AI Providers

Configure and use different AI providers with CLIO. Models change frequently — use /api models inside CLIO to see current availability.

Supported Providers

CLIO supports 16+ AI providers. All API providers are OpenAI-compatible; Anthropic, Google, and NVIDIA have native protocol adapters.

Provider Short Name Auth
GitHub Copilot github_copilot OAuth
Anthropic anthropic API Key
OpenAI openai API Key
Google Gemini google API Key
DeepSeek deepseek API Key
Charm Hyper hyper API Key
OpenRouter openrouter API Key
OrcaRouter orca API Key
KiloCode kilo API Key
Ollama Cloud ollama_cloud API Key
MiniMax minimax API Key
Z.AI zai API Key
NVIDIA NIM nvidia API Key
Vercel AI Gateway vercel API Key
llama.cpp (Local) llama.cpp None
LM Studio (Local) lmstudio None
SAM (Local) sam API Key

Configuration Commands

All provider configuration is done with the /api command inside CLIO:

# See all providers
/api providers

# Get details for a specific provider
/api providers github_copilot

# Switch provider
/api set provider 

# Set API key
/api set key 

# Set model
/api set model 

# List available models for your provider
/api models

# View current configuration
/api show

# Save configuration
/config save

Model Selection Tips

  • For coding: Latest GPT-4, Claude, or DeepSeek Coder models
  • For reasoning: o1 or comparable reasoning models
  • For speed: Faster, smaller models
  • For privacy: llama.cpp or SAM (local models)
  • For cost: DeepSeek or smaller cloud models

Models change frequently. After configuring your provider, use /api models to see the current list of available models.

Next Steps