{"record":{"id":"f36d2f26b8ae02c5","repo":"TauricResearch/TradingAgents","slug":"api-key-for-provider-self-provider-is-not-set","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"API key for provider '{self.provider}' is not set. Please set the {api_key_env} environment variable (e.g. add {api_key_env}=your_key to your .env file).","messagePattern":"API key for provider '(.+?)' is not set\\. Please set the (.+?) environment variable \\(e\\.g\\. add (.+?)=your_key to your \\.env file\\)\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"ValueError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"tradingagents/llm_clients/openai_client.py","lineNumber":310,"sourceCode":"            api_key_env = get_api_key_env(self.provider)\n            api_key = os.environ.get(api_key_env) if api_key_env else None\n            if api_key:\n                llm_kwargs[\"api_key\"] = api_key\n            elif spec.key_optional:\n                llm_kwargs[\"api_key\"] = spec.placeholder_key\n            elif api_key_env:\n                raise ValueError(\n                    f\"API key for provider '{self.provider}' is not set. \"\n                    f\"Please set the {api_key_env} environment variable \"\n                    f\"(e.g. add {api_key_env}=your_key to your .env file).\"\n                )","sourceCodeStart":292,"sourceCodeEnd":328,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/TauricResearch/TradingAgents/blob/a33fd4c0f134485a43553a2c23a63cb14adbd88f/tradingagents/llm_clients/openai_client.py#L292-L328","documentation":"Error \"API key for provider '{self.provider}' is not set. Please set the {api_key_env} environment variable (e.g. add {api_key_env}=your_key to your .env file).\" thrown in TauricResearch/TradingAgents.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at tradingagents/llm_clients/openai_client.py:310 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Set the required API key environment variable for the provider, e.g. add OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key to your .env file or export it in your shell.","Verify the env var name matches the provider's expected variable via get_api_key_env(provider) before setting it.","If using a keyless local server, choose a provider marked key_optional so a placeholder key is used instead."],"exampleFix":"export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key","handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"a33fd4c0f134485a43553a2c23a63cb14adbd88f","analyzedAt":"2026-08-14T19:45:16.920Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}