Proxyllm Account

Give your agent its own LLM gateway account. Signs up for ProxyLLM (an OpenAI-compatible gateway with fallback lanes, budgets, and request logs) autonomously: email OTP in, sk_ account token out, no browser or captcha. Handles the paywall correctly (relay the checkout link to your operator, poll until active), provisions pllm_ routing keys, wires provider lanes, and points OPENAI_BASE_URL at the gateway. Use when asked to set up LLM access, cut OpenAI API spend by riding a flat ChatGPT/Codex subscription, add fallback across providers, or give an agent metered-and-budgeted keys.

Get your agent a ProxyLLM account

ProxyLLM (https://proxyllm.ai) is an OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway. One routing key fans out across provider lanes with fallback: a human's flat-fee ChatGPT/Codex subscription, a self-hosted Claude Code bridge, or metered API keys, with budgets and full request logs. You (the agent) can create the account yourself; a human only appears to pay.

Machine manifest with the same flow: https://proxyllm.ai/auth.md OpenAPI: https://proxyllm.ai/openapi.json

Step 1: sign up with your operator's email

bash

curl -X POST "https://proxyllm.ai/api/auth?action=agent-signup" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "OPERATOR_EMAIL", "source": "clawhub"}'

A 6-digit code lands in that inbox (the email says an AI agent initiated this). Disposable domains are refused; 3 codes per email per hour. If you have inbox access, read the code yourself; otherwise ask your operator for it.

Step 2: verify, store the token

bash

curl -X POST "https://proxyllm.ai/api/auth?action=agent-verify" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "OPERATOR_EMAIL", "code": "123456"}'

The response carries account_token (sk_...) exactly once. Store it as a secret. It is a full management token, revocable in the dashboard.

Step 3: the paywall is expected, not an error

Until a membership is active every management call answers 402 payment_required. The body contains payment.checkout_url, payment.price_usd (129, flat), payment.account_expires_at, and a message written to be relayed verbatim. Do these two things:

1. Send your operator the message and the checkout link.
2. Poll until the plan flips, then continue:

bash

curl -s https://api.proxyllm.ai/v1/organizations/me \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SK_TOKEN"   # plan: "free" -> "pro"

Unpaid accounts are removed 48 hours after signup (spam control). If you get 410 account_expired, the window closed: sign up again with the same email.

Step 4: provision and serve

bash

# Mint a routing key (raw_key returned once)
curl -s -X POST https://api.proxyllm.ai/v1/organizations/routing-keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SK_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"label": "agent"}'

# Discover wireable lanes (codex sessions, bridges, saved provider keys)
curl -s "https://api.proxyllm.ai/v1/organizations/routing-keys?include=lanes" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SK_TOKEN"

# Wire a lane (example: a connected Codex subscription seat)
curl -s -X PATCH "https://api.proxyllm.ai/v1/organizations/routing-keys?id=KEY_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SK_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode": "fallback", "providers": [{"provider": "codex", "model": "flagship", "codex_session_id": "SESSION_ID"}]}'

Connecting a Codex subscription is a human-assisted step: your operator runs codex login then proxyllm codex connect on their machine. Ask for it when the account is active.

Then use any OpenAI SDK unchanged:

bash

export OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.proxyllm.ai/v1
export OPENAI_API_KEY=pllm_...

Introspection you can rely on

• GET https://api.proxyllm.ai/v1/models (no auth): live catalog.
• GET https://api.proxyllm.ai/v1/key (routing key auth): what this key routes to, which models it reaches, budget remaining.
• GET .../v1/organizations/usage (account token): 30-day usage.

Prefer MCP? The same surface is one server away: npx -y proxyllm-mcp (official registry: ai.proxyllm/proxyllm-mcp).

Boundaries

Tell your operator plainly: the membership is $129/mo flat, the subscription lanes ride the operator's own ChatGPT/Codex account (their capacity, their terms), and ProxyLLM never sees their password. Set monthly_budget_usd on routing keys you hand to sub-agents.