DEDUPEDWho it is forBuilder with a script or editor tool that reads OPENAI_BASE_URL and wants it to use a different model
The problemTools that call one vendor's API cannot easily use other models or your pooled accounts.
The outcomeThe tool sends requests to 127.0.0.1:3425 and gets answers from whichever model magpie routes to.
What you need first
- macOS, Windows, Linux, Docker or Termux
- At least one coding agent already installed (for example Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI)
- At least one provider: an API key, a local model server, or a signed-in subscription such as Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini or Grok
- Bun is downloaded automatically the first time a plugin needs it
Steps
- Make sure magpie is running with at least one provider added
- Run: export OPENAI_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:3425/v1 OPENAI_API_KEY=magpie
- Run your tool or script as usual
- Check the Routing view to see the request arrive and which provider answered
Prompt for your agent
Using yetone/magpie, configure <TOOL_NAME> to use the local gateway at 127.0.0.1:3425 via its base URL environment variables. Run one request and verify it shows up in magpie's Routing view.
Caveat. A tool that hard-codes its API host or rejects custom base URLs will not work. One user also reported that some apps do not accept magpie as a provider.
About magpie
A menu bar app to pair any coding agent with any model, like Codex on DeepSeek. Part of this week's top 10 repos: ranked #9 on Repo Radar. View yetone/magpie on GitHub.
More with magpie
- Send quick questions to a cheap model and hard tasks to a strong one Use intent routing so a small model reads each turn and picks the model that fits it.
- Run your coding agent on a cheaper or different model Point Codex, Claude Code or Gemini CLI at DeepSeek, Kimi or GLM without hand-editing each agent's config.
- Keep coding when one account hits its rate limit Group several accounts or models so the gateway quietly moves to the next one when a quota runs out.
- Use a plan you already pay for inside other agents Let OpenCode or Gemini CLI run on the ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot subscription you are already signed in to.
- Switch every agent's model setup with one named profile Save a Budget or Focus profile and flip all your agents between them in one move.
- Move your existing provider setup into one app Import providers from CC Switch, Claude Code, Codex or Alma instead of re-entering every key.
- Add a model login through an npm plugin Install an OpenCode or pi plugin so a sign-in flow becomes a usable provider for your agents.
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