Text Model Setup

Museboard uses the selected text model for random mind maps, node expansion, node descriptions, brief generation, and ComfyUI prompt rewriting.

Open Settings -> Text Model and choose one provider.

LM Studio

Use this when you want a local model with the LM Studio server.

1. Start LM Studio.
2. Load a chat model.
3. Start the local server.
4. In Museboard, choose LM Studio.
5. Keep endpoint as http://localhost:1234/v1.
6. Enter the exact model name shown by LM Studio.

OpenAI API

Use this when you want a hosted OpenAI model.

1. Create an API key in your OpenAI account.
2. Choose OpenAI API.
3. Keep endpoint as https://api.openai.com/v1.
4. Paste the API key.
5. Enter a model name available to your account.

API keys are stored only in local app preferences and are not saved into Museboard project files.

DeepSeek API

Use this when you want DeepSeek’s hosted OpenAI-compatible API.

1. Create a DeepSeek API key.
2. Choose DeepSeek API.
3. Keep endpoint as https://api.deepseek.com.
4. Paste the API key.
5. Use a current DeepSeek chat model name.

The default model field uses deepseek-v4-flash. If DeepSeek changes its model list, replace it with the model name shown in your DeepSeek account or documentation.

Ollama

Use this when you want a local Ollama model.

1. Install Ollama.
2. Pull a chat model, for example ollama pull qwen3:8b.
3. Make sure Ollama is running.
4. Choose Ollama.
5. Keep endpoint as http://localhost:11434.
6. Enter the model name, for example qwen3:8b.

Museboard calls Ollama’s native /api/chat endpoint.

Custom OpenAI-Compatible Server

Use this for other local or remote servers that implement OpenAI-style chat completions.

1. Choose OpenAI-compatible.
2. Enter the base endpoint, usually ending in /v1.
3. Enter an API key only if your server requires one.
4. Enter the model name required by that server.

Failure Checks

• Wrong endpoint: Museboard will show a connection failure.
• Wrong model name: the provider usually returns a model-not-found error.
• Missing API key: OpenAI and DeepSeek fail before the request is sent.
• Browser preview: OpenAI and DeepSeek calls are blocked in browser preview because API keys should not be exposed in client-side web code. Use the desktop app for hosted providers.