feat: Add Pollinations API as primary generation backend with nova-fast intent routing

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• .env.example — add GUEST_MODE=false env var with docs
• api/server/routes/config.js — expose guestMode in startup config payload
• api/server/controllers/AuthController.js — getOrCreateGuestUser() helper; refreshController returns guest JWT when GUEST_MODE=true and no refresh token cookie; random non-bcrypt password so account can't be used for local auth
• packages/data-provider/src/config.ts — guestMode?: boolean added to TStartupConfig
• client/src/hooks/AuthContext.tsx — reads guestMode from startup config; guards both navigate(buildLoginRedirectUrl()) calls and userQuery.isError redirect
• client/src/routes/useAuthRedirect.ts — skips 300ms redirect-to-login timer when guestMode
• client/src/routes/Root.tsx — allows render when guestMode before token arrives
• client/src/routes/ChatRoute.tsx — same guard as Root
• client/src/routes/Layouts/Startup.tsx — immediately redirects /login → /c/new when guestMode

Original prompt

Create a pull request in verdjs/LibreChat that removes all existing/custom API integrations for text/image generation and replaces them with a single Pollinations API integration.

Requirements:

• Use Pollinations as the only generation backend.
• Pollinations API details:
  • Base URL: https://gen.pollinations.ai
  • OpenAI-compatible endpoints:
    • POST /v1/chat/completions (chat)
    • POST /v1/images/generations (images; OpenAI SDK compatible with base_url https://gen.pollinations.ai/v1)
    • (optionally) audio endpoints exist, but focus is text + images now; video “coming soon”.
  • Authentication: Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY> or ?key=<API_KEY>.
• Default model should be gemini-fast.
• Before every user prompt (regardless of whether they request text, image, or video), call model nova-fast first to classify intent (text vs image vs video).
  • If image: use nova-fast to enhance the prompt, then generate image with model zimage.
  • If text: route to Pollinations chat with model gemini-fast (unless user overrides model).
  • If video: keep placeholder/wiring “coming soon” but ensure the classification flow supports it without breaking.
• Remove/disable any existing “custom api” logic throughout the repo (providers, routing, model selection, config, docs). Replace with Pollinations-centric configuration.
• Add configuration/env vars for Pollinations API key(s) and base URL.
• Update README/docs and any UI text so it’s clear the app uses Pollinations; include how to set API key.
• Add/adjust tests to cover:
  • intent classification call is made via Pollinations nova-fast.
  • image prompt enhancement + generation uses zimage.
  • text generation uses gemini-fast.
• Ensure lint/build/tests pass.

Notes:

• Treat Pollinations as OpenAI-compatible so existing OpenAI SDK wiring can be reused by swapping base URLs.
• Prefer server-side secret key usage for backend requests.

The following is the prior conversation context from the user's chat exploration (may be truncated):

User: hi

Assistant: Hi — what do you want to do with verdjs/LibreChat?

A few common things I can help with (pick one, or tell me your goal):

1. Find where a feature is implemented (search for a class/function/string)
2. Debug an error (paste the stack trace/logs)
3. Audit something across the repo (env vars, auth, rate limiting, caching, etc.)
4. Create or update GitHub issues
5. Make code changes (I can prepare steps or, if you ask explicitly, open a PR)

Tell me what you’re trying to accomplish and any file path / error message you have.

User: ok so make a pull request to get rid of all custom api and just use this api # Pollinations API

Generate text, images, video, and audio with a single API. OpenAI-compatible — use any OpenAI SDK by changing the base URL.

Base URL: https://gen.pollinations.ai
API Keys: https://enter.pollinations.ai
Docs: https://gen.pollinations.ai/api/docs

Quick Start

Text (Python, OpenAI SDK)

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://gen.pollinations.ai", api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
response = client.chat.completions.create(model="openai", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}])
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Image (URL — no code needed)

https://gen.pollinations.ai/image/a%20cat%20in%20space?model=flux

Image (Python, OpenAI SDK)

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://gen.pollinations.ai/v1", api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
response = client.images.generate(model="flux", prompt="a cat in space", size="1024x1024")
print(response.data[0].url)

Audio (cURL)

curl "https://gen.pollinations.ai/audio/Hello%20world?voice=nova" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" -o speech.mp3

Authentication

All generation requests require an API key. Model listing endpoints work without auth.

• Header: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
• Query param: ?key=YOUR_API_KEY

Key types: sk_ (secret, server-side) | pk_ (publishable, client-side, rate limited)

Endpoints

POST /v1/chat/completions

OpenAI-compatible chat completions. Use any OpenAI SDK with base_url="https://gen.pollinations.ai".

Request body (JSON):

• model (string, default: "openai"): Model ID
• messages (array, required): [{role: "user"|"assistant"|"system", content: "..."}]
• stream (boolean, default: false): SSE streaming
• temperature (number, 0.0-2.0): Randomness
• seed (integer, default: 0): Reproducibility. -1 for random
• response_format ({type: "json_object"}): Force JSON output

GET /text/{prompt}

Simple text generation. Returns plain text.
Query params: model, seed, system, json, temperature, stream

GET /image/{prompt}

Generate image or video. Returns binary (image/jpeg or video/mp4).

Query params:

• model (string, default: "zimage"): Image or video model
• width (int, default: 1024), height (int, default: 1024)
• seed (int, default: 0): Works with flux, zimage...

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