Agents guess at model names and prices. Open Dashboard gives yours
exact IDs and provider-published prices with visible units, conditions
and source dates across
the package's provider catalogues, covering text, image, video and
audio models where sources publish them.
Crazyrouter is returned as cheaper on both legs:
direction: "cheaper" and
savingsPercent.value: "35".
Captured from dashboard_price_comparison. Crazyrouter
is marked provenance: "derived" from its discount
badge; OpenRouter is marked provenance: "published".
Crazyrouter source ↗
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OpenRouter source ↗
Step 01 / 03
Where do you work?
We’ll prepare the right settings for your agent.
Made for the agent you already use.
Codex compatibility & help
This local stdio setup works with Codex in the desktop app,
CLI or IDE. They share MCP settings when running on the same
host. Add the generated entry to ~/.codex/config.toml there,
then restart the connection or open a new session.
Install Node.js as required by the package where Codex runs. Check node --version and
npx --version in that environment. If a command is missing,
add Node/npm to that host’s PATH and restart Codex. Choose
Native Windows for cmd /c npx; choose WSL when Codex runs
inside Linux, with Node and the config file inside WSL.
Web and hosted cloud sessions do not inherit this local setup.
Open Dashboard does not currently provide a hosted connector.
Use codex mcp list to check the saved entry and /mcp in the
local app or CLI to check available tools.
Choose Claude Code for its terminal setup, or Claude Desktop
for a local Desktop Chat connection. This package runs locally
over stdio, so the agent must be able to start a local MCP
server.
Claude Cowork and web connectors use remote servers. Open
Dashboard does not currently ship a hosted connector for them.
Official Claude compatibility guide ↗
OpenClaw compatibility & help
OpenClaw stores saved MCP servers under
mcp.servers in its JSON5 config. With the
default home, use ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json on
macOS, Linux or WSL, and
%USERPROFILE%\.openclaw\openclaw.json on native
Windows. If OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH is set, use
that file instead.
Config check: openclaw@2026.9.4 · 11 September
2026. The generated entry was accepted with
openclaw mcp set and reported as
transport: "stdio" by
openclaw mcp status --json. No live
openclaw mcp probe has been run here. Run
openclaw mcp probe open-dashboard after saving
to test the live connection on your machine.
Install
Node.jsas required by the package
with npm, and use an agent that supports local MCP servers. Your
agent starts the npm package through npx. Public model
discovery and public usage tools do not need your provider keys;
some provider sources and optional account tools need additional
configuration. Check the
package documentation
for those sources.
Can I add or remove tools later?
Yes. Return to this page, choose your tools again, and replace the
Open Dashboard entry in your agent’s settings. Restart the
connection so it discovers the new selection. The
OPEN_DASHBOARD_TOOLS setting controls which tools the
server exposes. Omitting it exposes all available tools.
Can this tell me when free models become paid?
It can report observed free-to-paid changes between archived
OpenRouter runs. It does not predict a future price change, send
alerts or monitor your personal usage allowance. The
explorer shows provider free-plan
limits separately from model prices.
All available tools Technical reference
The names below are verified against the package contract. Your
configuration can enable any subset.
dashboard_catalogue
Model IDs, capabilities, token and media prices.
dashboard_model_economics
Cost and capability ranking, with unknown prices kept visible.
dashboard_resolve_model
Exact model IDs and fallbacks for a set of requirements.
dashboard_free_models
Models with confirmed zero prices and capability filters.
dashboard_price_comparison
Crazyrouter aliases compared with OpenRouter and sourced
reference prices.
dashboard_model_status
Last observed availability for a model ID.
dashboard_whats_changed
Observed model and price changes between archive runs.
dashboard_usage_leaders
Public model and app usage with explicit time windows.
dashboard_matrix
The published app-by-model usage matrix, when available.
dashboard_github_trending
The GitHub trending board and repository links.
dashboard_github_movers
Observed momentum in reviewed AI project categories.
dashboard_benchmarks
Published benchmark observations and source evidence.
dashboard_generation_costs
Measured per-generation costs when the provider reports them.
dashboard_speed
Speed evidence, publication state and measurement protocol.
dashboard_source_health
Data freshness and source availability.
dashboard_contract
Package version, schemas and announced removals.
dashboard_key_inventory
Optional, explicitly configured local key inventory.
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