{"record":{"id":"a8c608e82c6c50ef","repo":"Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm","slug":"mistral-api-key-must-be-provided-to-use-agents","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Mistral API key must be provided to use agents.","messagePattern":"Mistral API key must be provided to use agents\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"server/utils/agents/index.js","lineNumber":178,"sourceCode":"      case \"koboldcpp\":\n        if (!process.env.KOBOLD_CPP_BASE_PATH)\n          throw new Error(\n            \"KoboldCPP must have a valid base path to use for the api.\"\n          );\n        break;\n      case \"localai\":\n        if (!process.env.LOCAL_AI_BASE_PATH)\n          throw new Error(\n            \"LocalAI must have a valid base path to use for the api.\"\n          );\n        break;\n      case \"openrouter\":\n        if (!process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY)\n          throw new Error(\"OpenRouter API key must be provided to use agents.\");\n        break;\n      case \"mistral\":\n        if (!process.env.MISTRAL_API_KEY)\n          throw new Error(\"Mistral API key must be provided to use agents.\");\n        break;\n      case \"generic-openai\":\n        if (!process.env.GENERIC_OPEN_AI_BASE_PATH)\n          throw new Error(\"API base path must be provided to use agents.\");\n        break;\n      case \"perplexity\":\n        if (!process.env.PERPLEXITY_API_KEY)\n          throw new Error(\"Perplexity API key must be provided to use agents.\");\n        break;\n      case \"textgenwebui\":\n        if (!process.env.TEXT_GEN_WEB_UI_BASE_PATH)\n          throw new Error(\n            \"TextWebGenUI API base path must be provided to use agents.\"\n          );\n        break;\n      case \"bedrock\":\n        // No validations since there are many possible authentication methods\n        break;","sourceCodeStart":160,"sourceCodeEnd":196,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/blob/20f6d3546c1938bfea1ad304f58a592dddcc5948/server/utils/agents/index.js#L160-L196","documentation":"Provider setup guard in AgentHandler.checkSetup: the selected agent provider is 'mistral' but MISTRAL_API_KEY is empty/unset, so the agent's default model client cannot be constructed and setup aborts.","triggerScenarios":"Mistral was selected as the agent provider but no API key is configured.","commonSituations":"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.","solutions":["Set the MISTRAL_API_KEY environment variable.","Or select a different agent provider."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"20f6d3546c1938bfea1ad304f58a592dddcc5948","analyzedAt":"2026-08-18T10:02:21.017Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-08-18T10:02:21.017Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}