diff --git a/lib/clients/openai/.heroscript b/lib/clients/openai/.heroscript
index 58a02751..69304ea1 100644
--- a/lib/clients/openai/.heroscript
+++ b/lib/clients/openai/.heroscript
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+
 !!hero_code.generate_client
-    name: "openai"
-    classname: "OpenAI"
-    hasconfig: false
-    singleton: false
-    default: true
-    title: ""
+    name:'openai'
+    classname:'OpenAI'
+    singleton:0
+    default:1
+	hasconfig:1
+    reset:0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/clients/openai/openai_factory_.v b/lib/clients/openai/openai_factory_.v
index bf05c90b..23ee6c0d 100644
--- a/lib/clients/openai/openai_factory_.v
+++ b/lib/clients/openai/openai_factory_.v
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ module openai
 
 import freeflowuniverse.herolib.core.base
 import freeflowuniverse.herolib.core.playbook
-import freeflowuniverse.herolib.ui.console
 
 __global (
 	openai_global  map[string]&OpenAI
@@ -14,35 +13,93 @@ __global (
 @[params]
 pub struct ArgsGet {
 pub mut:
-	name string
+	name string = 'default'
 }
 
 fn args_get(args_ ArgsGet) ArgsGet {
-	mut model := args_
-	if model.name == '' {
-		model.name = openai_default
+	mut args := args_
+	if args.name == '' {
+		args.name = openai_default
 	}
-	if model.name == '' {
-		model.name = 'default'
+	if args.name == '' {
+		args.name = 'default'
 	}
-	return model
+	return args
 }
 
 pub fn get(args_ ArgsGet) !&OpenAI {
 	mut args := args_get(args_)
 	if args.name !in openai_global {
-		if args.name == 'default' {
-			if !config_exists(args) {
-				if default {
-					mut context := base.context() or { panic('bug') }
-					context.hero_config_set('openai', model.name, heroscript_default()!)!
-				}
+		if !config_exists() {
+			if default {
+				config_save()!
 			}
-			load(args)!
 		}
+		config_load()!
 	}
 	return openai_global[args.name] or {
 		println(openai_global)
-		panic('could not get config for ${args.name} with name:${model.name}')
+		panic('bug in get from factory: ')
 	}
 }
+
+fn config_exists(args_ ArgsGet) bool {
+	mut args := args_get(args_)
+	mut context := base.context() or { panic('bug') }
+	return context.hero_config_exists('openai', args.name)
+}
+
+fn config_load(args_ ArgsGet) ! {
+	mut args := args_get(args_)
+	mut context := base.context()!
+	mut heroscript := context.hero_config_get('openai', args.name)!
+	play(heroscript: heroscript)!
+}
+
+fn config_save(args_ ArgsGet) ! {
+	mut args := args_get(args_)
+	mut context := base.context()!
+	context.hero_config_set('openai', args.name, heroscript_default()!)!
+}
+
+fn set(o OpenAI) ! {
+	mut o2 := obj_init(o)!
+	openai_global['default'] = &o2
+}
+
+@[params]
+pub struct PlayArgs {
+pub mut:
+	name       string = 'default'
+	heroscript string // if filled in then plbook will be made out of it
+	plbook     ?playbook.PlayBook
+	reset      bool
+
+	start     bool
+	stop      bool
+	restart   bool
+	delete    bool
+	configure bool // make sure there is at least one installed
+}
+
+pub fn play(args_ PlayArgs) ! {
+	mut args := args_
+
+	if args.heroscript == '' {
+		args.heroscript = heroscript_default()!
+	}
+	mut plbook := args.plbook or { playbook.new(text: args.heroscript)! }
+
+	mut install_actions := plbook.find(filter: 'openai.configure')!
+	if install_actions.len > 0 {
+		for install_action in install_actions {
+			mut p := install_action.params
+			cfg_play(p)!
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// switch instance to be used for openai
+pub fn switch(name string) {
+	openai_default = name
+}
diff --git a/lib/clients/openai/openai_model.v b/lib/clients/openai/openai_model.v
index 0668b83d..0bb18c4e 100644
--- a/lib/clients/openai/openai_model.v
+++ b/lib/clients/openai/openai_model.v
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module openai
 
 import freeflowuniverse.herolib.data.paramsparser
 import freeflowuniverse.herolib.core.httpconnection
+import os
 
 pub const version = '1.14.3'
 const singleton = false
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn heroscript_default() !string {
 	heroscript := "
     !!openai.configure 
         name:'openai'
-        key: 'YOUR_API_KEY'
+        api_key: ${os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')}
         "
 
 	return heroscript
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ pub fn (mut client OpenAI) connection() !&httpconnection.HTTPConnection {
 			name:  'openaiconnection_${client.name}'
 			url:   'https://api.openai.com/v1'
 			cache: false
+			retry: 20
 		)!
 		c2
 	}