How long does the integration take?

Change one base URL in an OpenAI-compatible client, or install the Python or TypeScript SDK; the quickstart routes a first request in a few minutes.

Will this lock us into another vendor?

No. The router is Apache-2.0 open source, your provider keys stay yours, and the API is OpenAI-compatible, so leaving is a change of base URL.

What happens when a provider fails?

The router falls back to the next model your policy allows and records the fallback in the trace, so an outage costs a retry, not an incident.

electron - Skill - OpenSmartRoute

Imported from hairyf/skills (skills/electron/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add hairyf/skills --skill electron. Copyright stays with the author.

Electron embeds Chromium and Node.js so you can ship one JavaScript codebase for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Use these skills when scaffolding projects, wiring main/renderer IPC, configuring security and packaging, or integrating native modules and auto-updates.

The skill is based on Electron (latest), generated at 2026-01-30.

Core References

Topic	Description	Reference
Process Model	Main, renderer, preload, utility process; when to use each	core-process-model
IPC	Renderer↔main patterns (send, invoke, main→renderer), serialization	core-ipc
Context Isolation	contextBridge, exposing safe APIs from preload	core-context-isolation
Sandbox	Process sandboxing, preload polyfill, when it is disabled	core-sandbox

Develop

Topic	Description	Reference
Accessibility	setAccessibilitySupportEnabled, assistive tech, AXManualAccessibility	develop-accessibility
App Lifecycle	whenReady, window-all-closed, quit, single instance lock	develop-app-lifecycle
BaseWindow	Multi-view windows; contentView, View, addChildView; parent/modal	develop-base-window
BrowserWindow	Creating windows, loadURL/loadFile, ready-to-show, webPreferences	develop-browser-window
Clipboard	readText/writeText, readHTML/writeHTML; use from preload	develop-clipboard
Cookies	session.cookies; get, set, remove, flushStore; changed event	develop-cookies
Command Line	app.commandLine, appendSwitch, hasSwitch; Electron/Node/Chromium flags	develop-command-line
Context Menu	Right-click menu; webContents context-menu, Menu.popup	develop-context-menu
contentTracing	Chromium tracing; startRecording, stopRecording; chrome://tracing	develop-content-tracing
Crash Reporter	crashReporter.start, submitURL, extra; call before ready	develop-crash-reporter
Debug	Renderer DevTools, main process (--inspect, Chrome/VSCode)	develop-debug
Debugger (CDP)	webContents.debugger; attach, detach, sendCommand; DevTools Protocol	develop-debugger
DevTools Extension	loadExtension, removeExtension; electron-devtools-installer	develop-devtools-extension
Dialog	showOpenDialog, showSaveDialog, showMessageBox; expose via IPC	develop-dialog
Dock	macOS Dock; bounce, badge, icon, menu, hide/show	develop-dock
Downloads	will-download, DownloadItem, setSavePath, preventDefault	develop-downloads
Keyboard Shortcuts	Accelerators, local (MenuItem), global (globalShortcut)	develop-keyboard-shortcuts
Linux Desktop Actions	.desktop file Actions; launcher shortcuts; process.argv	develop-linux-desktop-actions
Menus and Tray	Application/context/tray/dock menus; Tray icon and context menu	develop-menus-tray
Native Image	createFromPath, createFromBuffer, template image; tray, icon	develop-native-image
Native Modules	Using native Node addons; @electron/rebuild, node-gyp	develop-native-modules
Net	net.fetch, net.request; HTTP from main (Chromium stack)	develop-net
netLog	Session network logging; startLogging, stopLogging, captureMode	develop-net-log
Drag and Drop	Native file drag out; webContents.startDrag, IPC	develop-drag-drop
ESM	ES modules in main and preload; .mjs, caveats	develop-esm
Multithreading	Web Workers, nodeIntegrationInWorker; no Electron in workers	develop-multithreading
Navigation History	webContents.navigationHistory, goBack, goForward, getAllEntries	develop-navigation-history
Offscreen Rendering	paint event, NativeImage; GPU vs software; setFrameRate	develop-offscreen-rendering
parentPort	Utility process child; process.parentPort message/postMessage	develop-parent-port
Power Monitor	suspend, resume, battery/AC, thermal-state-change, shutdown	develop-power-monitor
Power Save Blocker	powerSaveBlocker; prevent display/app sleep; start/stop by id	develop-power-save-blocker
Progress Bar	setProgressBar (taskbar/dock); 0–1, indeterminate	develop-progress-bar
Protocol	Custom protocol (protocol.handle), registerSchemesAsPrivileged	develop-protocol
Recent Documents	addRecentDocument, clearRecentDocuments; JumpList, Dock	develop-recent-documents
Safe Storage	encryptString, decryptString; OS keychain	develop-safe-storage
Screen	getPrimaryDisplay, getAllDisplays, workAreaSize, display events	develop-screen
Session	partition, defaultSession, permissionRequestHandler, cookies	develop-session
Share Menu	macOS ShareMenu; share to apps/social; popup, shareMenu role	develop-share-menu
Shell	openExternal, openPath, showItemInFolder, trashItem; security	develop-shell
Process	process.type, process.versions, process.platform, process.mas	develop-process
Environment Variables	ELECTRON_*, NODE_OPTIONS; fuses	develop-environment-variables
Represented File	setRepresentedFilename, setDocumentEdited (macOS title bar)	develop-represented-file
System Preferences	getEffectiveAppearance, getColor, getMediaAccessStatus	develop-system-preferences
Touch Bar	macOS TouchBar; items (Button, Label, Slider, etc.), setTouchBar	develop-touch-bar
Tests	WebDriver/WebdriverIO E2E, headless CI	develop-tests
Utility Process	utilityProcess.fork, postMessage, MessagePortMain	develop-utility-process
Web Request	onBeforeRequest, onHeadersReceived, filter; set CSP	develop-web-request
webContents Navigation	will-navigate, setWindowOpenHandler, load events	develop-webcontents-navigation
webFrame	Renderer zoom, insertCSS, executeJavaScript, spell check, frame tree	develop-web-frame
webFrameMain	Main process frame control; fromId/fromFrameToken, executeJavaScript, IPC	develop-web-frame-main
webUtils	Renderer getPathForFile(File); file input path; expose via preload	develop-web-utils
Window Customization	Frameless, transparent, custom title bar	develop-window-customization
Windows Taskbar	JumpList, setThumbarButtons, setOverlayIcon, flashFrame	develop-windows-taskbar

Best Practices

Topic	Description	Reference
Performance	Measure first, defer loading, avoid blocking, bundle	best-practices-performance
Security	Content loading, webPreferences, CSP, IPC validation, distribution	best-practices-security
Versioning	SemVer, ~ vs ^, stabilization branches, upgrade and EOL	best-practices-versioning

Features

Topic	Description	Reference
ASAR	Pack/unpack, Node and Web API usage, unpack option, integrity	features-asar
Corner Smoothing	-electron-corner-smoothing CSS; smooth rounded corners; system-ui	features-corner-smoothing
Dark Mode	nativeTheme, themeSource, prefers-color-scheme	features-dark-mode
Desktop Capture	desktopCapturer, setDisplayMediaRequestHandler, getDisplayMedia	features-desktop-capture
Fuses	runAsNode, nodeCliInspect, asar integrity; @electron/fuses	features-fuses
In-App Purchase	Mac App Store IAP; purchaseProduct, getProducts, transactions-updated	features-in-app-purchase
MessagePorts	Renderer-to-renderer and main-renderer messaging; MessagePortMain	features-message-ports
Notifications	Main (Notification), renderer (Web Notifications API)	features-notifications
Online/Offline	net.isOnline(), net.online; navigator.onLine, online/offline events	features-online-offline
Push Notifications	APNS (macOS); registerForAPNSNotifications, received-apns-notification	features-push-notifications
Service Workers	session.serviceWorkers; getAllRunning, main↔SW IPC (IpcMainServiceWorker)	features-service-workers
Spellchecker	Enable, setSpellCheckerLanguages, context menu, dictionary URL	features-spellchecker
Updates	autoUpdater, Squirrel, publishing release metadata	features-updates
Web Embeds	iframe, WebContentsView, webview tag; when to use each	features-web-embeds

Distribute

Topic	Description	Reference
Code Signing	macOS sign + notarize; Windows Authenticode	distribute-code-signing
Mac App Store	MAS build, Apple Distribution, sandbox, limitations	distribute-mac-app-store
Packaging	Tooling (Forge), manual layout, asar, rebranding	distribute-packaging
Windows Store	AppX/MSIX, electron-windows-store, process.windowsStore	distribute-windows-store

electron

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Install electron and it becomes one more candidate the router can pick - when it fits.

What it costs to adopt - in engineering time.

One base URL

No vendor lock-in

Failover built in

Use it

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