Openrouter free api not working. Why MCP need separate API KEY, suggesting to use AI that calls MCP #596

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opened 2025-10-14 16:04:25 -06:00 by navan · 0 comments
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Originally created by @lukasz8k on 6/4/2025

Does task-master work with any free API? Because I tested all possible free models from openrouter and none works.
Usually i get an error:

Error: OpenRouter API error during object generation: Unauthorized
Version: 0.16.1
Name: task-master-ai

Sometimes i had an error about wrong API key. I have read that supposedly free APIs cannot be used. So the question is whether I can't use the models I already outsource to. I have the MCP taskmaster hooked up to windsurf so why does it need the KEY API when it could use the AI that calls the tools

*Originally created by @lukasz8k on 6/4/2025* Does task-master work with any free API? Because I tested all possible free models from openrouter and none works. Usually i get an error: ``` Error: OpenRouter API error during object generation: Unauthorized Version: 0.16.1 Name: task-master-ai ``` Sometimes i had an error about wrong API key. I have read that supposedly free APIs cannot be used. So the question is whether I can't use the models I already outsource to. I have the MCP taskmaster hooked up to windsurf so why does it need the KEY API when it could use the AI that calls the tools
navan 2025-10-14 16:04:26 -06:00
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