Connect Pi coding agent to Yolo-Auto's LLM API.

Add a Yolo-Auto provider to Pi, run Qwen through an OpenAI-compatible API, and test the coding agent with a free key.

Who Pi Coding Agent API Setup is actually for

Pi Coding Agent API Setup is best for developers and power users who want model access inside tools, agents, scripts, and apps, not just a closed consumer chatbot tab.

• Pi users adding a custom Qwen model provider.
• Developers testing a coding agent with a free LLM API key.
• Repository workflows that need reasoning support and a large context window.

Keep the coding agent, change the model backend

The integration uses each tool's existing custom-provider support. Yolo-Auto supplies an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, API key, and public Qwen model without replacing the coding-agent interface.

Start with the free tier to verify the configuration. The same endpoint and model shape continue working when a flat-rate paid plan becomes a better fit for longer sessions.

Add the Yolo-Auto provider to Pi

Copy the provider block, replace the API-key placeholder, and select the configured Qwen model in Pi.

These examples use qwen3.8-flash, our recommended model for text, images, and tools on Free and paid plans. Paid users can optionally choose yolo, a configurable route initially backed by Flash. Its server-side target can change while your client model ID stays the same.

{
  "providers": {
    "Yolo-Auto": {
      "baseUrl": "https://yolo-auto.com/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "YOUR_yolo_API_KEY_HERE",
      "compat": {
        "supportsDeveloperRole": false,
        "supportsStore": false,
        "supportsReasoningEffort": true,
        "thinkingFormat": "qwen-chat-template"
      },
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "qwen3.8-flash",
          "name": "qwen3.8-flash",
          "reasoning": true,
          "input": [
            "text",
            "image"
          ],
          "contextWindow": 131072,
          "cost": {
            "input": 0,
            "output": 0,
            "cacheRead": 0,
            "cacheWrite": 0
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Keep the provider configuration private because it contains the API key.

When to choose Yolo-Auto