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   api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY"
 ```
 
+> **Note:** Any OpenAI-compatible multi-model gateway works via `base_url` — for example [DaoXE](https://daoxe.com/) at `https://api.daoxe.com/v1` (set `api_key` to your gateway key and pick an exact model id).
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 ### Usage
 
 After installation, you can use MetaGPT at CLI