How to use Cohere in BoltAI
Add your Cohere API key and chat with Cohere's Command models.
Written By Daniel Nguyen
Cohere makes the Command family of language models. Add your Cohere API key to chat with them in BoltAI.
Before you start
You need a Cohere API key. Create one in the Cohere Dashboard.
Set up Cohere in BoltAI
- Open Settings › AI Providers and click +.
- Click Cohere. Type in Filter providers to find it faster.
- Paste your key into API Key.
- Click Next.
- Untick any models you don't want. Hover the model you want to start with and click Set as Default.
- Click Add Service.

Start a chat with Cohere models
In a chat, click the model name in the message box, or press ⇧ ⌘ M, and pick a model under Cohere. See Choose and switch models.
If it doesn't connect
- BoltAI couldn't verify this API key. Copy the key from the Cohere Dashboard again and paste it into API Key.
- If the key is right but chats fail, the account may be out of credits or blocked by billing settings. Check it in the Cohere Dashboard.
- Already added? Click Cohere in Settings › AI Providers, open the ⋯ menu and choose Test Connection. To fix the key, choose Edit Configuration.
- To get Cohere's newest models, click Refresh Model List.
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