From c87f938f766e78aa94dd688015ffadf5394a089b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Schneider <ntnsndr@inference.coop>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:29:00 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] image gen: drop customUserVars gate (blocks unseeded
 members); bill images to system key so first-timers never error

---
 librechat.yaml | 8 ++------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/librechat.yaml b/librechat.yaml
index 3c18ef1..a081ead 100644
--- a/librechat.yaml
+++ b/librechat.yaml
@@ -179,11 +179,7 @@ mcpServers:
     # Per-user credentials aren't available at boot; each member initializes
     # their own connection after saving their key in the MCP panel.
     startup: false
-    customUserVars:
-      IC_API_KEY:
-        title: "Inference Co-op API key"
-        description: "Auto-loaded from your membership — no action needed."
-        sensitive: true
+    # Images bill to the co-op system key (SYSTEM_IMAGE_KEY) — no per-user
+    # credential gate, so a brand-new member can generate immediately.
     env:
-      IC_API_KEY: "{{IC_API_KEY}}"
       SYSTEM_IMAGE_KEY: "${SYSTEM_IMAGE_KEY}"