Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm · error · Error

Ollama base path must be provided to use agents.

Error message

Ollama base path must be provided to use agents.

What it means

Setup guard in checkSetup(): provider is 'ollama' but OLLAMA_BASE_PATH is unset, meaning no Ollama host URL is configured for the agent runtime. It blocks startup of the agent session rather than reporting an API failure.

Solutions

1. Set the OLLAMA_BASE_PATH environment variable.
2. Ensure the Ollama service is running.

When it happens

Trigger: Ollama was selected as the agent provider but no base path is configured.

Common situations: This error is raised at runtime in server/utils/agents/index.js. It occurs when the required configuration for this provider is missing or invalid (unset environment variables, empty API key or base path), when the external service is unreachable or returns an unexpected response, or when invalid input reaches the call site. To prevent it, validate the relevant provider settings and environment variables at startup and confirm the service is reachable before this code path executes.

AI-assisted analysis of Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm@20f6d3546c (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5b130c99378de24a. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at server/utils/agents/index.js:144

  }

  checkSetup() {
    switch (this.provider) {
      case "openai":
        if (!process.env.OPEN_AI_KEY)
          throw new Error("OpenAI API key must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "anthropic":
        if (!process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
          throw new Error("Anthropic API key must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "lmstudio":
        if (!process.env.LMSTUDIO_BASE_PATH)
          throw new Error("LMStudio base path must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "ollama":
        if (!process.env.OLLAMA_BASE_PATH)
          throw new Error("Ollama base path must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "groq":
        if (!process.env.GROQ_API_KEY)
          throw new Error("Groq API key must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "togetherai":
        if (!process.env.TOGETHER_AI_API_KEY)
          throw new Error("TogetherAI API key must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "azure":
        if (!process.env.AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT || !process.env.AZURE_OPENAI_KEY)
          throw new Error(
            "Azure OpenAI API endpoint and key must be provided to use agents."
          );
        break;
      case "koboldcpp":
        if (!process.env.KOBOLD_CPP_BASE_PATH)
          throw new Error(

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