From the AI build battle videos

The AI build battle, on your own server

Type /aibuild and an AI model builds it in front of you, block by block. Same build tools, rules and limits as the videos.

GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5.5 on “Build your worst nightmare”, sped up 72 times.

Three steps to your first build.

  1. Put Playkeeper on your VPS

    Paste this into your VPS over SSH. It checks the machine and asks before it changes anything.

    curl -fsSL https://playkeeper.io/install | sudo sh

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  2. Pick the template

    In your dashboard: New server → A template → AI Build Battle. Then paste your OpenRouter key on the server's Overview.

  3. Type /aibuild in Minecraft

    Say what to build, and watch it go up.

    /aibuild a castle on a cliff

Needs Playkeeper 0.4.9 or newer.

Good to know

Your own OpenRouter key
It's never shown in chat, the console or the logs.
A spend cap per build and per day
You see it before every build.
One block at a time
Blocks go down one by one, so everyone on the server can watch.
For operators by default
Other players can't start a build unless you let them.

Questions

Anything else? Ask in GitHub Discussions.

Ask a question
What does a build cost?

It depends on the model and what you ask for. In the battle of 29 September, a whole build of “Build your worst nightmare” cost $0.15 with GPT-6.1 Sol, $0.30 with Claude Sonnet 5.5 and $0.75 with Claude Opus 5.5. You pay OpenRouter, with your own key.

Which models can build?

Any model on OpenRouter that can call tools, like Claude, GPT and Gemini.

Where do I get an OpenRouter key?

At openrouter.ai/keys, once your OpenRouter account has some credit. Playkeeper keeps the key on your server and never shows it again.

Your server is one command away.

Free and open source. Friends can be playing tonight.

curl -fsSL https://playkeeper.io/install | sudo sh
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