alibaba/open-code-review · error

no provider configured. Run 'ocr config provider' first

Error message

no provider configured. Run 'ocr config provider' first

What it means

The model configuration command can only show models for a provider that is already configured. If the loaded config has an empty Provider field, runConfigModel aborts, instructing the user to configure a provider first with 'ocr config provider'.

Source

Thrown at cmd/opencodereview/provider_cmd.go:329

	}

	fmt.Println("\nTip: run 'ocr config model' to switch model later.")
	return nil
}

func runConfigModel() error {
	configPath, err := defaultConfigPath()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	cfg, err := loadOrCreateConfig(configPath)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("load config: %w", err)
	}

	if cfg.Provider == "" {
		return fmt.Errorf("no provider configured. Run 'ocr config provider' first")
	}

	currentModel := ""
	provider := llm.Provider{Name: cfg.Provider, DisplayName: cfg.Provider}
	isCustom := false
	registryModels := []string(nil)
	if preset, isPreset := llm.LookupProvider(cfg.Provider); isPreset {
		provider = preset
		registryModels = append([]string(nil), preset.Models...)
		if entry, ok := cfg.Providers[cfg.Provider]; ok {
			currentModel = activeModelForProvider(cfg, cfg.Provider, entry)
			provider.Models = mergeModelLists(provider.Models, entry.Models)
			// Surface the effective Base URL: a configured override takes
			// precedence over the preset default so users can confirm their
			// gateway is in use from the model picker.
			if entry.URL != "" {
				provider.BaseURL = entry.URL
			}

View on GitHub (pinned to 5cf97d0d15)

Solutions

1. Run 'ocr config provider' to select a provider, then rerun 'ocr config model'
2. Verify the intended config file is being used (check config path flag/env)
3. Set provider manually in the config file if scripting setup

Example fix

// before (config.toml)
# provider not set
// after
provider = "openai"
model = "gpt-4o"

cfg, _ := loadOrCreateConfig(configPath)
if cfg.Provider == "" {
    // run 'ocr config provider' first
}

if err := runConfigModel(path); err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no provider configured") {
    // chain: run provider config, then model config
}

When it happens

Trigger: 'ocr config model' runs against a config file where cfg.Provider == "" — a fresh/empty config, or one created without completing the provider step.

Common situations: First run of ocr where only 'config model' was invoked; config file truncated or provider key removed by hand; running with a different OCR_CONFIG_PATH that points to an empty file.

Related errors

• custom provider %q not found
• provider %q is not configured; set a core field first (proto
• provider name is required
• model is required
• provider and model are required

AI-assisted analysis of alibaba/open-code-review@5cf97d0d15 (2026-09-02). Data as JSON: /api/errors/14afb8aa010e2dfe. Report an issue: GitHub.