Custom Endpoint

Connect any OpenAI-compatible API to Sciwand via the Custom Endpoint option.

Use Custom Endpoint to connect any OpenAI-compatible API - a self-hosted gateway, a proxy, or a provider not listed by name.

Cost and subscription depend entirely on the endpoint you point to. A self-hosted/local endpoint is free; a third-party gateway may be pay-as-you-go.

Step 1 - at the endpoint

  1. Have your server running and note its base URL (for example http://localhost:1234 or https://api.example.com).
  2. If it requires authentication, have the API key/token ready.

Step 2 - in Sciwand

  1. Open Settings -> AI Models, click Manage (or Add Model), then select Custom Endpoint and click Configure.
  2. Set Server URL. Sciwand auto-detects an OpenAI-style /v1 path.
  3. If the endpoint requires authentication, fill in API Key (Optional). Leave it blank for open local servers.
  4. Click Save Changes, then tick the models Sciwand discovers.

Notes

  • The endpoint must implement the OpenAI chat-completions API (/v1/chat/completions) or the Ollama tags API.
  • This option also exists on the Embeddings tab - see Local models.