Common questions

What people ask most about AI configuration, data boundaries and everyday use.

Bring your own AI model

Bring your own API key to the SideBoo Chrome extension: OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, Kimi, GLM, Qwen or OpenRouter. Where to get each key, and how.

Bring your own API key, step by step

Five steps: pick a provider, create an API key, paste it into SideBoo and run Test service. Plus what leaves your browser, and what it costs.

Ollama, LM Studio and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint

Point the SideBoo Chrome extension at Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM or a company gateway — including the OLLAMA_ORIGINS setting that clears the 403.