ZeptapUse your own AI account
Connect Zeptap's chat to a Claude subscription, a ChatGPT subscription (via Codex) or an OpenRouter API key - setup steps, where credentials are stored, and status fixes.
Zeptap's chat runs on an AI account you already have, and you pay that provider directly: nothing extra when a subscription covers it. Set up any or all of the three in Settings (⌘,) › Agents (also a step of first-run setup), then switch between them from the model picker under the message box.
| Option | Needs | Pays with | Models |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude | A Claude plan that includes Claude Code, such as Pro or Max | The subscription | Those Claude Code offers on the plan |
| ChatGPT (Codex) | A ChatGPT plan that includes Codex, such as Plus or Pro | The subscription | Those Codex offers on the plan |
| OpenRouter | An OpenRouter API key with credit | Pay per use | Every OpenRouter model that calls tools and reads images: Claude, GPT, Gemini and more |
Setup
Each option is done when its card in Settings › Agents shows Connected.
Runs Anthropic's official Claude Code CLI on the Mac, signed in to your Claude account. If claude is already signed in on this Mac, the card shows Connected straight away.
- Open Settings › Agents › Claude Code.
- On Not installed, click Install Claude Code (Anthropic's installer).
- Click Sign In; the browser opens Claude's sign-in page.
- Sign in, paste the code the browser shows into Paste the code from your browser, and click Submit.
Switch Account signs in with a different account.
Where credentials live
| Option | Stored by | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Claude | Claude Code | Its own sign-in, shared with the claude command |
| ChatGPT | Codex | Its own sign-in, shared with the codex command |
| OpenRouter | Zeptap | The Mac's login keychain, this Mac only (not synced to iCloud) |
Zeptap sends the OpenRouter key only to OpenRouter; agents and the MCP server never see it. Screenshots and messages go only to the provider in use, under its terms.
Status and fixes
| Card shows | Meaning | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Connected | Ready | |
| Not installed | The CLI isn't on this Mac | Install |
| Not signed in | The CLI is signed out | Sign In |
| No API key | No OpenRouter key, or OpenRouter rejected it | Paste a working key, Save |
| Unverified | The status check failed; the agent may still work | The card's refresh button; check the network |
Same account, from the terminal
The Claude Code and Codex tabs also offer Use Zeptap from Claude Code sessions (or Codex sessions), which adds Zeptap's MCP server to that CLI so terminal sessions can drive the iPhone too. Connect an agent covers this and other agents such as Cursor and Claude Desktop.