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The Tokios Connector is a small console app you run on the machine next to your model. It dials out to Tokios over a single WebSocket and forwards requests to your local model — no inbound ports, no public IP, no firewall changes. You install and pair it from the console’s Setup wizard with a one-time claim code. For the basic path you don’t hand-edit a config file — the connector receives its token securely over the tunnel after you approve the device.

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1. Get a claim code

In the console’s Setup tab, click Start pairing (step 1). Tokios shows a claim code like TKS-XXXX-XXXX, valid for about 15 minutes. Keep the tab open.

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2. Install and run the connector

On the machine next to your model, run the one-liner the console shows for your OS.
Windows 10 & 11 (x64). In PowerShell:
Already have tokios-connector installed? Skip the installer and pass the claim code directly:

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3. Approve the device

The connector dials out and appears in the console. In the Setup tab (or the Connectors tab), approve the device. Tokios then delivers the connector’s token over the tunnel — it is never shown on screen or pasted into a file.
The connector only dials out; it never listens on a port, so your firewall needs no inbound rules.
Once it’s connected, register your model and create an API key.

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Advanced: expose multiple models with a config file

To serve several models through one connector, run the connector with a JSON config that defines each upstream instead of pairing a single model. See Connector Config.