earendil-works/pi · error

Provider ${providerId}, model ${definition.id}: no "api" spe

Error message

Provider ${providerId}, model ${definition.id}: no "api" specified. Set at provider or model level.

What it means

Error "Provider ${providerId}, model ${definition.id}: no "api" specified. Set at provider or model level." thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/provider-composer.ts:138

			: model.cost,
		contextWindow: override.contextWindow ?? model.contextWindow,
		maxTokens: override.maxTokens ?? model.maxTokens,
		samplingParams: override.samplingParams
			? { ...model.samplingParams, ...override.samplingParams }
			: model.samplingParams,
		compat: mergeCompat(model.compat, override.compat),
	};
}

function modelFromJson(
	providerId: string,
	definition: ModelsJsonModel,
	providerConfig: ModelsJsonProvider,
	defaults: Model<Api> | undefined,
): Model<Api> {
	const api = definition.api ?? providerConfig.api ?? defaults?.api;
	if (!api) {
		throw new Error(
			`Provider ${providerId}, model ${definition.id}: no "api" specified. Set at provider or model level.`,
		);
	}
	const baseUrl = definition.baseUrl ?? providerConfig.baseUrl ?? defaults?.baseUrl;
	if (!baseUrl) throw new Error(`Provider ${providerId}: "baseUrl" is required when defining custom models.`);
	if (definition.contextWindow !== undefined && definition.contextWindow <= 0) {
		throw new Error(`Provider ${providerId}, model ${definition.id}: invalid contextWindow`);
	}
	if (definition.maxTokens !== undefined && definition.maxTokens <= 0) {
		throw new Error(`Provider ${providerId}, model ${definition.id}: invalid maxTokens`);
	}
	return {
		id: definition.id,
		name: definition.name ?? definition.id,
		api: api as Api,
		provider: providerId,
		baseUrl,
		reasoning: definition.reasoning ?? false,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/provider-composer.ts:138 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of earendil-works/pi@4af9d21d3b (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/9ddce012115dbde0. Report an issue: GitHub.