OpenRouter launched a new stateful server tool, Shell: any model on the platform can run commands in a hosted Linux container and move files in/out via a new Files API. It is available in beta as openrouter:shell.

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  • ✓Stateful Shell lets models run commands in hosted Linux containers.
  • ✓Files API moves files into and out of the container.
  • ✓Beta tool id: openrouter:shell, available to any OpenRouter model.
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