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Cursor with Your Own API Key: Custom Endpoint Setup and Troubleshooting

Cursor with Your Own API Key: Custom Endpoint Setup and Troubleshooting

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Pointing Cursor at an OpenAI-compatible endpoint comes down to three things that have to match: the endpoint address, a working key, and model IDs that exist on that endpoint. Here is the setup, the error triage, and a five-item verification pass.

How to Choose a Model by Constraint, Not by Benchmark

How to Choose a Model by Constraint, Not by Benchmark

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Stop starting from leaderboards. Write six constraints first, converge with a small golden set, and compare failure types instead of scores. A practical guide to choosing models that survive production.

When to Use an API Aggregation Layer (and When to Go Direct)

When to Use an API Aggregation Layer (and When to Go Direct)

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An aggregation layer is not a default and not a mistake. It is a trade against four dimensions: integration cost, replacement cost, usage visibility, and the parts of the stack you cannot outsource. Here is how to decide, and how to keep your exit open.

What "OpenAI-Compatible" Actually Covers: An Integration Checklist

What "OpenAI-Compatible" Actually Covers: An Integration Checklist

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Compatible is not a single switch. This checklist breaks the claim into three layers worth verifying separately, the protocol surface, the feature surface, and the behavior surface, with eight concrete checks you can run against any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.