e-Research AI Hub

The e-Research AI Hub is King's College London's AI inference platform for researchers. It provides access to a range of large language models through an OpenAI-compatible API, so any tool or library that works with OpenAI can be pointed at the AI Hub with just a change of base URL and API key.

The platform is available at ai.create.kcl.ac.uk, and the full technical documentation lives at ai.create.kcl.ac.uk/docs.

What can I do with it?

• Chat completions against a curated set of hosted models.
• Image generation and streaming responses.
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines over your own documents.
• Deep research and agent workflows.
• Integration with common tools such as VS Code, OpenCode, and MCP servers.

Because the API is OpenAI-compatible, you can also use the platform with the official OpenAI client libraries (Python, Node.js, etc.) by overriding the base URL.

Who is it for?

The AI Hub is available to researchers, students, and staff at King's. New accounts come with an allocation of free tokens so you can try the platform before committing to a project budget. See the Usage and Billing page for details on how usage is metered and costed.

Getting started

1. Sign in at ai.create.kcl.ac.uk with your King's credentials.
2. Generate an API key from your dashboard.
3. Follow the Quickstart Guide to make your first request.

Full documentation

The authoritative documentation — including the API reference, authentication, rate limits, error handling, and integration guides — is hosted alongside the platform itself at ai.create.kcl.ac.uk/docs.

Getting help

For questions or issues with the AI Hub, please contact support@er.kcl.ac.uk.