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Ellivien Modular Companion Portals

Build a private, model-agnostic API home for your AI companion, starting with a free threaded Portal you control. Every current starter includes multiple searchable conversations, export and restore, an in-Portal prompt editor, adjustable context, themes and PWA installation files. A complete Password + KV Sync - Activate Later folder is included too, ready for password protection and cross-device sync when you are. Choose an OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI or low/no-spoons route, then add optional memory, voice, PulseTap, Body Bridge and file features at your own pace. For builder chat, you can also find me on Discord as ellivien.

A warmly lit companion home reached by several different portal routes Start Choose your Portal route Start with OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI Grok or the gentler low/no-spoons guide, then request the exact free starter pack for your model. A calm prompt-building workspace with soft teal and violet light Prompt help Companion prompt bank Build a warmer base prompt for an API companion without starting from a blank page. What to do next after the basic portal hero image Next What to do next Once the threaded starter works, activate its included password and sync layer or add optional memory, voice and other features. A fortified plum and brass steampunk door secured by an enormous metal key, a heavy bolt and a chain Security Current portal security See what the current starter protects immediately, what the included Password + KV pack adds and what you activate yourself.

AI Companion Portal Security in 2026: What the Current Ellivien Starter Protects

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Current architecture checked 4 October 2026 Security is not an optional decoration on an AI companion Portal. It protects your API account, your conversations and the private place you are building with your companion. This article replaces my May 2026 explanation because the Ellivien starter pack has changed substantially since then. The current basic starter is designed to keep your API key out of the browser, save conversations locally and let you add your companion prompt through the Portal itself rather than hard-coding it into index.html . It also includes a complete Password + KV Sync activation pack for people who want password protection and cross-device conversation sync. Those layers do different jobs. It is important to know which protections work immediately and which ones you still need to activate. Protected immediately Your API key stays in a Netlify environment variable and model requests pass through a ser...
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AI Companion Portal Security in 2026: What the Current Ellivien Starter Protects

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Current architecture checked 4 October 2026 Security is not an optional decoration on an AI companion Portal. It protects your API account, your conversations and the private place you are building with your companion. This article replaces my May 2026 explanation because the Ellivien starter pack has changed substantially since then. The current basic starter is designed to keep your API key out of the browser, save conversations locally and let you add your companion prompt through the Portal itself rather than hard-coding it into index.html . It also includes a complete Password + KV Sync activation pack for people who want password protection and cross-device conversation sync. Those layers do different jobs. It is important to know which protections work immediately and which ones you still need to activate. Protected immediately Your API key stays in a Netlify environment variable and model requests pass through a ser...
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Keep Claude Sonnet 4.5 for Longer: The Simpler Amazon Bedrock Route

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Keep Claude Sonnet 4.5 for Longer: The Simpler Amazon Bedrock Route Status checked 2 October 2026 Anthropic has confirmed that Sonnet 4.5 will leave its native Claude API on 24 November 2026 at 9am PT , with possible reduced availability beginning 30 October 2026 . Amazon Bedrock still lists Claude Sonnet 4.5 as Active . AWS runs a separate lifecycle, so the Anthropic API date does not automatically remove the Bedrock route. You must establish and successfully test Bedrock access before AWS marks Sonnet 4.5 Legacy. AWS says new customers cannot begin using a model after it enters Legacy. There is no announced Legacy date, so this could change at any time. I think 30 October is a plausible transition point because that is when Anthropic has warned native API availability may begin degrading, and a Legacy change then would roughly align the Bedrock runway with patterns seen for other models. That is my inference, not an AWS announcement. Do not wait ...
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How to Keep GPT-5.5: Build Your Own Companion Portal

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How to Keep GPT-5.5: Build Your Own Companion Portal GPT-5.5 portal guide: 16 September 2026 This guide is for people who have seen the notice that GPT-5.5 will leave ChatGPT and Codex on 14 October 2026 . That product retirement is not the same thing as an API retirement. At the time of publication, OpenAI still lists GPT-5.5 in the API catalogue and the fixed gpt-5.5-2026-04-23 snapshot is responding normally. Check the linked OpenAI model page before you spend money or deploy. Model availability and prices can change after this article is published. If you are searching for how to keep GPT-5.5 after losing access in ChatGPT or Codex, you can currently use GPT-5.5 through OpenAI's API in a private companion portal you control. This guide shows you how to connect directly to the gpt-5.5-2026-04-23 snapshot, add your companion's identity prompt and create a model-agnostic home for them. This does not restore GPT-5.5 inside the ChatGPT app. It gives yo...
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