First-class providers — including Sakana AI

Verum treats each lab as a product citizen: official base URL, models, docs, and BYOK. Not a generic “custom box” bolted on last.

Sakana AI — Fugu / Fugu Ultra

Multi-agent system-as-a-model — Fugu / Fugu Ultra coordinate frontier models via one OpenAI-compatible API.

Base URL: https://api.sakana.ai/v1
Console: console.sakana.ai
Models in Verum: fugu · fugu-ultra · namazu (compat)
Env var: SAKANA_API_KEY

Sakana Chat (consumer Namazu) may be JP-focused; Fugu API access depends on console eligibility for your region.

Get Sakana key Paste in Settings

Grok is not unlimited free API.

For free first messages use Groq/Gemini. For multi-agent orchestration use Sakana Fugu with your Sakana console key.

Sakana AI — Fugu / Fugu Ultra (first-class)

Create an API key at https://console.sakana.ai → API Keys. Use OpenAI-compatible base URL https://api.sakana.ai/v1. Fugu orchestrates specialist models behind one endpoint.

Open https://console.sakana.ai and sign in
Create an API key (copy once)
In Verum Settings → provider Sakana AI (Fugu)
Paste key (base URL defaults to https://api.sakana.ai/v1)
Pick model Sakana Fugu or Fugu Ultra in the chat model chip

Open console

Groq — free try

Free API key at console.groq.com — best first try without paid labs.

https://console.groq.com/keys → create gsk_ key
Settings → Groq → paste key
Chat with Llama 3.3 70B

Open console

Google Gemini — free try

Free-tier friendly key via Google AI Studio.

https://aistudio.google.com/apikey
Settings → Gemini → paste key

Open console

xAI Grok — promo / paid

console.x.ai → API keys. Promo credits may apply; not unlimited free forever.

https://console.x.ai → API key + billing credits
Settings → xAI or XAI_API_KEY in .env

Open console

Where to put keys

BYOK (recommended): /settings

Server file: C:\Users\barre\Verum\.env

SAKANA_API_KEY=your_sakana_key
GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_...
GEMINI_API_KEY=AIza...
XAI_API_KEY=xai-...
OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-...

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