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

Rivet

Visual IDE for building and debugging AI agent graphs, with your own OpenAI or Anthropic key in settings.

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Category:
Prompt Engineering Tools
Maintenance:
Maintained (last commit about 1 month ago)
Pricing:
Open Source
Open source:
Yes (MIT)
Self-hostable:
Yes
Local-first:
No
Platforms:
Desktop, Library/SDK, Self-hosted, Docker
AI providers (bring your own key):
OpenAI, Anthropic
API key storage:
Stored locally on device
Key risk level:
LOW
Trust score:
81/100

Rivet is an open-source visual programming environment and TypeScript library for building and debugging AI agent graphs, created by Ironclad. You configure your own OpenAI key and organisation, or Anthropic key, in the settings panel or through environment variables, with no Ironclad-hosted credits involved. Ships as a cross-platform desktop app plus an embeddable library for running exported graphs in your own backend. MIT licensed, 4,662 stars, last commit about three months before review.

How this tool was scored

Key handling 83/100 (where your key rests and who sees it, comparable across any licence) and verifiability 70/100 (how much of that BYOAIK could confirm, lower for closed source). Neither contains a 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 10/15: Can be self-hosted, so the data path stays inside infrastructure you control.
  • 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.

  • [CONFIRMED ยท SOURCE_SCAN] Most recent commit 2026-08-26, about 1 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. Because it can be self-hosted, your key never has to touch a third-party backend.

Setup

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