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

org-ai

Emacs org-mode package that calls OpenAI, Claude, Perplexity or a local model using the key you set yourself.

Website Source code

Category:
Writing Tools
Pricing:
Open Source
Open source:
Yes (GPL-3.0)
Self-hostable:
No
Local-first:
No
Platforms:
Desktop
AI providers (bring your own key):
OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, Azure OpenAI, Custom / OpenAI-compatible
API key storage:
Configured by environment variable
Key risk level:
LOW
Trust score:
72/100

org-ai is an Emacs package embedding AI text and image generation directly into org-mode buffers through special begin_ai blocks. The key is set with org-ai-openai-api-token or stored through auth-source and authinfo.gpg, and users can switch per block or globally between OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Perplexity, Stable Diffusion via a local webui, and local models through text-generation-webui. GPL-3.0, distributed via MELPA, 821 stars, pushed about seven months before review — the slowest-moving entry in this batch but still inside the freshness window.

Why this trust score (72/100)

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

  • Key Safety 22/25 — The key is supplied by an environment variable or local config file you control.
  • Request Routing 17/20 — Requests go straight from you to the AI provider.
  • Transparency 20/20 — Source is public under GPL-3.0, 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 2026-01-07 — about 7 month(s) ago. source

How your API key is handled

Your API key is supplied via an environment variable or local config file. Requests are sent directly to the AI provider.

Setup

Install the tool, set your provider API key as an environment variable (or in its config file), and pick a model.