Router mode (experimental)

Experimental and unsupported. Dapper is built on the Anthropic Agent SDK and is optimized for Claude models. Alternative providers may produce inconsistent results (including failing early phases like Recon) depending on the model and routing setup.

1. Quick setup
2. Supported providers
3. Caveats

Dapper can route requests through alternative AI providers using claude-code-router. This mode is primarily intended for model experimentation — trying Dapper with GPT-5.2 or Gemini 3–family models.

Quick setup

1. Add your provider API key to .env:

   # Choose one provider:
   OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
   # OR
   OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-...
   
   # Set default model (provider,model format):
   ROUTER_DEFAULT=openai,gpt-5.2
   

2. Run with ROUTER=true:

   ./dapper start URL=https://example.com REPO=repo-name ROUTER=true
   

Supported providers

Provider	Models	Notes
OpenAI	gpt-5.2, gpt-5-mini	Good tool use, balanced cost/perf
OpenRouter	google/gemini-3-flash-preview	Access to Gemini 3 via a single API
Ollama	any pulled model (e.g. llama3.3)	Free local inference, no API key

Ollama example:

ROUTER_DEFAULT=ollama,llama3.3

Caveats

• Quality varies. Some providers fail early phases like Recon.
• No official support. Bug reports against Router Mode are best-effort.
• Costs and rate limits differ per provider — track your own quota.