, about 0 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.