Bring your own key
Use Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google — or a local model. You pay the provider directly. We never proxy your requests.
How the AI works
You bring the key. You see what is sent. You accept every change.
Quarivell has AI. Quarivell is not an AI tool.
The send preview
Before anything leaves your machine, you see exactly what is sent — and what is held back.
Visible cost & provenance
Cost shows before you run. Grounded answers cite the source file and the page.
Local models
Keep everything on your machine when the work cannot leave it.
↑ Sent to provider
Selected passage (1 paragraph) + your instruction: “tighten this without losing the rhythm.”
⦸ Held back on your machine
the rest of the manuscript · your name · file paths
Getting a key, step by step
If you have never used an API key, this can read like a wall. It is three steps, and we walk you through each one.
- Step 1
Create an account with a provider you trust.
- Step 2
Copy the key they give you — once.
- Step 3
Paste it into Quarivell. It stays on your machine.