Hmbown/CodeWhale · error · anyhow::Error

Custom provider '{provider_name}' API key not found. Set the

Error message

Custom provider '{provider_name}' API key not found.
Set the environment variable {env_name} to your key, or add api_key to [providers.{provider_name}].

What it means

Error "Custom provider '{provider_name}' API key not found. Set the environment variable {env_name} to your key, or add api_key to [providers.{provider_name}]." thrown in Hmbown/CodeWhale.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/config.rs:6455

                let help = credential_help_for_provider_route(provider, &self.deepseek_base_url());
                anyhow::bail!(
                    "Ollama Cloud API key not found. Get a key: {}. Run 'codewhale auth set --provider ollama', set OLLAMA_API_KEY, or add [providers.ollama] api_key in ~/.codewhale/config.toml.",
                    help.credential_url
                        .unwrap_or(codewhale_config::provider::OLLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY_URL)
                )
            }
            // Custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints (#1519): the key comes from the
            // env var named by `[providers.<name>] api_key_env`. If we reached
            // here it is unset/empty (and the endpoint is not loopback).
            ApiProvider::Custom => {
                let provider_name = self.provider.as_deref().unwrap_or("<name>");
                match self
                    .provider_config_for(provider)
                    .and_then(|entry| entry.api_key_env.as_deref())
                    .map(str::trim)
                    .filter(|name| !name.is_empty())
                {
                    Some(env_name) => anyhow::bail!(
                        "Custom provider '{provider_name}' API key not found.\n\
                         Set the environment variable {env_name} to your key, \
                         or add api_key to [providers.{provider_name}]."
                    ),
                    None => anyhow::bail!(
                        "Custom provider '{provider_name}' has no auth configured.\n\
                         Add api_key_env = \"YOUR_ENV_VAR\" (or api_key) to \
                         [providers.{provider_name}] in ~/.codewhale/config.toml."
                    ),
                }
            }
            _ => anyhow::bail!("{}", missing_provider_api_key_message(provider)?),
        }
    }

    /// Resolve the skills directory path.
    #[must_use]
    pub fn skills_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/config.rs:6455 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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