gitbutlerapp/gitbutler · warning · anyhow::Error

Could not determine OpenAI credential source

Error message

Could not determine OpenAI credential source

What it means

After choosing OpenAI as AI provider, the CLI asks for a credential source ('Use GitButler API' vs 'Bring your own key') via prompt_select; this error fires when that picker is cancelled and returns None. It guards the next step (model/endpoint/secret prompts) from running without a credential decision.

Source

Thrown at crates/but/src/command/config.rs:1593

        ("Ollama", LLMProviderKind::Ollama),
        ("LM Studio", LLMProviderKind::LMStudio),
        ("OpenRouter", LLMProviderKind::OpenRouter)
    ];
    let provider = inout
        .prompt_select("Select an AI provider", &providers)?
        .cloned()
        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Could not determine selected AI provider"))?;

    match provider {
        LLMProviderKind::OpenAi => {
            let key_options = nonempty::nonempty![
                ("Use GitButler API", AiKeyOption::ButlerApi),
                ("Bring your own key", AiKeyOption::BringYourOwn)
            ];
            let key_option = inout
                .prompt_select("Select OpenAI credential source", &key_options)?
                .copied()
                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Could not determine OpenAI credential source"))?;

            let model = inout.prompt("Preferred OpenAI model (leave empty for default):")?;
            let endpoint = inout.prompt("Custom endpoint URL (optional):")?;

            let secret = if matches!(key_option, AiKeyOption::BringYourOwn) {
                Some(
                    inout
                        .prompt_secret("Enter OpenAI API key:")?
                        .context("No API key provided. Aborting configuration.")?,
                )
            } else {
                None
            };

            apply_openai_config(repo, scope, key_option, model, endpoint, secret)?;
        }
        LLMProviderKind::Anthropic => {
            let key_options = nonempty::nonempty![

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Solutions

1. Pick 'Use GitButler API' if you authenticate through GitButler — no key entry needed.
2. Pick 'Bring your own key' after creating the key at platform.openai.com; the following prompt asks for it.
3. Re-run the config command to restart the flow.

match configure_ai(out).await {
    Err(e) if e.to_string().contains("OpenAI credential source") => { Ok(()) }
    other => other,
}

When it happens

Trigger: Selecting OpenAI in AI config, then pressing Esc at the 'Select OpenAI credential source' picker.

Common situations: User undecided between the proxied GitButler key and a personal key; aborting to go create an OpenAI key first.

Related errors

• Could not determine Anthropic credential source
• No GitButler token available. Log-in to use the GitButler Op
• No OpenAI own key configured. Add this through the GitButler
• Environment variable OPENAI_API_KEY is not set
• Could not determine which forge provider to authenticate wit

AI-assisted analysis of gitbutlerapp/gitbutler@caf1f223d3 (2026-08-20). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e75498b0f1f0f582. Report an issue: GitHub.