diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4ad719d..933e035 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.0.9] - 2026-04-20
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Open Terminal API Key Persistence.** The Open Terminal API key is now saved in config.json and reused across restarts instead of being regenerated on every startup, which was breaking existing integrations.
+
 ## [0.0.8] - 2026-04-11
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f16de65..385e703 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "open-webui",
-  "version": "0.0.8",
+  "version": "0.0.9",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0",
   "description": "Open WebUI Desktop",
   "main": "./out/main/index.js",
diff --git a/src/main/utils/index.ts b/src/main/utils/index.ts
index 511fc8d..86fd436 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/index.ts
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ export interface AppConfig {
     enabled: boolean
     port: number
     cwd: string
+    apiKey: string
   }
   llamaCpp: {
     enabled: boolean
@@ -850,7 +851,8 @@ const DEFAULT_CONFIG: AppConfig = {
   },
   openTerminal: {
     enabled: false,
-    cwd: ''
+    cwd: '',
+    apiKey: ''
   },
   llamaCpp: {
     enabled: false,
diff --git a/src/main/utils/open-terminal.ts b/src/main/utils/open-terminal.ts
index 69f0232..6156832 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/open-terminal.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/open-terminal.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as pty from 'node-pty'
 import {
   getPythonPath,
   getConfig,
+  setConfig,
   installPackage,
   isPackageInstalled,
   isPythonInstalled,
@@ -63,8 +64,14 @@ export const startOpenTerminal = async (
   const config = await getConfig()
   const configEnvVars = config.envVars ?? {}
 
-  // Auto-generate API key
-  const generatedKey = crypto.randomBytes(24).toString('base64url')
+  // Use persisted API key or generate and save a new one
+  let generatedKey = config.openTerminal?.apiKey
+  if (!generatedKey) {
+    generatedKey = crypto.randomBytes(24).toString('base64url')
+    await setConfig({
+      openTerminal: { ...config.openTerminal, apiKey: generatedKey }
+    })
+  }
 
   // Find available port
   let desiredPort = port || 39284