╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO AI PROVIDERS ║ ║ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ║ ║ A QuestGen Companion Document ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
DON'T PANIC. QuestGen works with GitHub Copilot or a browser-stored BYOK API key.
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║ WHAT IS GITHUB COPILOT? ║
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GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant that — among its many talents — provides access to a variety of large language models. QuestGen can piggyback on this so you don't need to sign up for separate AI services or manage your own API keys. BYOK is the alternate path when you prefer a free API provider account.
Think of it as a towel: the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker — or aspiring text adventurer — can have.
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║ GITHUB COPILOT SIGNUP (4 EASY STEPS) ║
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Step 1: Navigate to Copilot Settings
Point your sub-etha browser to github.com/settings/copilot
(If you don't have a GitHub account yet, you'll need one. Creating it is free, painless, and does not require a babel fish.)
Step 2: Sign Up for GitHub Copilot Free
Select the free tier. It includes a limited number of completions per month — more than enough for most adventures, unless you're attempting to map the entire Infinite Improbability Drive.
Step 3: Return to QuestGen and Sign In
Come back here and click Connect GitHub Copilot. The system will detect your Copilot access automatically. No forms to fill. No secret handshakes. No Vogon poetry.
Step 4: Start Adventuring!
You're done. Seriously. Go start a new game. The universe awaits, and it's only mildly hostile.
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║ BYOK — FREE PROVIDER PRESETS ║
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Go to Settings, choose Bring Your Own Key, pick OpenRouter, Google Gemini, Groq, Cerebras, Mistral, or a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint, then open the visible get-key link for that provider. After you paste the key, QuestGen loads that provider's model list and lets you choose separate generation and gameplay models.
BYOK keys are stored in your browser only. Guest BYOK games are saved under a browser guest ID, so clearing localStorage also clears your access to that guest save list. Free quotas and model availability can change at the provider.
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║ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ║
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"Is it really free?"
Yes. GitHub Copilot Free tier includes limited usage per month at absolutely zero cost. The answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42 — the answer to "how much does it cost" is $0.
"What models can I use?"
Various models are available through Copilot, including GPT and Claude variants. The exact lineup changes occasionally — much like the menu at Milliways.
"What if I run out of completions?"
Switch to BYOK and configure one of the free-provider presets in Settings, or wait for your monthly allocation to reset. Time, as they say, is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
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