OpenAI
Where to issue an OpenAI API key and connect it to Nora.OpenAI integrations let your agents call GPT models, generate embeddings, render images via DALL-E, and transcribe audio with Whisper.
Where to apply for credentials
OpenAI API Keys
Sign in
Open platform.openai.com.
Create a project key
Settings → API Keys → Create new secret key. Pick Project scoping for production agents
(revocable per project) or Service account for shared infra agents.
(Optional) Org / project IDs
If you’re on a multi-org account, find the Organization ID under Settings → Organization → General. Project IDs live under Project Settings. Setting these on the integration is mostly useful for cost attribution.Connect in Nora
Paste the API key into the API Key field, optionally set Organization ID and a default model (e.g.gpt-4o-mini), and click Connect. Nora calls GET https://api.openai.com/v1/models and reports how many models are visible to the key.
Verify the connection
The Test button calls/v1/models. 401 means the key was revoked; 429 means you’re rate-limited (try again).
MCP server
No official OpenAI MCP server today. The standard env var (OPENAI_API_KEY) is exposed to the agent so any community OpenAI MCP can pick it up.
Environment variables Nora injects
| Variable | Source |
|---|---|
OPENAI_API_KEY | API Key field |
OPENAI_ORG_ID | Organization ID (if set) |
OPENAI_MODEL | Default Model (if set) |