5 minute quickstart

Quick Start

Follow these steps to integrate SkyAIApp in under 5 minutes.

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+ or Python 3.9+
  • SkyAIApp account (free to sign up)
  • API Key
1

Get your API Key

Sign in to SkyAIApp Dashboard and create a new API Key in Settings → API Keys

# Your API Key will look like this:
sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

# Store it securely in your environment
export SKYAIAPP_API_KEY="sk_live_xxxx..."
2

Install the SDK

Install the SDK for your preferred language

npm
yarn
pnpm
pip
npm install @skyaiapp/sdk
3

Make your first request

Use intelligent routing to auto-select the optimal model

import { SkyAI } from "@skyaiapp/sdk";

const sky = new SkyAI({
  apiKey: process.env.SKYAIAPP_API_KEY,
});

async function main() {
  const response = await sky.route({
    goal: "cost",           // Optimize for cost
    strategy: "balanced",   // Use balanced strategy
    messages: [
      { role: "system", content: "You are a helpful assistant." },
      { role: "user", content: "What is the capital of France?" }
    ],
  });

  console.log("Model:", response.model);
  console.log("Response:", response.choices[0].message.content);
  console.log("Cost:", response.routing.cost_usd);
}

main();
4

See the result

Run the code and see intelligent routing in action

$ npx ts-node app.ts

Model: gpt-5.2-instant
Response: The capital of France is Paris.
Cost: $0.00012

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Interactive API Playground

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Response

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Equivalent Code
import { SkyAI } from "@skyaiapp/sdk";

const sky = new SkyAI({
  apiKey: process.env.SKYAIAPP_API_KEY
});

const response = await sky.route({
  goal: "cost",
  strategy: "balanced",
  messages: [
    { role: "user", content: "Explain quantum computing in simple terms" }
  ]
});

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