LobeChat Integration Guide

Overview

LobeChat supports any OpenAI-compatible host through env vars or its Add Custom Provider UI. Pair it with UnoRouter for a slick local web client.

Quick Config

Drop these values into the client. Your key auto-fills when you are signed in.

Base URL: https://api.unorouter.com/v1
API Key: YOUR_API_KEY

Compatibility

Step-by-step setup

1. 1
   Open Settings, then Language Model

   Click Add Custom Provider and fill in the form.

   text

   Provider Name: UnoRouter
   Provider ID: unorouter
   Request Format (SDK Type): openai
   Proxy URL: https://api.unorouter.com/v1
   API Key: YOUR_API_KEY

   Sign in to auto-fill your API key

2. 2
   Add models

   Save the provider, then add the UnoRouter models you want. LobeChat surfaces them in the model picker.

3. 3
   Optional: Docker env vars

   If you self-host, set the OpenAI env vars at container runtime instead.

   bash

   docker run -e OPENAI_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY \
              -e OPENAI_PROXY_URL=https://api.unorouter.com/v1 \
              lobehub/lobe-chat

   Sign in to auto-fill your API key

Recommended models

Free models that work well here. Paste any model id into the client.

Gotchas

• !To keep first-party OpenAI alongside UnoRouter, use Add Custom Provider, not the OpenAI env vars.
• !Provider ID must be lowercase. unorouter works, UnoRouter does not.