so you should avoid using any api key. api key = $$$ out of any AI subscription plan…
and any app that connect to an AI needs an API key
the only way to avoid api key is to have your LLM as local.
Does Cowork work the same way as Codex? I have a number of tokens per 5 hours and per week which are included in my subscription.
I’m blazing through my feature requests with Codex. I wouldn’t mind paying more for more tokens.
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Not at all, there are version of claude code that integrates with some IDEs, not all app requires an API key
I asked ChatGPT how to reduce token usage and it gave me the following:
When debugging with Codex it’s tempting to load large parts of the repository immediately. That often wastes tokens and reduces accuracy.
A more efficient workflow is progressive discovery:
Describe the bug.
Ask Codex to search the repository and list likely files/functions.
Only after that allow it to load the specific files it wants to inspect.
This keeps the active context small and avoids sending the entire codebase to the model.
Typical prompt:
Bug description:
[describe the problem]
Do not edit code yet.
First search the repository and identify:
1. likely files
2. functions involved
3. which files should be inspected next
Once Codex proposes candidate files, load those files only and continue debugging.
This approach reduces token usage dramatically and usually improves the quality of the analysis.
It made me a version for the agents.md file.
don’t you have to pay a subscription for these IDE ?
No extra, claude code is connecting to the IDE. But I think it’s a development on Anthropic side.
Hi Gary,
So I tried but with no luck. I am attaching an image of the Zotto/Straico setup:
The API Key is correct. I am not sure about the endpoint? And as you can see none of the many dozens of LLM’s I have access to are loaded into the popup.
Here is a link to the API docs for Straico (I hope this is public):
I’m sure it’s something simple and might just be my ignorance.
I do hope we can get this to work. It seems to me that it will be very helpful for me to be working within Xojo instead of being outside and working with an LLM alone.
Appreciate,
John…
Just pushed out version 1.0.2 which fixes an issue some users were having with Anthopic secondary to a change they made to their API.
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Hi @GarryPettet, all -
Zotto 1.0.2 is failing to accept my license number, attached. I’ve tried many things to determine if it’s failing to resolve a DNS lookup with this error message immediately after clicking the “Activate” button:
”A server with the specified hostname could not be found.”
Any ideas how to fix this issue? It’s happening on my home and work Mac.
TIA!
It is probably related to @GarryPettet‘s blog post about it going open-source. He provides the GitHub link where I presume you can download a version without the DRM.
Hi Justin,
Christian is right. I have replied directly to your email.
I have open sourced Zotto for all and removed the DRM that was part of it.
I no longer code in Xojo which is why it felt right to open source my existing work.
Thank you for supporting me with a license however - it is very much appreciated.
What exactly is Objo studio? It looks more or less a new Xojo? Is this a new platform that I missed?
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I’m deliberately not.
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