Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm · error · Error

Privatemode base path must be provided to use agents.

Error message

Privatemode base path must be provided to use agents.

What it means

Thrown by checkSetup() (server/utils/agents/index.js:128) when the resolved agent provider is 'privatemode' but process.env.PRIVATEMODE_LLM_BASE_PATH is unset/empty. It is a precondition gate inside agent.init() ensuring the PrivateMode endpoint is configured before its client is built.

Source

Thrown at server/utils/agents/index.js:271

          throw new Error("Foundry base path must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "giteeai":
        if (!process.env.GITEE_AI_API_KEY)
          throw new Error("GiteeAI API Key must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "cohere":
        if (!process.env.COHERE_API_KEY)
          throw new Error("Cohere API key must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "docker-model-runner":
        if (!process.env.DOCKER_MODEL_RUNNER_BASE_PATH)
          throw new Error(
            "Docker Model Runner base path must be provided to use agents."
          );
        break;
      case "privatemode":
        if (!process.env.PRIVATEMODE_LLM_BASE_PATH)
          throw new Error(
            "Privatemode base path must be provided to use agents."
          );
        break;
      case "sambanova":
        if (!process.env.SAMBANOVA_LLM_API_KEY)
          throw new Error("SambaNova API key must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "lemonade":
        if (!process.env.LEMONADE_LLM_BASE_PATH)
          throw new Error("Lemonade base path must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "omlx":
        if (!process.env.OMLX_LLM_BASE_PATH)
          throw new Error("OMLX base path must be provided to use agents.");
        break;
      case "minimax":
        if (!process.env.MINIMAX_API_KEY)
          throw new Error("Minimax API key must be provided to use agents.");

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Solutions

1. Set PRIVATEMODE_LLM_BASE_PATH in .env to the PrivateMode endpoint and restart the server.
2. Confirm the endpoint is reachable at that URL.
3. Switch provider if PrivateMode is not intended.

Example fix

// before (.env)
PRIVATEMODE_LLM_BASE_PATH=
// after (.env)
PRIVATEMODE_LLM_BASE_PATH=https://your-privatemode-endpoint/v1

function assertPrivatemodeReady(workspaceAgentProvider) {
  const using = workspaceAgentProvider === 'privatemode' || process.env.LLM_PROVIDER === 'privatemode';
  if (using && !process.env.PRIVATEMODE_LLM_BASE_PATH)
    throw new Error('PRIVATEMODE_LLM_BASE_PATH missing - set it before starting an agent.');
}

try { await agent.init(); } catch (e) { if (/Privatemode base path must be provided/.test(e.message)) return showProviderConfig('privatemode'); throw e; }

When it happens

Trigger: A chat turn calls agent.init(); this.provider resolves to 'privatemode'; case 'privatemode' runs and process.env.PRIVATEMODE_LLM_BASE_PATH is falsy.

Common situations: PrivateMode selected as agent provider but the base path was never saved; endpoint URL changed; .env updated but server not restarted.

Related errors

• Docker Model Runner base path must be provided to use agents
• Lemonade base path must be provided to use agents.
• OMLX base path must be provided to use agents.
• LMStudio base path must be provided to use agents.
• Ollama base path must be provided to use agents.

AI-assisted analysis of Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm@526360e320 (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8b59590311c553e0. Report an issue: GitHub.