earendil-works/pi · error · Error

No API key for ${model.provider}/${model.id}

Error message

No API key for ${model.provider}/${model.id}

What it means

Error "No API key for ${model.provider}/${model.id}" thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts:1600

	): Promise<void> {
		if (modelsAreEqual(previousModel, nextModel)) return;
		await this._extensionRunner.emit({
			type: "model_select",
			model: nextModel,
			previousModel,
			source,
		});
	}

	/**
	 * Set model directly.
	 * Validates that auth is configured and saves to the session transcript.
	 * Persists to global defaults only when options.persist is true.
	 * @throws Error if no auth is configured for the model
	 */
	async setModel(model: Model<any>, options: ModelMutationOptions = {}): Promise<void> {
		if (!(await this._modelRuntime.checkAuth(model.provider))) {
			throw new Error(`No API key for ${model.provider}/${model.id}`);
		}

		const previousModel = this.model;
		const thinkingLevel = this._getThinkingLevelForModelSwitch(model);
		this.agent.state.model = model;
		this.sessionManager.appendModelChange(model.provider, model.id);
		if (options.persist) {
			this.settingsManager.setDefaultModelAndProvider(model.provider, model.id);
		}

		// Apply thinking level for the new model.
		// Per-model thinking level overrides take priority over the global default.
		// Model persistence does not implicitly rewrite the global thinking default.
		this.setThinkingLevel(thinkingLevel);

		await this._emitModelSelect(model, previousModel, "set");
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts:1600 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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