---
title: "Tavo App API: Connect FreeTheAI"
description: "Use AI models in the Tavo roleplay app on Android and iPhone. Add FreeTheAI as a Custom (OpenAI Protocol) connection with the right base URL."
url: https://freetheai.org/setup/tavo
language: en
updated: 2026-09-29
---

# Tavo App API: Connect FreeTheAI

Tavo adds FreeTheAI as a Custom (OpenAI Protocol) API connection. Use the base URL ending in /v1 and a model ID from the models page.

## Settings

- Model Platform: `Custom (OpenAI Protocol)`
- API Base URL: `https://api.freetheai.org/v1`
- API Key: `your FreeTheAI key (ftai_..., 53 characters)`
- Model Name: `glm-5.3`

## Steps

1. **Open API Connection.** Open the menu and tap API Connection, then Add New.
2. **Choose the platform.** Set Model Platform to Custom (OpenAI Protocol).
3. **Enter your details.** Paste your key, the API Base URL ending in /v1 (not /chat/completions), and a model name. Tap Save.
4. **Make it the default.** Open the menu next to the new connection and set it as the default, then start a chat.

## Tips

- Adjust temperature and reply length under Parameter Settings on the connection page.
- To turn off a model's thinking, turn on "Turn thinking off" for your key on the API keys page (scope & settings). It works for every model and needs nothing in Tavo. Adding {"thinking": {"type": "disabled"}} under request body parameters also works on some models.

## Troubleshooting

**Tavo cannot connect. What should I check?**

The base URL must be https://api.freetheai.org/v1, the key must be complete, and your account must follow a provider of the model.

Checked: Checked against Tavo's help center (Custom OpenAI Protocol guide) on 2026-09-29.