📦 Chatbox Integration Guide

Chatbox is one of the most popular cross‑platform AI clients. It has a clean UI, supports Windows/Mac/iOS/Android, and is a great alternative to official web UIs.

Because Old Dog AI is fully compatible with the OpenAI API protocol, you can configure it in Chatbox smoothly.

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📥 Step 1: Download & install

If you haven’t installed it yet, download the version for your device from: 👉 Chatbox (Chinese) download page

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⚙️ Step 2: Configure API settings

Open Chatbox and configure as follows:

1. Open settings: click Settings (gear icon) in the bottom-left.
2. Select provider: in “AI Provider”, choose OpenAI API.
3. Fill in the core fields:
   • API Key: your token from the Old Dog AI Console (starts with sk-).
   • API Host: enter our base request domain:

     https://api.olddog.shop > (⚠️ If you get 404 during testing, try changing it to https://api.olddog.shop/v1. In most cases Chatbox appends /v1 automatically.)

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🤖 Step 3: Pick a model and chat

1. Set the model: below the host field, there is a Model option. You can select from the dropdown or enter the model name manually as recommended in Models & Pricing.
   • For example: claude-sonnet-4-6 or gpt-5.2.
2. Other settings (optional): adjust Temperature etc. as needed; defaults are fine for daily use.
3. Save: click Save at the bottom.

🎉 Done. Return to the main chat screen, start a new conversation, and ask away.

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💡 Troubleshooting

• 401 Unauthorized: your API key is incorrect, or the key was deleted/disabled in the console. Copy it again and recheck.
• 404 Not Found: check the API host spelling, or try appending /v1.
• Model not found: the model name is incorrect. Follow the exact casing and symbols (for example, don’t type claude-opus-4.6 instead of claude-opus-4-6).