BibGenie DocsBring Your Own Key
Use your own API key or local model, and understand BYOK data flow and privacy boundaries.
BYOK means Bring Your Own Key. It lets you use your own model provider, API key, or local model with BibGenie.
Why Use BYOK?
Control data flow
Custom model requests go directly from the local Zotero plugin to the provider you configure.
Use local models
Run models on your own machine with Ollama or LM Studio.
Avoid BibGenie credit usage
BYOK requests do not use BibGenie's official model service, so they do not consume BibGenie credits.