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Chub / Venus

Chub / Venus Integration Guide

Connect UnoRouter to Chub.ai (Venus) through the Secrets panel's Reverse proxy option.

What is Chub / Venus?

Chub.ai (formerly Venus) is a browser-based character chat platform with a 60,000-character library. It connects to OpenAI-compatible endpoints through its Secrets panel.

Overview

Chub's Secrets panel accepts a full `/v1/chat/completions` URL plus your API key. A Check your proxy button verifies the connection before you pick a model in Prompt Structure.

UnoRouter is a first-party API relay

Chub's UI warns about 'reverse proxies created by unauthorized third parties.' That warning targets community-run relays. UnoRouter is a first-party API relay operated by the infrastructure owner, analogous to OpenRouter. Your API key, usage logs, and billing live on UnoRouter directly.

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Quick Config

Copy these two values into the Reverse proxy fields in Chub's Secrets panel.

text
URL: https://api.unorouter.ai/v1/chat/completions
Key: YOUR_API_KEY

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Paste the full URL ending in `/v1/chat/completions`. Chub expects the full path; do not paste only the base URL.

Step-by-step setup

  1. 1
    Open the Secrets panel

    Click the hamburger menu at the top-right of Chub, then select Secrets.

  2. 2
    Expand OpenAI

    Click the OpenAI section to expand it.

  3. 3
    Scroll to Reverse proxy

    The Reverse proxy subsection contains the URL and Key fields plus the Check your proxy button.

  4. 4
    Paste URL and key

    URL ends in `/v1/chat/completions`. Key is your UnoRouter API key.

  5. 5
    Click Check your proxy

    Wait for the green confirmation. If it fails, recheck the URL and re-paste the key.

  6. 6
    Open Configuration

    Return to the hamburger menu, select Configuration, then Prompt Structure.

  7. 7
    Pick OpenAI and a model

    Set the API dropdown to OpenAI, then select your target model from the model dropdown.

The model dropdown needs a passing proxy check

Chub only populates the model dropdown in Prompt Structure after the proxy check succeeds. If the dropdown is empty, go back and re-run Check your proxy in Secrets → OpenAI → Reverse proxy.

Save your API key externally

Chub masks the API key after save. You cannot copy it back out. Save the key in a password manager before pasting so rotation or a second browser profile does not require a new key.

Troubleshooting

  • Check your proxy button fails. URL is wrong. It must end in `/v1/chat/completions`; the base URL alone will not pass.
  • Model dropdown is empty. The proxy check has not passed yet. Re-run step 5 and wait for the green state.
  • Responses come back empty. Prompt Structure has the wrong API selected. Open Configuration → Prompt Structure and switch the API dropdown to OpenAI.
  • 401 Unauthorized. Your API key was rotated or typo'd. Generate a new key at your UnoRouter dashboard, then re-paste into Reverse proxy.
  • Context length warning. Lower the max context in Prompt Structure, or pick a model with a larger context on UnoRouter's models page.
  • After reload the proxy check says pass but messages fail. Chub caches the proxy-check state across sessions. Press Check your proxy once on a new session to force a fresh check.

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