HKUDS/nanobot · error · ValueError

providers.{provider_name}.proxy is only supported for OpenAI

Error message

providers.{provider_name}.proxy is only supported for OpenAI-compatible providers, OpenAI Codex, and xAI Grok.

What it means

Error "providers.{provider_name}.proxy is only supported for OpenAI-compatible providers, OpenAI Codex, and xAI Grok." thrown in HKUDS/nanobot.

Source

Thrown at nanobot/providers/factory.py:101

    model = model or preset.model
    provider_name = config.get_provider_name(model, preset=preset)
    p = config.get_provider(model, preset=preset)
    if not provider_name:
        raise ValueError(f"No provider is configured for model '{model}'.")
    spec = _provider_spec_for_config(provider_name, p)
    if not spec and p:
        if not p.api_base:
            raise ValueError(f"Provider '{provider_name}' requires api_base in config.")
        spec = create_dynamic_spec(
            provider_name,
            display_name=(p.display_name or "") if p else "",
            thinking_style=(p.thinking_style or "") if p else "",
        )
    if spec and spec.is_transcription_only:
        raise ValueError(f"Provider '{provider_name}' only supports transcription.")
    backend = spec.backend if spec else "openai_compat"
    if p and p.proxy and backend not in {"openai_compat", "openai_codex", "xai_grok"}:
        raise ValueError(
            f"providers.{provider_name}.proxy is only supported for "
            "OpenAI-compatible providers, OpenAI Codex, and xAI Grok."
        )

    if backend == "azure_openai":
        if not p or not p.api_base:
            raise ValueError("Azure OpenAI requires api_base in config.")
    elif (
        backend == "openai_compat"
        and spec
        and spec.is_direct
        and not spec.default_api_base
        and not (p and p.api_base)
    ):
        raise ValueError(f"Provider '{provider_name}' requires api_base in config.")
    elif backend in {"anthropic", "openai_compat"} and not (
        backend == "openai_compat" and model.startswith("bedrock/")
    ):

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nanobot/providers/factory.py:101 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of HKUDS/nanobot@42f37dc4c0 (2026-08-26). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d432953b5fdfc457. Report an issue: GitHub.