Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm · error · Error

No TogetherAI API key was set.

Error message

No TogetherAI API key was set.

What it means

Constructor guard in TogetherAiLLM: the TOGETHER_AI_API_KEY environment variable is unset, so the Together AI client cannot authenticate and provider instantiation aborts before model listing or chat.

Solutions

  1. Set the TogetherAI API key in provider settings or env.
Defensive patterns

Strategy: validation

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at provider construction when no TogetherAI API key is configured.

Common situations: TogetherAI selected as LLM provider without an API key.


AI-assisted analysis of Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm@f92433b4ea (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/364f7b4fe98e9855. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at server/utils/AiProviders/togetherAi/index.js:93

    return validModels;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error fetching Together AI models:", error);
    // If cache exists but is stale, still use it as fallback
    if (fs.existsSync(cacheModelPath)) {
      return safeJsonParse(
        fs.readFileSync(cacheModelPath, { encoding: "utf-8" }),
        []
      );
    }
    return [];
  }
}

class TogetherAiLLM {
  constructor(embedder = null, modelPreference = null) {
    if (!process.env.TOGETHER_AI_API_KEY)
      throw new Error("No TogetherAI API key was set.");
    const { OpenAI: OpenAIApi } = require("openai");
    this.className = "TogetherAiLLM";
    this.openai = new OpenAIApi({
      baseURL: "https://api.together.xyz/v1",
      apiKey: process.env.TOGETHER_AI_API_KEY ?? null,
    });
    this.model = modelPreference || process.env.TOGETHER_AI_MODEL_PREF;
    this.limits = {
      history: this.promptWindowLimit() * 0.15,
      system: this.promptWindowLimit() * 0.15,
      user: this.promptWindowLimit() * 0.7,
    };

    this.embedder = !embedder ? new NativeEmbedder() : embedder;
    this.defaultTemp = 0.7;
    this.log(
      `Initialized with model: ${this.model} (context window: ${this.promptWindowLimit()})`
    );

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