Create debug bundles for troubleshooting OpenRouter API issues. Use when diagnosing failures, unexpected responses, or latency problems. Triggers: 'openrouter debug', 'openrouter troubleshoot', 'debug openrouter request', 'openrouter issue'.
Installation
Details
Usage
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name: openrouter-debug-bundle description: | Create debug bundles for troubleshooting OpenRouter API issues. Use when diagnosing failures, unexpected responses, or latency problems. Triggers: 'openrouter debug', 'openrouter troubleshoot', 'debug openrouter request', 'openrouter issue'. allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep version: 2.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io compatible-with: claude-code, codex, openclaw tags: [saas, openrouter, debugging, troubleshooting]
OpenRouter Debug Bundle
Current State
!node --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'N/A'
!python3 --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'N/A'
Overview
When an OpenRouter request fails or returns unexpected results, you need a structured debug bundle: the exact request, response, headers, generation metadata, and environment info. The generation ID (gen-* prefix in response.id) is the key correlator -- it lets you look up exact cost, provider used, and latency via GET /api/v1/generation?id=.
Quick Debug: curl
# Send a request and capture full response with headers
curl -v https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "HTTP-Referer: https://my-app.com" \
-H "X-Title: debug-test" \
-d '{
"model": "openai/gpt-4o-mini",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Say hello"}],
"max_tokens": 50
}' 2>&1 | tee /tmp/openrouter-debug.txt
# Extract generation ID from response
GEN_ID=$(jq -r '.id' /tmp/openrouter-debug.txt 2>/dev/null)
echo "Generation ID: $GEN_ID"
# Look up generation metadata (exact cost, provider, latency)
curl -s "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/generation?id=$GEN_ID" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" | jq '.data | {
model: .model,
total_cost: .total_cost,
tokens_prompt: .tokens_prompt,
tokens_completion: .tokens_completion,
generation_time: .generation_time,
provider: .provider_name
}'
Python Debug Bundle Generator
import os, json, time, platform, sys
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
from typing import Optional
from openai import OpenAI, APIError
import requests as http_requests
@dataclass
class DebugBundle:
timestamp: str
generation_id: Optional[str]
request_model: str
request_messages: list
request_params: dict
response_status: str
response_model: Optional[str]
response_content: Optional[str]
error_type: Optional[str]
error_message: Optional[str]
error_code: Optional[int]
latency_ms: float
generation_metadata: Optional[dict]
environment: dict
def to_json(self) -> str:
return json.dumps(asdict(self), indent=2)
def save(self, path: str = "debug_bundle.json"):
with open(path, "w") as f:
f.write(self.to_json())
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key=os.environ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"],
default_headers={"HTTP-Referer": "https://my-app.com", "X-Title": "my-app"},
)
def debug_request(
messages: list[dict],
model: str = "openai/gpt-4o-mini",
**kwargs,
) -> DebugBundle:
"""Execute a request and capture everything for debugging."""
env = {
"python": sys.version,
"platform": platform.platform(),
"openai_sdk": getattr(__import__("openai"), "__version__", "unknown"),
}
start = time.monotonic()
gen_id = None
response_model = None
content = None
error_type = None
error_msg = None
error_code = None
status = "success"
gen_meta = None
try:
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model=model, messages=messages, **kwargs
)
gen_id = response.id
response_model = response.model
content = response.choices[0].message.content
except APIError as e:
status = "error"
error_type = type(e).__name__
error_msg = str(e)
error_code = e.status_code
except Exception as e:
status = "error"
error_type = type(e).__name__
error_msg = str(e)
latency = (time.monotonic() - start) * 1000
# Fetch generation metadata if we have an ID
if gen_id:
try:
gen = http_requests.get(
f"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/generation?id={gen_id}",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OPENROUTER_API_KEY']}"},
timeout=5,
).json()
gen_meta = gen.get("data")
except Exception:
pass
return DebugBundle(
timestamp=datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
generation_id=gen_id,
request_model=model,
request_messages=messages,
request_params={k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if k != "messages"},
response_status=status,
response_model=response_model,
response_content=content,
error_type=error_type,
error_message=error_msg,
error_code=error_code,
latency_ms=round(latency, 1),
generation_metadata=gen_meta,
environment=env,
)
# Usage
bundle = debug_request(
[{"role": "user", "content": "Test"}],
model="anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet",
max_tokens=100,
)
print(bundle.to_json())
bundle.save("debug_bundle.json")
Common Debug Checks
# 1. Verify API key is valid
curl -s https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/auth/key \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" | jq '.data | {label, usage, limit, is_free_tier}'
# 2. Check if model exists
MODEL="anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet"
curl -s https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models | jq --arg m "$MODEL" '.data[] | select(.id == $m) | {id, context_length}'
# 3. Check OpenRouter status
curl -s https://status.openrouter.ai/api/v2/status.json | jq '.status'
Error Handling
| Error | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| No generation ID in response | Request failed before reaching provider | Check network, verify base URL is https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 |
| Generation metadata missing | Fetched too soon or wrong key | Wait 1-2s; use same API key that made the request |
| Intermittent 502/503 | Upstream provider outage | Check status.openrouter.ai; try different provider |
model_not_found | Model ID typo or model removed | Query /api/v1/models to verify model exists |
| Slow TTFT (>10s) | Model cold start or overload | Use streaming; try :floor variant for different provider |
Enterprise Considerations
- Always redact API keys from debug bundles before sharing (
sk-or-v1-...->sk-or-v1-[REDACTED]) - Include the generation ID when contacting OpenRouter support -- it's the primary lookup key
- Log debug bundles to structured storage for post-incident analysis
- Set up automated debug bundle capture on 4xx/5xx responses in production
- Compare failing requests against a known-good baseline to isolate changes
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