From 96a6e1bf558e704bffe7841d5206c8adb7b24f89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:49:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: allow LM Studio local auth marker

---
 extensions/lmstudio/src/runtime.ts | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/extensions/lmstudio/src/runtime.ts b/extensions/lmstudio/src/runtime.ts
index 738bf6ed89f..042ec4661d0 100644
--- a/extensions/lmstudio/src/runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/lmstudio/src/runtime.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ export async function resolveLmstudioRuntimeApiKey(params: {
   if (shouldSuppressResolvedRuntimeApiKeyForHeaderAuth(resolved.source, hasAuthorizationHeader)) {
     return await resolveConfiguredApiKeyOrThrow();
   }
-  if (isNonSecretApiKeyMarker(resolvedApiKey) && resolvedApiKey !== CUSTOM_LOCAL_AUTH_MARKER) {
+  if (
+    isNonSecretApiKeyMarker(resolvedApiKey) &&
+    resolvedApiKey !== CUSTOM_LOCAL_AUTH_MARKER &&
+    resolvedApiKey !== LMSTUDIO_LOCAL_API_KEY_PLACEHOLDER
+  ) {
     return await resolveConfiguredApiKeyOrThrow();
   }
   return resolvedApiKey;