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API Key Setup

Takes 60 seconds. Pick your AI and follow the steps.

Your key stays on your device — AI-GameFriend stores it in the OS keychain and sends it only to the provider you picked. Never to us.

Claude (Anthropic)

console.anthropic.com
sk-ant-…
  1. 1Go to console.anthropic.com.
  2. 2Click "API Keys" → "Create Key".
  3. 3Copy the key (starts with "sk-ant-").
Example sessionEstimated cost
Chess game~$0.05 – $0.15
Civ VI game~$1.50 – $4.00

Copy this key and paste it in AI-GameFriend (Settings → API Keys, or the first-launch wizard).

sk-…
  1. 1Go to platform.openai.com/api-keys.
  2. 2Click "Create new secret key".
  3. 3Copy the key (starts with "sk-").
Example sessionEstimated cost
Chess game~$0.03 – $0.10
Civ VI game~$1.00 – $3.50

Copy this key and paste it in AI-GameFriend (Settings → API Keys, or the first-launch wizard).

(Google-issued token)
  1. 1Go to aistudio.google.dev/apikey.
  2. 2Click "Create API Key".
  3. 3Copy the key.
Example sessionEstimated cost
Chess game~$0.02 – $0.08
Civ VI game~$0.80 – $2.00

Copy this key and paste it in AI-GameFriend (Settings → API Keys, or the first-launch wizard).

Grok (xAI)

console.x.ai
(xAI-issued token)
  1. 1Go to console.x.ai.
  2. 2Create API key.
  3. 3Copy the key.
Example sessionEstimated cost
Chess game~$0.04 – $0.12
Civ VI game~$1.00 – $3.00

Copy this key and paste it in AI-GameFriend (Settings → API Keys, or the first-launch wizard).

Got your key?

Download AI-GameFriend and paste it in the first-launch wizard. Your first game is on Chess — no mods, no setup.

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