Update README with workaround for error caused by length requirement on token property even if not required by server

README.md

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ ChatGPT mode works the following way:
 You can separate a chat history and assistant settings for a given project by appending the following snippet to its settings:
 
 ```json
-{   
+{
     "settings": {
         "ai_assistant": {
             "cache_prefix": "your_project_name"
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ You can add a few things to your request:
 
 To perform the former just select something within an active view and initiate the request this way without switching to another tab, selection would be added to a request as a preceding message (each selection chunk would be split by a new line).
 
-To send the whole file(s) in advance to request you should `super+button1` on them to make all tabs of them to become visible in a **single view group** and then run `[New Message|Chat Model] with Sheets` command as shown on the screen below. Pay attention, that in given example only `README.md` and `4.0.0.md` will be sent to a server, but not a content of the `AI chat`. 
+To send the whole file(s) in advance to request you should `super+button1` on them to make all tabs of them to become visible in a **single view group** and then run `[New Message|Chat Model] with Sheets` command as shown on the screen below. Pay attention, that in given example only `README.md` and `4.0.0.md` will be sent to a server, but not a content of the `AI chat`.
 
 ![](static/media/file_selection_example.png)
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ It expects an absolute path to image to be selected in a buffer or stored in cli
 
 #### Phantom use case
 
-Phantom is the overlay UI placed inline in the editor view (see the picture below). It doesn't affects content of the view. 
+Phantom is the overlay UI placed inline in the editor view (see the picture below). It doesn't affects content of the view.
 
 1. You can set `"prompt_mode": "phantom"` for AI assistant in its settings.
 2. [optional] Select some text to pass in context in to manipulate with.
@@ -133,10 +133,13 @@ Phantom is the overlay UI placed inline in the editor view (see the picture belo
 
 ### Open Source models support (llama.cpp, ollama)
 
-1. Replace `"url"` setting of a given model to point to whatever host you're server running on (e.g.`"http://localhost:8080"`). 
-2. [Optional] Provide a `"token"` if your provider required one. 
+1. Replace `"url"` setting of a given model to point to whatever host you're server running on (e.g.`"http://localhost:8080"`).
+2. ~~[Optional] Provide a `"token"` if your provider required one.~~ **Temporarily mandatory, see warning below.**
 3. Tweak `"chat_model"` to a model of your choice and you're set.
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> Due to a known issue, a token value of 10 or more characters is currently required even for unsecured servers. [More details here.](#workaround-for-64)
+
 > [!NOTE]
 > You can set both `url` and `token` either global or on per assistant instance basis, thus being capable to freely switching between closed source and open sourced models within a single session.
 
@@ -150,6 +153,9 @@ The OpenAI Completion plugin has a settings file where you can set your OpenAI A
 }
 ```
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> Due to a known issue, a token value of 10 or more characters is currently required even for unsecured servers. [More details here.](#workaround-for-64)
+
 ### Advertisement disabling
 
 To disable advertisement you have to add `"advertisement": false` line into an assistant setting where you wish it to be disabled.
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ To disable advertisement you have to add `"advertisement": false` line into an a
 
 You can bind keys for a given plugin command in `Preferences` -> `Package Settings` -> `OpenAI` -> `Key Bindings`. For example you can bind "New Message" including active tabs as context command like this:
 
-```json
+```javascript
 {
     "keys": [ "super+k", "super+'" ],
     "command": "openai", // or "openai_panel"
@@ -177,7 +183,7 @@ It just works.
 
 You can setup it up by overriding the proxy property in the `OpenAI completion` settings like follow:
 
-```json
+```javascript
 "proxy": {
     "address": "127.0.0.1", // required
     "port": 9898, // required
@@ -186,6 +192,17 @@ You can setup it up by overriding the proxy property in the `OpenAI completion`
 }
 ```
 
+## Known bugs
+
+### Workaround for [#64](https://github.com/yaroslavyaroslav/OpenAI-sublime-text/issues/64)
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> If any of your assistants are configured with a `"token"` of less than 10 characters, they will always fail to establish a connection, even if the server does not require authentication at all. Instead, the plugin will produce the following error message:
+>
+> **"No API token provided, you have to set the OpenAI token into the settings to make things work."**
+
+[Luckily you'll find a quick and easy workaround here until a fix can be released!](https://github.com/yaroslavyaroslav/OpenAI-sublime-text/issues/64#issuecomment-2410170986)
+
 ## Disclaimers
 
 > [!WARNING]
@@ -197,4 +214,4 @@ You can setup it up by overriding the proxy property in the `OpenAI completion`
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openAI.sublime-settings

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     "url": "https://api.openai.com",
 
     // Your openAI token
+    // WARNING: Due to a known issue, a token value of 10 or more characters is currently required even for unsecured servers. 
+    // See this comment for a workaround: https://github.com/yaroslavyaroslav/OpenAI-sublime-text/issues/64#issuecomment-2410170986
     "token": "",
 
     // Apply Sublime Text markdown syntax highlight to OpenAI completion output panel text.