AxonRouter

Route AI coding tools across providers.

Use one local router for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, OpenClaw, and compatible clients, with provider fallback, protocol translation, and dashboard control.

Quick Start · Run Options · Client Setup · Docs

What Is AxonRouter?

AxonRouter runs on your machine and exposes one AI routing endpoint:

http://localhost:12711/v1

Use it to connect coding tools to multiple AI providers without reconfiguring every client.

| Built For | What It Provides | |-----------|------------------| | AI routing | One endpoint for many coding tools | | Provider management | OAuth providers, API-key providers, model aliases, and combos | | Fallback flows | Move between configured models/providers when needed | | Visibility | Usage, request logs, route diagnostics, and provider status | | Production safety | Dashboard auth, API-key controls, audit logs, and local SQLite storage |

Runtime data is stored in ~/.axonrouter on macOS/Linux and %APPDATA%\axonrouter on Windows.

Quick Start

Run Options

Choose one:

• Run directly with pnpm when AxonRouter should run on your machine as a local app.
• Run with Docker when you want an isolated service with a mounted ~/.axonrouter data directory.

Run Directly

pnpm

pnpm install -g axonrouter
axonrouter

MCP stdio mode uses same binary:

axonrouter mcp

axonrouter starts core app and includes HTTP MCP endpoints such as /api/mcp/stream. axonrouter mcp is stdio adapter for MCP clients and expects core app to already be running.

Run without global install:

npx axonrouter

Open The Dashboard

Dashboard: http://localhost:12711/dashboard
API:       http://localhost:12711/v1

Default port is 12711.

First-run dashboard password is 12345677. Sign in once, then change it immediately in Settings -> Security.

Docker

docker build -t axonrouter .
docker run -d \
  --name axonrouter \
  -p 12711:12711 \
  -v "$HOME/.axonrouter:/home/node/.axonrouter" \
  axonrouter

Docker stores runtime data in the mounted ~/.axonrouter directory.

First Setup

1. Open http://localhost:12711/dashboard.
2. Sign in with the default dashboard password 12345677.
3. Change the dashboard password in Settings -> Security.
4. Add a provider in Providers.
5. Optionally create an API key in Keys.
6. Optionally create a fallback combo in Combos.
7. Point your tool at http://localhost:12711/v1.

AxonRouter does not support env-based dashboard password overrides. API-key routing is open by default until you create or configure an AxonRouter API key; after that, use keys from Keys for clients that call /v1.

Client Setup

Use these values in OpenAI-compatible clients:

Base URL: http://localhost:12711/v1
API Key:  [copy from Dashboard -> Keys, or omit before any AxonRouter API key is set up]
Model:    [model id or combo name]

Examples:

| Tool | Recommended Setup | |------|-------------------| | Claude Code | Use Dashboard -> CLI Tools -> Claude Code | | Codex CLI | Set OPENAI_BASE_URL=http://localhost:12711 and OPENAI_API_KEY | | Cursor / Cline / Continue | Use provider type OpenAI Compatible | | OpenClaw | Use Dashboard -> CLI Tools -> OpenClaw |

More tool-specific notes are in docs/DOCS.md.

Core Features

• AI router for OpenAI-compatible clients and Anthropic/Claude-style flows.
• Provider routing across OAuth providers, API-key providers, aliases, and fallback combos.
• Format translation between OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and Responses-style flows.
• Usage visibility with token/request stats, request details, and route diagnostics.
• Security controls for dashboard auth, API keys, protected management routes, and audit logs.
• Docker/VPS support for persistent self-hosted deployments.

Service Management

AxonRouter can be installed as a system service for automatic startup:

# Install as system service (requires root/sudo)
sudo axonrouter install-service

# Check service status
axonrouter check-service

# Service control
sudo axonrouter start
sudo axonrouter stop
sudo axonrouter restart

# Remove service
sudo axonrouter uninstall-service

Commands also work with -- flags: --install-service, --check-service, --start, --stop, --restart, --uninstall-service.

Features:

• Auto-detects systemd or init.d
• Auto-replaces existing service if present
• Enables auto-start on boot
• Requires root/sudo (clear error message if not root)

Install From Source

git clone https://github.com/rickicode/AxonRouter.git
cd AxonRouter
pnpm install
pnpm run build
pnpm run start

More Documentation

• docs/DOCS.md - setup, providers, combos, deployment, security, and API notes.
• docs/ARCHITECTURE.md - internal architecture.

Validation

pnpm run lint
pnpm run typecheck
pnpm run test
pnpm run build

License

MIT License. See LICENSE.