# Public

# Chi's Notes on LibreChat

## What is LibreChat

URI ITS is currently running a pilot program to allow selected participants to use LibreChat.

- LibreChat is a frontend interface which allows people to select and use a number of LLMs (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, etc.).  This is done at a much lower cost to URI/ITS than the commercial licenses ($25/mo+) available to the general public.
- Participants are generally free to use LibreChat for any purpose.
- There is no scheduled end date for the pilot, and it will at least run through Jan 2026.
- No data is used for training, etc.  Like a URI email account, ITS staff are prohibited from accessing the contents of anyone's messages, except in case of an extreme emergency, possible serious crime, or legal requirement.
- ***Do not*** put any sensitive information into LibreChat, such as usernames, passwords, social security numbers, etc.  Data which would be classified as ***PHI / HIPAA / CUI / FERPA*** absolutely cannot be entered.

## Next

[LibreChat - Login](https://notes.its.uri.edu/books/public/page/librechat-login "LibreChat - Login")

# LibreChat - Selecting an AI

## Selecting a Model

There are many "AIs" selectable in the ITS LibreChat system.  Depending on the task, some AIs perform better than others.

## Good Default

At present, AWS Bedrock --> Claude Sonnet is a good, overall default.

## How to Select an AI

[![LibreChat-selectLLM.gif](https://notes.its.uri.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/6murSztW793isRx9-librechat-selectllm.gif)](https://notes.its.uri.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/6murSztW793isRx9-librechat-selectllm.gif)

# LibreChat - Login

## Methods

- Bookmark <https://librechat.its.uri.edu> directly.
- Go to the URI SSO tiles (<https://myapps.microsoft.com>), select LibreChat.
- Animations for both are below

## Example 1 - librechat.its.uri.edu

<https://librechat.its.uri.edu>

[![LibreChatLogin.gif](https://notes.its.uri.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/32T1VED2lZtwGWoI-librechatlogin.gif)](https://notes.its.uri.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/32T1VED2lZtwGWoI-librechatlogin.gif)

## Example 2 - URI SSO tiles

<https://myapps.microsoft.com>

[![LibreChatLogin-myapps.gif](https://notes.its.uri.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/dpgE2S9MukkpryDF-librechatlogin-myapps.gif)](https://notes.its.uri.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/dpgE2S9MukkpryDF-librechatlogin-myapps.gif)

## Next

[LibreChat - Selecting an AI](https://notes.its.uri.edu/books/public/page/librechat-selecting-an-ai "LibreChat - Selecting an AI")