whiskr

whiskr is a private, self-hosted web chat interface for interacting with AI models via OpenRouter.

Features

• Private and self-hosted (data stored in localStorage)
• Supports any model available on your OpenRouter account
• Real-time streaming responses
• Edit, delete, or copy any message
• Persistent settings for model, temperature, and other parameters
• Full conversation control including clearing and modifying messages

TODO

• Image and file attachments
• Reasoning effort control
• Web search tool
• Import and export of chats

Built With

Frontend

• Vanilla JavaScript and CSS
• marked for Markdown rendering
• highlight.js for syntax highlighting
• Fonts: Inter (UI), Comic Code (code)
• Icons: SVGRepo
• Color palette: Catppuccin Macchiato

Backend

• Go
• OpenRouter API for model completions

Getting Started

1. Copy .example.env to .env and set OPENROUTER_TOKEN:

cp .example.env .env

2. Build and run:

go build -o whiskr
./whiskr

3. Open http://localhost:3443 in your browser.

Usage

• Send a message with Ctrl+Enter or the send button
• Hover over a message to edit, delete, or copy it
• Adjust model, temperature, prompt, or message role from the controls in the bottom-left

License

GPL-3.0 see LICENSE for details.