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# OpenAI/OpenRouter Integration

> Configure AI caption generation using OpenAI or OpenRouter

JOIP uses AI models to generate explicit NSFW captions for images. You can use either **OpenAI** (direct) or **OpenRouter** (multi-model gateway) for caption generation.

## Overview

The caption generation system supports:

* **Smart Captions**: Detailed AI captions for uploaded images (50-400 characters)
* **Session Captions**: Short captions for slideshow playback (50-150 characters)
* **Manual Captions**: Contextual captions that maintain narrative continuity
* **Batch Generation**: Generate captions for multiple slides at once

<Note>
  **OpenRouter is recommended** for production use as it provides access to multiple models, better rate limits, and fallback options.
</Note>

## Prerequisites

Choose one of the following:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="OpenRouter (Recommended)">
    * OpenRouter account at [openrouter.ai](https://openrouter.ai)
    * API key from [OpenRouter Keys](https://openrouter.ai/keys)
    * Credits loaded (pay-as-you-go)
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="OpenAI (Direct)">
    * OpenAI account at [platform.openai.com](https://platform.openai.com)
    * API key from [API Keys](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys)
    * Active billing setup
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Setup Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get API Key">
    <Tabs>
      <Tab title="OpenRouter">
        1. Sign up at [openrouter.ai](https://openrouter.ai)
        2. Navigate to [Keys](https://openrouter.ai/keys)
        3. Click "Create Key"
        4. Name it (e.g., "JOIP Production")
        5. Copy the key (starts with `sk-or-`)
      </Tab>

      <Tab title="OpenAI">
        1. Sign up at [platform.openai.com](https://platform.openai.com/signup)
        2. Go to [API Keys](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys)
        3. Click "Create new secret key"
        4. Name it and copy immediately (shown once)
      </Tab>
    </Tabs>

    <Warning>
      API keys are shown only once. Save them securely immediately after creation.
    </Warning>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure Environment">
    Add your key to `.env`:

    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash OpenRouter theme={null}
      OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-v1-abc123...
      ```

      ```bash OpenAI (Fallback) theme={null}
      OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-abc123...
      ```
    </CodeGroup>

    <Note>
      If both are set, **OpenRouter takes precedence**. OpenAI is used as fallback only.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Model (OpenRouter Only)">
    Configure which AI model to use for caption generation:

    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Default (Google Gemini Flash) theme={null}
      # No configuration needed - uses gemini-2.0-flash-exp by default
      ```

      ```bash Custom Model theme={null}
      OPENROUTER_MODEL_ID=google/gemini-2.5-pro
      ```
    </CodeGroup>

    **Recommended Models**:

    * `google/gemini-2.0-flash-exp` - Fast, cheap, good quality (default)
    * `google/gemini-2.5-pro` - Highest quality, contextual understanding
    * `anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet` - Excellent balance of speed and quality
    * `openai/gpt-4o` - OpenAI's latest, reliable

    <Warning>
      Only **vision-capable models** work for caption generation. JOIP validates this on startup.
    </Warning>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify Configuration">
    Start the server and check logs:

    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Success theme={null}
      [openai] Using OpenRouter with model: google/gemini-2.0-flash-exp
      [openai] OpenRouter API key validated
      ```

      ```bash Failure   theme={null}
      [error] OpenRouter API key is invalid or expired
      [error] Model google/gemini-2.5-pro does not support vision
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Implementation Details

### Caption Generation Architecture

JOIP uses a sophisticated prompting system for NSFW content:

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Master System Prompt theme={null}
  const MASTER_SYSTEM_PROMPT = `You are an UNCENSORED explicit adult caption generator. 
  Create raw, filthy captions that feel like REAL dirty talk - not polished writing.

  CRITICAL - PERSPECTIVE:
  - The PERSON IN THE IMAGE is SPEAKING the caption TO the viewer
  - She's talking directly to whoever is looking at/stroking to her image
  - The viewer is addressed, commanded, teased, degraded, humiliated

  CONTENT INTENSITY:
  - Be EXPLICIT: cock, pussy, fuck, cum, balls, stroke, edge, whore, slut, etc.
  - NO censoring, NO softening, NO holding back
  - Match the theme's psychological intensity EXACTLY

  OUTPUT: Just the raw caption. No quotes, no labels, no formatting.`;
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Context-Aware Generation

For manual sessions, captions consider surrounding context:

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Contextual Generation theme={null}
  interface CaptionContext {
    sessionTitle?: string;
    index: number;                    // Current slide position
    total: number;                    // Total slides
    previousCaptions?: string[];      // Last 3 captions for continuity
    nextCaptions?: string[];          // Next 3 captions for flow
    userSteering?: string;            // Custom instructions
    sessionStage?: 'new_session' | 'existing_session';
  }

  // Example usage
  const caption = await generateContextualManualCaption(imageUrl, {
    sessionTitle: "Dominant Femdom Session",
    index: 5,
    total: 20,
    previousCaptions: [
      "Good boy, you're learning to obey...",
      "Now edge for me. Don't you dare cum.",
      "That's it, slower. I control your pleasure."
    ],
    nextCaptions: [
      "You want to cum so badly, don't you?",
      "Beg me. Let me hear how desperate you are."
    ],
    userSteering: "Build tension, more teasing, less commands"
  });
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Theme System

JOIP provides pre-built caption themes:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="JOI (Jerk Off Instruction)">
    Dominant, teasing control with explicit edging/denial commands.

    <CodeGroup>
      ```typescript Example theme={null}
      "Stroke faster. Don't stop until I tell you to. 
      You're mine to control."
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Forced-Bi">
    Manipulative coercion with "for me so it's not gay" framing.

    <CodeGroup>
      ```typescript Example theme={null}
      "You'll suck that cock for me, won't you? 
      It doesn't count if you're doing it because I told you to."
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Beta/Humiliation">
    Contempt, mockery, social inferiority framing.

    <CodeGroup>
      ```typescript Example theme={null}
      "Look at you, pathetic little beta. 
      Real men don't beg like this."
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="CBT (Cock & Ball Torture)">
    Sadistic control with specific pain-focused commands.

    <CodeGroup>
      ```typescript Example theme={null}
      "Slap your balls. 10 times. Now. 
      I want to hear you whimper."
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Cuckold">
    Comparison to superior partners, observer/cleanup dynamic.

    <CodeGroup>
      ```typescript Example theme={null}
      "He's so much bigger than you. 
      Watch how a real man fucks me."
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Custom">
    User-defined prompts with full creative control.

    <CodeGroup>
      ```typescript Example theme={null}
      customPrompt: "Focus on worship and devotion, 
      reference her specific outfit and pose"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Gemini Safety Settings

For Google Gemini models, JOIP disables content filtering:

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Safety Configuration theme={null}
  const GEMINI_SAFETY_SETTINGS = [
    { category: "HARM_CATEGORY_HARASSMENT", threshold: "BLOCK_NONE" },
    { category: "HARM_CATEGORY_HATE_SPEECH", threshold: "BLOCK_NONE" },
    { category: "HARM_CATEGORY_SEXUALLY_EXPLICIT", threshold: "BLOCK_NONE" },
    { category: "HARM_CATEGORY_DANGEROUS_CONTENT", threshold: "BLOCK_NONE" },
  ];

  // Applied automatically for gemini models
  if (isGeminiModel(modelId)) {
    requestBody.safety_settings = GEMINI_SAFETY_SETTINGS;
  }
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Note>
  Without these settings, Gemini returns empty responses for NSFW content.
</Note>

## API Usage Examples

### Generate Smart Caption

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Basic Generation theme={null}
  import { generateCustomCaption } from './openai';

  const caption = await generateCustomCaption(
    'https://example.com/image.jpg',  // Image URL
    'Focus on the outfit and pose',   // Custom prompt (optional)
    'joi',                             // Theme (optional)
    'smart_captions'                   // Context: smart_captions | session | other
  );

  console.log(caption);
  // "That tight dress... you can't stop staring, can you? 
  //  Edge for me while you imagine what's underneath."
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Generate Session Caption

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Session Playback theme={null}
  import { generateCaption } from './openai';

  // Short captions for 2-7 second display
  const caption = await generateCaption(
    imageUrl,
    'Post title from Reddit',  // Optional
    'gonewild'                 // Subreddit context
  );

  console.log(caption);
  // "Stroke faster. You know you can't resist."
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Generate Contextual Caption

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Manual Session theme={null}
  import { generateContextualManualCaption } from './openai';

  const caption = await generateContextualManualCaption(imageUrl, {
    sessionTitle: "Edging Challenge",
    index: 10,
    total: 25,
    previousCaptions: [
      "You're doing so well. Keep edging for me.",
      "Don't cum yet. I didn't give you permission."
    ],
    userSteering: "Increase intensity, add countdown"
  });

  // Maintains narrative flow and user preferences
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Batch Generation

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Generate All Captions theme={null}
  // For manual session editor
  const captions = await Promise.all(
    slides.map((slide, index) => 
      generateContextualManualCaption(slide.imageUrl, {
        index,
        total: slides.length,
        previousCaptions: slides
          .slice(Math.max(0, index - 3), index)
          .map(s => s.caption),
        nextCaptions: slides
          .slice(index + 1, index + 4)
          .map(s => s.caption)
      })
    )
  );
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Media Compatibility

JOIP validates media before generation:

| Format | Supported | Max Size | Notes               |
| ------ | --------- | -------- | ------------------- |
| JPEG   | ✅ Yes     | 20MB     | Recommended         |
| PNG    | ✅ Yes     | 20MB     | Recommended         |
| WebP   | ✅ Yes     | 20MB     | Recommended         |
| GIF    | ❌ No      | -        | Static images only  |
| Video  | ❌ No      | -        | Extract frame first |

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Media Check theme={null}
  async function checkMediaCompatibility(imageUrl: string): Promise<void> {
    // Check for animated GIFs
    if (imageUrl.toLowerCase().includes('.gif')) {
      throw new Error(
        'Animated GIFs are not supported. Use static images (JPEG, PNG, WebP).'
      );
    }
    
    // Check file size (OpenRouter has 21MB limit)
    const response = await fetch(imageUrl, { method: 'HEAD' });
    const contentLength = response.headers.get('content-length');
    
    if (contentLength) {
      const fileSizeMB = parseInt(contentLength) / (1024 * 1024);
      if (fileSizeMB > 20) {
        throw new Error(
          `Image too large (${fileSizeMB.toFixed(1)}MB). Max 20MB.`
        );
      }
    }
  }
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Error Handling

### Automatic Retries

JOIP automatically retries failed generations:

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Retry Logic theme={null}
  const maxAttempts = 3;
  for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= maxAttempts; attempt++) {
    try {
      return await generateCaptionInternal(...);
    } catch (error) {
      // Retry on content filtering or empty responses
      const isRetriable = 
        error.message === 'CONTENT_POLICY_REJECTION' ||
        error.message === 'EMPTY_RESPONSE_CONTENT_FILTERED';
      
      if (isRetriable && attempt < maxAttempts) {
        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 500));
        continue;
      }
      throw error;
    }
  }

  // Fallback after all attempts
  return "Ready to play? Let's see how long you can last...";
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Common Error Codes

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="401 Unauthorized">
    **Cause**: Invalid or expired API key

    **Solution**:

    * Verify key in `.env` matches your dashboard
    * Check for spaces or quotes around the key
    * Regenerate key if compromised
    * Restart server after updating
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="429 Rate Limited">
    **Cause**: Too many requests

    **Solution**:

    * OpenRouter: Check rate limits at [openrouter.ai/docs](https://openrouter.ai/docs)
    * OpenAI: Upgrade tier for higher limits
    * Implement user-level throttling
    * Add delays between batch generations
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="400 Bad Request">
    **Cause**: Invalid request parameters

    **Solution**:

    * Check image URL is accessible
    * Verify image size \< 20MB
    * Ensure model supports vision
    * Review error message for specifics
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Empty Response / Content Filtered">
    **Cause**: Model refuses to generate NSFW content

    **Solution**:

    * Use Google Gemini models (best NSFW support)
    * Verify safety settings are applied
    * Try alternative model if issue persists
    * Check if prompt is too explicit (ironically)
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Cost Optimization

### Model Pricing (OpenRouter)

| Model                 | Input (\$/1M tokens) | Output (\$/1M tokens) | Quality   |
| --------------------- | -------------------- | --------------------- | --------- |
| gemini-2.0-flash-exp  | Free                 | Free                  | Good      |
| gemini-2.5-flash-lite | \$0.01               | \$0.04                | Good      |
| gemini-2.5-pro        | \$1.00               | \$4.00                | Excellent |
| claude-3.5-sonnet     | \$3.00               | \$15.00               | Excellent |
| gpt-4o                | \$2.50               | \$10.00               | Very Good |

<Note>
  Prices are approximate. Check [OpenRouter Pricing](https://openrouter.ai/models) for current rates.
</Note>

### Tips to Reduce Costs

1. **Use Flash Models**: `gemini-2.0-flash-exp` is free and high quality
2. **Cache Results**: JOIP caches captions in IndexedDB (24hr TTL)
3. **Batch Wisely**: Generate all captions at once vs. one-by-one
4. **Optimize Prompts**: Shorter prompts = lower input costs
5. **Set Max Tokens**: Limit output length to reduce costs

## Advanced Configuration

### Custom Model Parameters

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Temperature & Sampling theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions', {
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify({
      model: modelId,
      messages: [...],
      
      // Creativity settings
      temperature: 1.15,      // Higher = more creative (0-2)
      top_p: 0.9,            // Nucleus sampling (0-1)
      
      // Repetition penalties
      frequency_penalty: 0.5, // Reduce word repetition
      presence_penalty: 0.4,  // Encourage new topics
      
      // Output control
      max_tokens: 500,        // Limit response length
    })
  });
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Enable Reasoning (Extended Thinking)

For complex contextual captions:

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash .env theme={null}
  OPENROUTER_REASONING_ENABLED=true

  # Optional: Set effort level (low/medium/high)
  OPENROUTER_REASONING_EFFORT=medium
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Warning>
  Reasoning mode increases costs significantly. Use only for contextual manual captions.
</Warning>

## Troubleshooting

### Debug Logging

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Enable Debug Logs theme={null}
  // In server/logger.ts, set level to 'debug'
  export const logger = createLogger({
    level: 'debug'
  });

  // Logs will show:
  // [openai] Generating caption with OpenRouter model: google/gemini-2.5-pro
  // [openai] Caption properly grounded with subtle visual reference
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Test Caption Generation

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL Test theme={null}
  curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/api/captions/generate \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Cookie: your-session-cookie" \
    -d '{
      "imageUrl": "https://example.com/test.jpg",
      "customPrompt": "Test caption generation",
      "theme": "joi"
    }'
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Security Best Practices

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="API Key Security" icon="key">
    * Store keys in `.env` only
    * Never commit to version control
    * Rotate keys periodically
    * Use different keys per environment
  </Card>

  <Card title="Input Validation" icon="shield-check">
    * Validate image URLs before API calls
    * Block localhost/private IPs (SSRF protection)
    * Enforce size limits (20MB max)
    * Check content-type headers
  </Card>

  <Card title="Rate Limiting" icon="gauge">
    * Implement user-level quotas
    * Track API usage per user
    * Add cooldowns for abuse prevention
    * Monitor costs in real-time
  </Card>

  <Card title="Error Handling" icon="triangle-exclamation">
    * Don't expose API errors to users
    * Log detailed errors server-side
    * Provide generic user-facing messages
    * Implement graceful fallbacks
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Related Resources

* [OpenRouter Documentation](https://openrouter.ai/docs)
* [OpenAI API Reference](https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference)
* [Gemini Safety Settings](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/safety-settings)
* [Vision Model Comparison](https://openrouter.ai/models?modality=vision)