Proposal: update specification — agents diagnostics to document all 9 supported providers #4806

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opened 2026-04-08 19:31:39 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 2 comments
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Spec Update Proposal

What Changed in the Implementation

Merged PR #3469 (fix(cli): extend agents diagnostics to check all 9 supported providers, merged 2026-04-05):

  • Extended _check_providers() in src/cleveragents/cli/commands/system.py to report diagnostic status for all 9 providers supported by ProviderRegistry
  • Previously only 4 providers were checked (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenRouter); now all 9 are covered including Azure, Gemini, Cohere, Groq, and Together AI
  • The ProviderRegistry supports 9 providers but the spec's agents diagnostics example only shows 2 provider checks

Merged PR #3464 (fix(providers): wire OpenAIChatProvider and AnthropicChatProvider into ProviderRegistry, merged 2026-04-05):

  • ProviderRegistry.create_ai_provider() now has explicit dispatch branches for ProviderType.OPENAI and ProviderType.ANTHROPIC
  • The spec currently describes provider extension as using "auto-discovery to detect installed langchain-* packages" — but the implementation uses explicit dispatch, not auto-discovery

What Spec Sections Need Updating

Section: agents diagnostics command (lines ~853–1073)

Current spec (lines 876–878):

│ OPENAI_API_KEY   WARN    missing        │
│ Anthropic key    OK      configured     │

The example only shows 2 provider checks.

Proposed update: Expand the agents diagnostics example output to show all 9 provider checks:

  • OPENAI_API_KEY (OpenAI)
  • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (Anthropic)
  • GEMINI_API_KEY (Google Gemini)
  • AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY (Azure OpenAI)
  • COHERE_API_KEY (Cohere)
  • GROQ_API_KEY (Groq)
  • TOGETHER_API_KEY (Together AI)
  • OPENROUTER_API_KEY (OpenRouter)
  • Plus the existing non-provider checks (Config file, Database, Disk space, etc.)

Update the Summary count from "10 total" to reflect the expanded check list.

Section: Provider Extension (line ~46430)

Current spec (line 46430):

New LLM providers can be added by implementing the AIProviderInterface protocol and registering with the ProviderRegistry. The registry uses auto-discovery to detect installed langchain-* packages.

Proposed update: Clarify that built-in providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure, Cohere, Groq, Together AI, OpenRouter) use explicit dispatch branches in ProviderRegistry.create_ai_provider(), while truly custom/third-party providers can be added by implementing AIProviderInterface. Remove the misleading "auto-discovery via langchain-* packages" description for built-in providers.

Rationale

  • The implementation is better aligned with user expectations — users of Groq, Together AI, Cohere, Azure, or Gemini now receive diagnostic feedback about their provider configuration
  • The explicit dispatch approach for built-in providers is more reliable than auto-discovery (no silent failures when packages are installed but not registered)
  • The spec examples should reflect the actual CLI output users will see

Scope

Affected spec sections:

  1. #### agents diagnostics command section (~lines 853–1073) — update example output
  2. Provider Extension section (~line 46430) — clarify dispatch vs auto-discovery

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## Spec Update Proposal ### What Changed in the Implementation **Merged PR #3469** (`fix(cli): extend agents diagnostics to check all 9 supported providers`, merged 2026-04-05): - Extended `_check_providers()` in `src/cleveragents/cli/commands/system.py` to report diagnostic status for all 9 providers supported by `ProviderRegistry` - Previously only 4 providers were checked (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenRouter); now all 9 are covered including Azure, Gemini, Cohere, Groq, and Together AI - The `ProviderRegistry` supports 9 providers but the spec's `agents diagnostics` example only shows 2 provider checks **Merged PR #3464** (`fix(providers): wire OpenAIChatProvider and AnthropicChatProvider into ProviderRegistry`, merged 2026-04-05): - `ProviderRegistry.create_ai_provider()` now has explicit dispatch branches for `ProviderType.OPENAI` and `ProviderType.ANTHROPIC` - The spec currently describes provider extension as using "auto-discovery to detect installed `langchain-*` packages" — but the implementation uses explicit dispatch, not auto-discovery ### What Spec Sections Need Updating #### Section: `agents diagnostics` command (lines ~853–1073) **Current spec** (lines 876–878): ``` │ OPENAI_API_KEY WARN missing │ │ Anthropic key OK configured │ ``` The example only shows 2 provider checks. **Proposed update**: Expand the `agents diagnostics` example output to show all 9 provider checks: - `OPENAI_API_KEY` (OpenAI) - `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` (Anthropic) - `GEMINI_API_KEY` (Google Gemini) - `AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY` (Azure OpenAI) - `COHERE_API_KEY` (Cohere) - `GROQ_API_KEY` (Groq) - `TOGETHER_API_KEY` (Together AI) - `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` (OpenRouter) - Plus the existing non-provider checks (Config file, Database, Disk space, etc.) Update the Summary count from "10 total" to reflect the expanded check list. #### Section: Provider Extension (line ~46430) **Current spec** (line 46430): > New LLM providers can be added by implementing the `AIProviderInterface` protocol and registering with the `ProviderRegistry`. The registry uses auto-discovery to detect installed `langchain-*` packages. **Proposed update**: Clarify that built-in providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure, Cohere, Groq, Together AI, OpenRouter) use explicit dispatch branches in `ProviderRegistry.create_ai_provider()`, while truly custom/third-party providers can be added by implementing `AIProviderInterface`. Remove the misleading "auto-discovery via langchain-* packages" description for built-in providers. ### Rationale - The implementation is **better aligned with user expectations** — users of Groq, Together AI, Cohere, Azure, or Gemini now receive diagnostic feedback about their provider configuration - The explicit dispatch approach for built-in providers is **more reliable** than auto-discovery (no silent failures when packages are installed but not registered) - The spec examples should reflect the actual CLI output users will see ### Scope Affected spec sections: 1. `#### agents diagnostics` command section (~lines 853–1073) — update example output 2. Provider Extension section (~line 46430) — clarify dispatch vs auto-discovery --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Spec Evolution | Agent: spec-updater
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