Provider Configuration

Provider credentials, service addresses, model identifiers, defaults, and capability switches are deployment configuration. They remain inside the authorized environment and are never embedded in public documentation.

Configuration areas

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Connection
Provider type, endpoint, credential, transport, and timeout settings.
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Model
Default model, context budget, generation limits, and optional reasoning controls.
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Capabilities
Tool calling, vision, streaming, structured output, and token-usage support.

Validate before production

1
Test authentication
Confirm the deployment can reach the provider without exposing credentials.
2
Test a plain response
Verify encoding, streaming, cancellation, and error handling.
3
Test tool calls
Confirm arguments, results, and usage fields follow the expected schema.
4
Set the default
Enable the provider for users only after capability and policy review.

Secret handling

Keep credentials out of workspaces

Provider credentials belong in protected deployment configuration, not chat messages, project files, website assets, or shared knowledge.