earendil-works/pi · error · Error

No API key for provider: ${model.provider}

Error message

No API key for provider: ${model.provider}

What it means

Error "No API key for provider: ${model.provider}" thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/ai/src/api/openrouter-images.ts:57

export const generateImages: ImagesFunction<"openrouter-images", ImagesOptions> = async (
	model: ImagesModel<"openrouter-images">,
	context: ImagesContext,
	options?: ImagesOptions,
) => {
	const output: AssistantImages = {
		api: model.api,
		provider: model.provider,
		model: model.id,
		output: [],
		stopReason: "stop",
		timestamp: Date.now(),
	};

	try {
		const apiKey = options?.apiKey;
		if (!apiKey) {
			throw new Error(`No API key for provider: ${model.provider}`);
		}
		const client = createClient(model, apiKey, options?.headers, options?.fetch);
		let params = buildParams(model, context);
		const nextParams = await options?.onPayload?.(params, model);
		if (nextParams !== undefined) {
			params = nextParams as typeof params;
		}
		const requestOptions = {
			...(options?.signal ? { signal: options.signal } : {}),
			...(options?.timeoutMs !== undefined ? { timeout: options.timeoutMs } : {}),
			maxRetries: 0,
		};
		const { data: response, response: rawResponse } = await retryProviderRequest(
			() =>
				client.chat.completions
					.create(params as unknown as ChatCompletionCreateParamsNonStreaming, requestOptions)
					.withResponse(),
			{

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Solutions

1. Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY or provide an API key for the provider.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/ai/src/api/openrouter-images.ts:57 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of earendil-works/pi@4af9d21d3b (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1da25c0070c9286a. Report an issue: GitHub.