electron-ai-key-silent-faillisted

# AI silently failing despite valid API key ## Symptom AI features (transforms, chat, OCR) return "[Offline] Cannot transform X → Y without an AI key" or similar, even though Settings shows a valid API key and the provider appears "Active" in the sidebar. ## Root cause The `openai` npm package is **not installed**. Electron's `electron/ai.js` does: ```js try { const { OpenAI } = require('openai') _client = new OpenAI({ apiKey, baseURL }) } catch { return null // SILENT FAILURE } ``` The `require('openai')` throws because the package isn't in `package.json`. The try/catch silently returns `null`, which makes every AI call fall through to the offline/error path. ## Fix ```bash npm install openai ``` Then restart the Electron app (not just Vite HMR — the main process needs a full restart). ## How to verify Check if `openai` is in `package.json` dependencies. If missing, it's the cause. All providers (OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Ollama, OpenRouter, DashScope, Custom) use the OpenAI-compatible client, so this single package affects everything.