usebruno/bruno · error · Error

Unknown AI provider: ${providerId}

Error message

Unknown AI provider: ${providerId}

What it means

Error "Unknown AI provider: ${providerId}" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/ai/providers.js:103

  apiKeyPlaceholder: 'sk-...',
  apiKeyHelpUrl: null,
  isCustom: true,
  endpointId: endpoint.id,
  baseURL: endpoint.baseURL || ''
});

const getSdk = ({ providerId, apiKey, baseURL }) => {
  const isCompat = isOpenAiCompatibleProviderId(providerId);
  const effectiveKey = isCompat && !apiKey ? '' : apiKey;
  const key = sdkCacheKey({ providerId, apiKey: effectiveKey, baseURL });
  let sdk = sdkCache.get(key);
  if (sdk) return sdk;

  if (isCompat) {
    sdk = createOpenAI({ apiKey: effectiveKey, baseURL });
  } else {
    const provider = PROVIDERS[providerId];
    if (!provider) throw new Error(`Unknown AI provider: ${providerId}`);
    sdk = provider.createSdk({ apiKey });
  }

  sdkCache.set(key, sdk);
  return sdk;
};

const clearSdkCache = () => {
  sdkCache.clear();
};

const listProviders = (aiPreferences) => {
  const builtIn = Object.values(PROVIDERS).map((p) => ({
    id: p.id,
    label: p.label,
    apiKeyPlaceholder: p.apiKeyPlaceholder,
    apiKeyHelpUrl: p.apiKeyHelpUrl,
    isCustom: false

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Solutions

1. Use a provider id from the supported provider list.
2. Check spelling/configuration of the provider in preferences.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/ai/providers.js:103 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of usebruno/bruno@9bdd81c7bd (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5d0108aea8275146. Report an issue: GitHub.