# Terminaili

> OpenAI-compatible API access for coding agents.

Use https://terminaili.com/docs for the quickstart and https://terminaili.com/docs.txt for the plain-text version.

API base URL: https://api.terminaili.com/v1
Default coding model: ipop/coder-balanced
Authentication: Authorization: Bearer $TERMINAILI_API_KEY
API key guidance: use account keys for local tools and never expose keys to browser code.

Important resources:
- [Quickstart](https://terminaili.com/docs)
- [API reference](https://terminaili.com/docs/reference)
- [Guides](https://terminaili.com/docs/guides)
- [Integrations](https://terminaili.com/docs/integrations)
- [Plain text docs](https://terminaili.com/docs.txt)
- [LLM entrypoint](https://terminaili.com/llms.txt)
- [OpenAPI JSON](https://api.terminaili.com/v1/openapi.json)

Recommended quickstart flow:
1. Set OPENAI_BASE_URL to https://api.terminaili.com/v1.
2. Set OPENAI_API_KEY from $TERMINAILI_API_KEY.
3. Use model ipop/coder-balanced.
4. Call POST /v1/chat/completions.
5. Add stream: true for Server-Sent Events when needed.
6. Add tools for OpenAI-compatible function calling.
7. Use /docs/reference, /docs/guides, and /docs/integrations for deeper material.