Model Stack Specifications

North Mini Code is a 30B Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model with only 3B active parameters, specifically tuned for multi-step agentic coding tasks.

1. Create an OpenRouter Account

• Go to OpenRouter.ai.
• Sign up or log in (no credit card or billing details required for free models).

2. Generate an API Key

• Navigate to Keys (or Account Settings -> API Keys).
• Click Create Key and give it a name (e.g., Coding Agents).
• Copy the generated key immediately (it looks like sk-or-v1-...).

3. Configure Environment Variables

For macOS / Linux (Bash):

1export OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_copied_api_key_here

For Windows (PowerShell):

1$env:OPENROUTER_API_KEY="your_copied_api_key_here"

Tip: Add this command to your shell profile (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc) to make the variable persistent across sessions.

4. Add to Agent Configuration

Configure your developer agent (e.g., OpenCode, Hermes) to use the following provider credentials:

• Base URL: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
• Model ID: cohere/north-mini-code:free

GLM-5.2 is a state-of-the-art coding model featuring native tool calling capabilities and a massive 262,144 token context window, running 100% free with a daily allocation of 10,000 neurons (resets daily).

1. Create a Cloudflare Account

• Sign up for a free account at dash.cloudflare.com.
• No paid subscriptions are required for the daily free Neurons allocation.

2. Locate your Account ID & REST API

1. From the left-hand navigation sidebar, toggle the AI menu and select Workers AI.
2. On the Workers AI dashboard homepage, click the REST API button to load details.
3. Locate and copy your alphanumeric Account ID displayed in the panel.

3. Create an API Token

1. Go to My Profile (user icon in top-right menu -> click My Profile).
2. Click API Tokens in the sidebar -> click Create Token.
3. Choose Create Custom Token (at the bottom).
4. Configure Custom Token permissions: Account -> Workers AI -> Edit.
5. Click Continue to summary and confirm with Create Token.
6. Copy the generated custom token.

4. Configure custom provider details

Add Cloudflare as a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint in your agent configuration:

• Base URL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID/ai/v1
• Header Configuration: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN
• Model ID: @cf/zai-org/glm-5.2

Once your credentials are set, launch your coding agent environment (such as opencode or hermes-agent) pointing to the model you configured.

For example, to execute a local CLI developer agent using your OpenRouter free model parameters, run:

1hermes-agent --model cohere/north-mini-code:free --api-key $OPENROUTER_API_KEY

You now have a fully operational, zero-cost developer agent capable of reading file systems, performing search actions, executing CLI commands, and editing codebases.

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