clawdbot/docs/concepts/model-providers.md

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Model providers

This page covers LLM/model providers (not chat channels like WhatsApp/Telegram). For model selection rules, see /concepts/models.

Quick rules

• Model refs use provider/model (example: opencode/claude-opus-4-5).
• If you set agents.defaults.models, it becomes the allowlist.
• CLI helpers: clawdbot onboard, clawdbot models list, clawdbot models set <provider/model>.

Built-in providers (pi-ai catalog)

Clawdbot ships with the pi‑ai catalog. These providers require no models.providers config; just set auth + pick a model.

OpenAI

• Provider: openai
• Auth: OPENAI_API_KEY
• Example model: openai/gpt-5.2
• CLI: clawdbot onboard --auth-choice openai-api-key

{
  agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "openai/gpt-5.2" } } }
}

Anthropic

• Provider: anthropic
• Auth: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or claude setup-token
• Example model: anthropic/claude-opus-4-5
• CLI: clawdbot onboard --auth-choice setup-token

{
  agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5" } } }
}

OpenAI Code (Codex)

• Provider: openai-codex
• Auth: OAuth or Codex CLI (~/.codex/auth.json)
• Example model: openai-codex/gpt-5.2
• CLI: clawdbot onboard --auth-choice openai-codex or codex-cli

{
  agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "openai-codex/gpt-5.2" } } }
}

OpenCode Zen

• Provider: opencode
• Auth: OPENCODE_API_KEY (or OPENCODE_ZEN_API_KEY)
• Example model: opencode/claude-opus-4-5
• CLI: clawdbot onboard --auth-choice opencode-zen

{
  agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "opencode/claude-opus-4-5" } } }
}

Google Gemini (API key)

• Provider: google
• Auth: GEMINI_API_KEY
• Example model: google/gemini-3-pro-preview
• CLI: clawdbot onboard --auth-choice gemini-api-key

Google Vertex / Antigravity / Gemini CLI

• Providers: google-vertex, google-antigravity, google-gemini-cli
• Auth: Vertex uses gcloud ADC; Antigravity/Gemini CLI use their respective auth flows
• CLI: clawdbot onboard --auth-choice antigravity (others via interactive wizard)

Z.AI (GLM)

• Provider: zai
• Auth: ZAI_API_KEY
• Example model: zai/glm-4.7
• CLI: clawdbot onboard --auth-choice zai-api-key
  • Aliases: z.ai/* and z-ai/* normalize to zai/*

Other built-in providers

• OpenRouter: openrouter (OPENROUTER_API_KEY)
• Example model: openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5
• xAI: xai (XAI_API_KEY)
• Groq: groq (GROQ_API_KEY)
• Cerebras: cerebras (CEREBRAS_API_KEY)
  • GLM models on Cerebras use ids zai-glm-4.7 and zai-glm-4.6.
  • OpenAI-compatible base URL: https://api.cerebras.ai/v1.
• Mistral: mistral (MISTRAL_API_KEY)
• GitHub Copilot: github-copilot (COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN / GH_TOKEN / GITHUB_TOKEN)

Providers via models.providers (custom/base URL)

Use models.providers (or models.json) to add custom providers or OpenAI/Anthropic‑compatible proxies.

Moonshot AI (Kimi)

Moonshot uses OpenAI-compatible endpoints, so configure it as a custom provider:

• Provider: moonshot
• Auth: MOONSHOT_API_KEY
• Example model: moonshot/kimi-k2-0905-preview
• Kimi K2 model IDs: {/* moonshot-kimi-k2-model-refs:start */}
  • moonshot/kimi-k2-0905-preview
  • moonshot/kimi-k2-turbo-preview
  • moonshot/kimi-k2-thinking
  • moonshot/kimi-k2-thinking-turbo {/* moonshot-kimi-k2-model-refs:end */}

{
  agents: {
    defaults: { model: { primary: "moonshot/kimi-k2-0905-preview" } }
  },
  models: {
    mode: "merge",
    providers: {
      moonshot: {
        baseUrl: "https://api.moonshot.ai/v1",
        apiKey: "${MOONSHOT_API_KEY}",
        api: "openai-completions",
        models: [{ id: "kimi-k2-0905-preview", name: "Kimi K2 0905 Preview" }]
      }
    }
  }
}

Synthetic

Synthetic provides Anthropic-compatible models behind the synthetic provider:

• Provider: synthetic
• Auth: SYNTHETIC_API_KEY
• Example model: synthetic/hf:MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.1
• CLI: clawdbot onboard --auth-choice synthetic-api-key

{
  agents: {
    defaults: { model: { primary: "synthetic/hf:MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.1" } }
  },
  models: {
    mode: "merge",
    providers: {
      synthetic: {
        baseUrl: "https://api.synthetic.new/anthropic",
        apiKey: "${SYNTHETIC_API_KEY}",
        api: "anthropic-messages",
        models: [{ id: "hf:MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.1", name: "MiniMax M2.1" }]
      }
    }
  }
}

MiniMax

MiniMax is configured via models.providers because it uses custom endpoints:

• MiniMax (Anthropic‑compatible): --auth-choice minimax-api
• Auth: MINIMAX_API_KEY

See /providers/minimax for setup details, model options, and config snippets.

Local proxies (LM Studio, vLLM, LiteLLM, etc.)

Example (OpenAI‑compatible):

{
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      model: { primary: "lmstudio/minimax-m2.1-gs32" },
      models: { "lmstudio/minimax-m2.1-gs32": { alias: "Minimax" } }
    }
  },
  models: {
    providers: {
      lmstudio: {
        baseUrl: "http://localhost:1234/v1",
        apiKey: "LMSTUDIO_KEY",
        api: "openai-completions",
        models: [
          {
            id: "minimax-m2.1-gs32",
            name: "MiniMax M2.1",
            reasoning: false,
            input: ["text"],
            cost: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0 },
            contextWindow: 200000,
            maxTokens: 8192
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

CLI examples

clawdbot onboard --auth-choice opencode-zen
clawdbot models set opencode/claude-opus-4-5
clawdbot models list

See also: /gateway/configuration for full configuration examples.