/agent-brain-providers

name: agent-brain-providers
description: List and configure embedding and summarization providers
parameters:
  - name: action
    description: Action to perform (list, show, switch)
    required: false
    default: list
skills:
  - using-agent-brain
last_validated: 2026-03-16

Agent Brain Providers

Purpose

Lists available providers and shows current configuration for embeddings and summarization. Use this command to understand what providers are available and which are currently active.

Usage

/agent-brain:agent-brain-providers [action]

Actions

| Action | Description | |--------|-------------| | `list` | List all available providers (default) | | `show` | Show current provider configuration | | `switch` | Interactive provider switching |

Execution

List Available Providers

Show all supported embedding and summarization providers. This is a plugin-level informational command. To view the active provider configuration from the CLI, use:

agent-brain config show

Or for JSON output:

agent-brain config show --json

To find which config file is active:

agent-brain config path

Interactive Provider Switch

When action is `switch`, use AskUserQuestion to guide the user:

**Step 1: Choose what to configure**

What would you like to configure?

Options:
1. Embedding Provider - For vector/semantic search
2. Summarization Provider - For code summaries during indexing
3. Both - Configure both providers

**Step 2: For embeddings, choose provider**

Which embedding provider would you like to use?

Options:
1. Ollama (nomic-embed-text) - FREE, local, no API key required
2. OpenAI (text-embedding-3-large) - High quality, cloud-based
3. Cohere (embed-english-v3.0) - Multi-language support

**Step 3: For summarization, choose provider**

Which summarization provider would you like to use?

Options:
1. Ollama (llama3.2) - FREE, local, no API key required
2. Anthropic (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) - High quality
3. OpenAI (gpt-5-mini) - Fast, cost-effective
4. Gemini (gemini-3-flash) - Google's model
5. Grok (grok-4) - xAI's model

**Step 4: Generate configuration**

Based on selections, output the configuration:

# Add to your .env file or export:
export EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=<selected>
export EMBEDDING_MODEL=<selected>
export SUMMARIZATION_PROVIDER=<selected>
export SUMMARIZATION_MODEL=<selected>

Output

Provider List Output

=== Embedding Providers ===

Provider    | Models                              | API Key Required
------------|-------------------------------------|------------------
OpenAI      | text-embedding-3-large/small        | OPENAI_API_KEY
Cohere      | embed-english-v3.0, multilingual    | COHERE_API_KEY
Ollama      | nomic-embed-text, mxbai-embed-large | None (local)

=== Summarization Providers ===

Provider    | Models                                       | API Key Required
------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------
Anthropic   | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001, claude-sonnet-4-5-20250514 | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
OpenAI      | gpt-5, gpt-5-mini                            | OPENAI_API_KEY
Gemini      | gemini-3-flash, gemini-3-pro                 | GOOGLE_API_KEY
Grok        | grok-4                                       | XAI_API_KEY
Ollama      | llama4:scout, mistral-small3.2, qwen3-coder  | None (local)

Current Configuration Output

=== Current Provider Configuration ===

Embedding:
  Provider: openai
  Model: text-embedding-3-large
  API Key: OPENAI_API_KEY (set)

Summarization:
  Provider: anthropic
  Model: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
  API Key: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (set)

Error Handling

Provider Not Available

Warning: Ollama provider selected but Ollama is not running.
Start Ollama with: ollama serve

Missing API Key

Warning: OpenAI provider selected but OPENAI_API_KEY is not set.
Set it with: export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-proj-..."

CLI Commands

Provider configuration is managed through the config file (`config.yaml`) and the CLI:

agent-brain config show           # Display active provider configuration
agent-brain config show --json    # JSON output for scripting
agent-brain config path           # Show config file location

Related Commands

• `/agent-brain:agent-brain-summarizer` - Configure summarization provider specifically
• `/agent-brain:agent-brain-embeddings` - Configure embedding provider specifically
• `/agent-brain:agent-brain-verify` - Verify provider configuration works
• `/agent-brain:agent-brain-setup` - Full guided setup including provider selection