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Support OpenRouter OAuth PKCE authentication #7766

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Description

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Problem

Currently, OpenRouter authentication only supports manually entering an API key. OpenRouter provides an OAuth PKCE flow that allows users to authenticate with their OpenRouter account directly, which is more convenient and aligns with how other providers (Anthropic, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI/Codex) handle authentication.

Proposed Solution

Add an internal authentication plugin for OpenRouter that implements the OAuth PKCE flow, following the same pattern as the existing CodexAuthPlugin.

The flow:

  1. Start a local HTTP server to receive the OAuth callback
  2. Open browser to OpenRouter authorization URL with PKCE challenge
  3. User authorizes in browser
  4. Exchange authorization code for API key
  5. Store the API key

Reference: https://openrouter.ai/docs/guides/overview/auth/oauth

Additional Context

This falls under "Support for new providers" in the contributing guidelines. The implementation follows established patterns in the codebase and requires minimal changes to existing files.

Activity

  1. github-actions commented on Jan 11, 2026

    @github-actions
    Contributor

    This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

    Feel free to ignore if this addresses a different aspect of OpenRouter authentication.

  2. github-actions commented on Mar 25, 2026

    @github-actions
    Contributor

    To stay organized issues are automatically closed after 90 days of no activity. If the issue is still relevant please open a new one.

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