AI providers

Blame runs on your own credentials, and your provider bills you directly. It supports 50 AI providers, plus any OpenAI-compatible API. You can connect several, and use a different model for each story.

Connections live in Settings → Models & Providers, under Provider connections. Choose Connect provider, then pick a provider: the dialog groups them under Use your subscription, API keys, and More providers. The first-launch setup offers the same choice.

Use your Claude planCopy Anchor Link

Blame uses your Claude Pro or Max plan through Claude Code, running on your computer, and keeps its own tools and checks.

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

claude auth login

Use your ChatGPT planCopy Anchor Link

Under Use your subscription, choose OpenAI ChatGPT Subscription. Give the connection a name, then choose Continue with OAuth and sign in with your ChatGPT account.

Use an API keyCopy Anchor Link

Pick the provider under API keys or More providers, give the connection a name (for example "Work"), and paste the key. A provider can have several connections: use Add connection for another key.

Provider keys are encrypted. Without an account, the key that encrypts them is held by your system keychain.

Use an OpenAI-compatible endpointCopy Anchor Link

Choose OpenAI Compatible, then enter the endpoint's Base URL (for example https://provider.example/v1) and at least one Model ID.

Choose the modelsCopy Anchor Link

Settings → Models & Providers → Default models sets two models:

• Agent model: development sessions, backlog execution, and chat.
• Alternative model: project setup, security audits, and prompt optimization. Blame also uses it to approve and merge a story.

To change the model of one story, use the model picker in the story's comment box: it picks the model and reasoning of that story's next turn, without changing the default for new stories.