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Native BYOK support for visual reviews and Ask without an external coding agent

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@thesiti92 ya está trabajando en esto.

Desde el 19/10/2026.

Evaluación

Dificultad
5/5
Tiempo estimado
Más de una semana
Aptitud para principiantes
25/100
Tipo de issue
Nueva funcionalidad
Claridad
Bastante claro
Estado de actividad
Activo
Stack tecnológico
typescript
Área
ai, desktop

Línea de trabajo

Start by reading the Desktop generation and Ask entry points and the existing API-key and custom-endpoint settings used for file summaries. Map how external coding agents currently handle repository and diff exploration, generation, and conversations. The work is done when users can configure a provider and model, complete and resume the described workflows without an external agent, and receive progress, cancellation, and actionable errors.

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Descripción

Problem

Whiteboard Desktop already supports starting a visual review, but generation and Ask depend on an external coding agent installed on the machine.

The existing API-key and custom-endpoint settings power diffr’s file summaries. They do not enable whiteboard generation or Ask. Users who already have an API key therefore still need to install and configure Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, or Pi to use the full AI workflow.

Proposed experience

Add a native bring-your-own-key (BYOK) mode: install Whiteboard, configure an API key for a supported provider, choose a supported model, and use Whiteboard’s AI features directly.

Providers could include OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, and others, with no preferred provider.

Users should be able to:

  • Generate visual reviews from GitHub PRs or branch comparisons.
  • Explore and understand a repository’s architecture.
  • Generate and modify diagrams and explanations.
  • Ask contextual questions and request changes to a review through Ask.
  • Find and resume saved conversations.

The complete workflow should work on a machine with no external coding agent installed. Connecting a provider through an externally installed agent would not satisfy this request.

Proposed approach

Add native BYOK as an alternative to external coding agents across Desktop generation and Ask:

  • Let users configure a provider, securely save or remove an API key, and select a supported model in Whiteboard. Keep keys out of logs and shared content.
  • Support repository and diff exploration, whiteboard generation, and follow-up questions or edits through Ask using that configuration.
  • Save conversations so users can reopen and continue them after restarting Whiteboard.
  • Provide visible progress, cancellation, and actionable errors. Clearly communicate model limitations rather than assuming compatibility with every model a provider offers.
Lenguaje dominante
TypeScript
Estrellas
2.9k
Forks
145
Merge medio
15 h 55 min
PR fusionados (30 d)
593

Preparar el entorno

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Primeros pasos

  1. Lee el issue completo y luego la guía de contribución del proyecto.
  2. Comenta en el issue que vas a ocuparte — evita que dos personas hagan lo mismo.
  3. Haz un fork del repositorio y trabaja en una rama.
  4. Abre un pull request que haga referencia al número del issue.

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