Quick Start – AI Gateway

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These examples require Node.js 22.18 or later.

Agent Prompt

Set up AI Gateway for text generation in my existing Node.js project. Reuse `AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY` if it is already configured without exposing its value. If it is missing, run the Vercel CLI through `npx vercel@latest`; no global install is required. Check authentication with `npx vercel@latest whoami`. If login is required, pause and ask me to run `npx vercel@latest login`. Determine the target team from the linked project or current CLI scope; if it is ambiguous, ask me for the team slug. Then run `npx vercel@latest --scope <team-slug> ai-gateway api-keys create --name <descriptive-name>`. Capture the command's stdout directly into the project's ignored secret storage as `AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY`; never print or paste the plaintext key into chat. Use Node.js 22.18 or later and install only `ai@latest`. Create `index.mts` that uses `generateText` with `openai/gpt-5.6-sol`, prints the generated text, runs with `AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY` loaded, and reports the output.

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Create and Export an API Key

Create an API Key, then export it in the terminal running the example.

Terminal

export AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

Alternatively, use OIDC tokens for automatic authentication in Vercel deployments.

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Install the AI SDK

Install the AI SDK in your Node.js project.

pnpm add ai@latest

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Create and Run Your Script

Save this script as index.mts, then run it with Node.js.

index.mts

import { generateText } from 'ai';

async function main() {
  const { text } = await generateText({
    model: 'openai/gpt-5.6-sol',
    prompt: 'Invent a new holiday and describe its traditions.',
  });

  console.log(text);
}

main().catch(console.error);

node index.mts

Next steps: Learn about provider routing, OpenAI compatibility, or Anthropic compatibility.

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These examples require Node.js 22.18 or later.

Agent Prompt

Set up AI Gateway for text generation in my existing Node.js project. Reuse `AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY` if it is already configured without exposing its value. If it is missing, run the Vercel CLI through `npx vercel@latest`; no global install is required. Check authentication with `npx vercel@latest whoami`. If login is required, pause and ask me to run `npx vercel@latest login`. Determine the target team from the linked project or current CLI scope; if it is ambiguous, ask me for the team slug. Then run `npx vercel@latest --scope <team-slug> ai-gateway api-keys create --name <descriptive-name>`. Capture the command's stdout directly into the project's ignored secret storage as `AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY`; never print or paste the plaintext key into chat. Use Node.js 22.18 or later and install only `ai@latest`. Create `index.mts` that uses `generateText` with `openai/gpt-5.6-sol`, prints the generated text, runs with `AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY` loaded, and reports the output.

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Create and Export an API Key

Create an API Key, then export it in the terminal running the example.

Terminal

export AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

Alternatively, use OIDC tokens for automatic authentication in Vercel deployments.

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Install the AI SDK

Install the AI SDK in your Node.js project.

pnpm add ai@latest

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Create and Run Your Script

Save this script as index.mts, then run it with Node.js.

index.mts

import { generateText } from 'ai';

async function main() {
  const { text } = await generateText({
    model: 'openai/gpt-5.6-sol',
    prompt: 'Invent a new holiday and describe its traditions.',
  });

  console.log(text);
}

main().catch(console.error);

node index.mts

Next steps: Learn about provider routing, OpenAI compatibility, or Anthropic compatibility.

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