OpenRouter BYOK Now Supported

What's New

Use your existing OpenRouter API keys on Backboard to unlock stateful memory, session continuity, and integrated RAG — without changing providers or migrating infrastructure.

How It Works

• Add your OpenRouter API key in the Backboard dashboard under Settings → Integrations.

• All OpenRouter models immediately become available with Backboard memory and state attached.

• Model routing still handled by OpenRouter — Backboard adds the stateful layer on top.

• Billing splits cleanly: pay OpenRouter for model usage, Backboard for infrastructure features.

What You Get

• Persistent memory: Every conversation through OpenRouter now remembers across sessions.

• Session continuity: Pick up conversations where you left off, regardless of model switches.

• Integrated RAG: Your documents and knowledge bases work with all OpenRouter models.

• Thread management: Organize conversations into threads with full history.

• State management: Stateful tool calling across conversation rounds.

Supported Models

Every model available on OpenRouter works with BYOK — no restrictions. This includes models not yet in Backboard's direct library, giving you access to niche and community models with full Backboard infrastructure.

Migration Guide

• No code changes required if you're already using Backboard's API format.

• For existing OpenRouter users: add the Backboard SDK wrapper around your existing calls to enable memory.

• Existing OpenRouter conversations can be imported as Backboard threads for continuity.