gitbutlerapp/gitbutler · warning · anyhow::Error

Could not determine selected AI provider

Error message

Could not determine selected AI provider

What it means

AI provider configuration prompts for one of OpenAI/Anthropic/Ollama/LM Studio/OpenRouter via prompt_select; the error is thrown when the picker yields no selection (cancelled/aborted). No provider means no subsequent key/model prompts can run, so configuration stops.

Source

Thrown at crates/but/src/command/config.rs:1582

    scope: AiScope,
) -> Result<()> {
    let t = theme::get();

    let mut inout = out
        .prepare_for_terminal_input()
        .context("Human input required - run this in a terminal")?;

    let providers = nonempty::nonempty![
        ("OpenAI", LLMProviderKind::OpenAi),
        ("Anthropic", LLMProviderKind::Anthropic),
        ("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

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Solutions

1. Re-run and confirm a provider with Enter — for Ollama/LM Studio no API key is needed, they are the quickest to set up locally.
2. Have your API key (or GitButler account choice) ready before starting, since follow-up prompts ask for it.
3. Remember Esc aborts the whole flow and surfaces as this error.

match configure_ai(out).await {
    Err(e) if e.to_string().contains("Could not determine selected AI provider") => {
        println!("AI configuration cancelled; existing settings unchanged."); Ok(())
    }
    other => other,
}

When it happens

Trigger: Running `but config` AI setup and aborting the provider picker with Esc before confirming an entry.

Common situations: User wants to check pricing/availability of a provider first; accidental Esc; exploring the config menu without intent to change anything.

Related errors

• Could not determine which forge provider to authenticate wit
• Could not determine authentication method
• Could not determine which accounts to delete
• Could not determine OpenAI credential source
• Could not determine Anthropic credential source

AI-assisted analysis of gitbutlerapp/gitbutler@caf1f223d3 (2026-08-20). Data as JSON: /api/errors/675f5225b8de32da. Report an issue: GitHub.