Introduction
widgetforge turns any website into an AI-powered support hub — without a backend.
Most AI chatbot tools are black boxes. You hand over your data, pay per message, and hope the vendor doesn't go down. widgetforge flips this: you bring your own API key from Gemini, OpenAI, or Anthropic. We store it encrypted, proxy your requests, and give you a single script tag. The LLM bill goes to your account — not ours.
The problem we solve
Building a chatbot that knows about your website normally requires: a backend server, a vector database for embeddings, an auth system, a widget UI, and a deployment pipeline. That's weeks of work for something most developers don't want to maintain.
widgetforge collapses this to: describe your website → preview the bot → paste one script tag. Total time: under 60 seconds.
The BYOK model
BYOK stands for Bring Your Own Key. You paste your Gemini, OpenAI, or Anthropic API key into the builder. We encrypt it with AES-256-GCM and store it in our database. When a visitor chats with your bot, we decrypt the key in memory, make the LLM call, and discard it. Your key is never exposed to the visitor's browser.