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Configuring AI providers and defaults

Daisy can use cloud providers such as Groq, Deepgram, OpenAI, and Anthropic, or local servers such as LM Studio and Ollama. Cloud providers are optional and use your own API key, billed directly to you by the provider. Daisy never proxies or marks up that usage.

Add a provider key

  1. Go to Settings and open the Providers section.
  2. Find the provider you want under Transcription or Summarization. Providers that support both appear in both lists, and you manage each independently.
  3. Select Configure (or Edit if a key already exists).
  4. Paste your API key, and adjust the Base URL if needed. For LM Studio and Ollama, no key is required; Daisy just needs the base URL of the running server.
  5. Select Test key & list models (or Test connection & list models for keyless local servers).
  6. Pick a model from the list, or type a custom model name, then select Save.

To remove a stored key later, reopen the editor and select Clear key.

Set your defaults

In Settings, open the Behavior section to choose what Daisy uses by default:

  • Default microphone — the input device for new recordings.
  • Default transcription provider — which provider transcribes audio.
  • Default summary provider — which provider writes summaries.
  • Summary model override — a specific model for summaries; leave blank to use the provider's default.
  • Default language — the language Daisy expects to hear.
  • Echo cancellation (AEC) — Auto (recommended), Always, or Never, for removing speaker echo from your microphone track.

Good to know

  • A provider only appears in the Behavior dropdowns once it has a role configured under Providers.
  • All keys are stored in Daisy's encrypted vault on your machine. There is no recovery if you lose your vault passphrase.