Use your own keys

Run tasks with your own model and data-source keys instead of PaperSeek Service. Tasks with your own keys use no credits; provider charges and rate limits belong to your own provider accounts.

Set up your keys

1. Select Your own key from the account menu at the bottom of the sidebar.
2. In Settings › Model service, choose Add connection, fill in the model details and key, then click Save (see Models & ranking).
3. In Settings › Data sources, choose Configure (or Configure key) for a source and save its key. With your own key, every source that takes a key requires one, including OpenAlex, PubMed, and Semantic Scholar; arXiv, Crossref, and PaperHub work without one.

Model keys and data-source keys are separate. A model API key does not grant access to a literature database.

Public endpoints only

Online, only public model endpoints are accepted. Localhost, 127.0.0.1, private network addresses, and other non-public destinations are blocked. To use a model on your own machine or network, run the Community edition.

Related

• Data & privacy — how saved keys are stored and who can see them.
• Service & credits — the alternative: PaperSeek-provided models.