diff --git a/docs/llm-providers/openrouter.mdx b/docs/llm-providers/openrouter.mdx
index 2b816e90d..36b0626ba 100644
--- a/docs/llm-providers/openrouter.mdx
+++ b/docs/llm-providers/openrouter.mdx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ description: "Configure Strix with models via OpenRouter"
 ```bash
 export STRIX_LLM="openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4"
 export LLM_API_KEY="sk-or-..."
+export LLM_API_BASE='https://openrouter.ai/api/v1'
 ```
 
 ## Available Models