Show HN: OpenCode Pollinations Plugin –AI & tool layer with freetier control

The Ultimate Bridge between OpenCode and the Pollinations.ai Ecosystem.

Access a continuous universe of free basic AI models, or leverage premium enterprise models with our generous Hourly Free Tiers directly from your local terminal.

📖 Philosophy: Open AI for Creators

"No closed doors, no corporate hoops — just good tools and good people."

Pollinations.ai is an open-source platform created by and for the community. We offer a unified, direct API for generating images, text, audio, and video.

• 🌍 Transparent: Our code, roadmap, and discussions are fully public.

• ⚖️ Fair Economy: A single currency (Pollen 🌻) for all media and models. Predictable and transparent pricing. No vendor lock-in.

✨ What's new in V6.2.7?

• ⏱️ Hourly Quotas: Say goodbye to daily limits! Developer tiers now reset every single hour at :00, ensuring you always have fresh credits available throughout your coding sessions.

• ⚡ 100% Dynamic Engine: Hardcoded model lists, default configurations, and fixed prices are gone! In V6.2, OpenCode's AI agent now fetches the latest LLMs ([💎 Paid], [🌿 Free], limits), and cost approximations dynamically from the Pollinations APIs.

• 🛡️ Robust Security: Protection against path traversal and strict URL verifications are fully integrated.

• 🔍 Improved Web Search: The polli_web_search component maps seamlessly to current web-enabled and specialized groundings options like Google Gemini Fast, Perplexity, and Custom assistants.

🧰 Tools & Commands

Beyond text discussion, connecting your key gives OpenCode Agents access to our AI Media Tools powered by Pollinations models:

💎 Integrated Generative Tools (ENTER ONLY - requires API key)

• 🎨 polli_gen_image : State-of-the-art imagery models (Flux, Sana, Midjourney, etc.).

• 🎬 polli_gen_video : Powerful Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video models (Wan, Veo, LTX, Reveal).

• 🔊 polli_gen_audio & polli_gen_music : Voice synthesis (ElevenLabs, OpenAI TTS) and Generative Music.

• 🎙️ polli_stt : High-flying voice transcription (Whisper V3).

• 🌐 polli_web_search : Connected Web & Specialized Search context (gemini-search, perplexity...).

🧰 Free Creator Bonus Tools (Always available)

• ✂️ remove_background : Built-in ultra-fast AI image background removal.

• 🛠️ gen_qrcode, gen_diagram, extract_frames, extract_audio, file_to_url: Dev utilities.

💻 Complete List of Terminal Commands

Use the alias /poll or /pollinations anytime inside your conversation terminal:

• /poll help : Displays the interactive help table.

• /poll connect : Bring Your Own Key configuration tool (Interactive).

• /poll usage full : Real-time dashboard (Stats), active Freetiers, and Wallet Balance.

• /poll config : Finely adjust Cost Guards, Logs, Language, and Display.

• /poll models : Check the status of available Models.

• /poll pricing : View real-time unified pricing (Average Cost Estimate).

• /poll fallback : Define the ultimate Safety Net Chat model.

• /poll infos : Discover community rules and the leveling system.

🛡️ The "Cost Guard" & the "Safety Net"

We have introduced fundamental protections to ensure your workflow never interrupts and your budget (Wallet or Free Tiers) is under your control:

• 🛟 Safety Net: If you use premium models and your hourly Pollen quota runs out in the middle of a chat session, the plugin silently and automatically switches to a free model. No more blocking errors (429).

• 🚦 Cost Guard for Tools: OpenCode Agents can be zealous. If an Agent tries to spend too many Pollens to generate a heavy video or music, the plugin intercepts the request. An asynchronous flow will ask for your manual confirmation before executing costly generations. You stay in control.

🐝 Understanding Pollens & "Free Tiers"

In the past, Pollinations mainly relied on ad-funded network traffic. Today, running massive models (like Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Flux Pro, Wan Video) costs money. The Enter Universe unlocks cutting-edge models through an API key.

But wait, you don't need a credit card!

Pollen 🌻 is our unified credit system ($1 ≈ 1 Pollen). By connecting a simple Free API Key, you unlock hourly Pollen reloads according to your Developer Tier:

Tier Hourly Reload ⏱️ Daily Estimate* Condition*

🦠 Microbe 0.01 Pollen / hour ~0.24 / day Just register!

🍄 Spore 0.01 Pollen / hour ~0.24 / day Automatic verification

🌱 Seed 0.15 Pollen / hour ~3.6 / day Active GitHub Developer (8+ points)

🌸 Flower 0.40 Pollen / hour ~9.6 / day Publish an App (Like this Plugin!)

🍯 Nectar 0.80 Pollen / hour ~19.2 / day Coming soon 🔮

Daily estimates are approximate (~24h × hourly rate). Actual reset occurs automatically at the top of every hour (XX:00).

🎁 Get your Free Personal Key (BYOK) on Pollinations.ai to boost OpenCode!

How It Works:

• Your free tier quota (e.g., 0.40 🌻/hour for Flower) is consumed first.

• When quota is exhausted, the safety net gracefully switches you to free fallback variants.

• Wallet balance (if purchased) is used for premium models only when the free quota is insufficient.

• Boom! 💥 Quota resets completely at the start of the next hour.

🌍 Native Multilingual Support (i18n)

Pollinations for OpenCode natively speaks your language:

• The Engine Interface, Notifications (Toasts), Tool Returns, and Terminal Commands are fully translated into English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Chinese.

• Type /poll config lang in the terminal to switch instantly.

🚀 Getting Started & Onboarding

🐧 1. Cross-Platform Configuration (NPM Installation)

This plugin is fully cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux) and detects OpenCode ports dynamically.

• Global installation: npm install -g opencode-pollinations-plugin

• Auto-Configuration: npx opencode-pollinations-plugin (Or inject it manually into ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json)

🔑 2. Interactive Onboarding

Once inside OpenCode, simply type the following command in the Agent Terminal:

/poll connect

An interactive conversational assistant will guide you to inject your Pollinations Key and configure your workspace. (Restart OpenCode to update the UI models list).

🔗 Links

• Create your Pollen API Key: pollinations.ai

• Discord Community: Join us!

• OpenCode Ecosystem: opencode.ai

📜 License

MIT License. Created by fkom13 & The Pollinations Community.