AI Providers

SmartTools works with any AI provider that has a CLI interface. Configure providers in ~/.smarttools/providers.yaml.

Provider Configuration

Create or edit ~/.smarttools/providers.yaml:

providers:
  - name: claude
    command: "claude -p"

  - name: openai
    command: "openai-cli"

  - name: ollama
    command: "ollama run llama2"

  - name: mock
    command: "echo '[MOCK RESPONSE]'"

Using Providers in Tools

Specify the provider in your step:

steps:
  - type: prompt
    provider: claude  # Uses the "claude" provider from config
    prompt: "..."
    output_var: response

Popular Providers

Claude (Anthropic)

# Install
pip install claude-cli

# Configure with your API key
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."

# providers.yaml
providers:
  - name: claude
    command: "claude -p"

OpenAI

# Install
pip install openai-cli

# Configure
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."

Ollama (Local)

# Install Ollama from ollama.ai
# Pull a model
ollama pull llama2

# providers.yaml
providers:
  - name: ollama
    command: "ollama run llama2"

Testing with Mock Provider

Use the mock provider to test tools without API calls:

providers:
  - name: mock
    command: "echo 'This is a mock response for testing'"

Choosing a Provider