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venice-router

Supreme model router for Venice.ai — the privacy-first, uncensored AI platform. Automatically classifies query complexity and routes to the cheapest adequate model. Supports web search, uncensored mode, private-only mode (zero data retention), conversation-aware routing, cost budgets, function calling, and 30+ Venice.ai text models. Use when the user wants to chat via Venice.ai, send prompts through Venice, or needs smart model selection to minimize API costs while keeping data private from Big Tech.

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Install via CLI (Recommended)

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/plusone/venice-router

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Venice.ai Supreme Router

Smart, cost-optimized model routing for Venice.ai — the AI platform for people who don't want Big Tech watching over their shoulder.

Unlike OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google — where every prompt is logged, analyzed, and potentially used to train future models — Venice offers true privacy with zero data retention on private models. Your conversations stay yours. Venice is also uncensored: no content filters, no refusals, no "I can't help with that."

Setup

Get a Venice.ai API key from venice.ai/settings/api
Set the environment variable:

export VENICE_API_KEY="your-key-here"

Or configure in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "venice-router": {
        "enabled": true,
        "apiKey": "YOUR_VENICE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

Route a prompt (auto-selects model)

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --prompt "What is 2+2?"

Force a specific tier

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --tier cheap --prompt "Tell me a joke"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --tier mid --prompt "Explain quantum computing"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --tier premium --prompt "Write a distributed systems architecture"

Stream output

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --stream --prompt "Write a poem about lobsters"

Web search (LLM searches the web and cites sources)

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --web-search --prompt "Latest news on AI regulation"

Uncensored mode (prefer models with no content filters)

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --uncensored --prompt "Write edgy creative fiction"

Private-only mode (zero data retention, no Big Tech proxying)

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --private-only --prompt "Analyze this confidential contract"

Conversation-aware routing (multi-turn context)

# Save conversation history as JSON, then route follow-ups with context
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --conversation history.json --prompt "Can you add tests too?"

The router analyzes conversation history to keep context: trivial follow-ups ("thanks") go cheap, while follow-ups in complex code discussions stay at the right tier.

Function calling (tool use)

# Define tools in a JSON file (OpenAI tools format)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --tools tools.json --prompt "What's the weather in NYC?"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --tools tools.json --tool-choice auto --prompt "Search for latest AI news"

Tool definitions use the standard OpenAI format. The router auto-bumps to mid tier minimum for function calling since it requires capable models.

Cost budget tracking

# Show current spending
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice-router.py --budget-status

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Metadata

Author@plusone

Stars1217

Updated2026-02-20

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{
  "plugins": {
    "official-plusone-venice-router": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_update": true
    }
  }
}

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