| name | integrating-providers |
| description | Adds new AI providers to claude-council, configures provider API settings, troubleshoots provider connections, and documents the provider script interface. Covers creating provider shell scripts, setting API keys, and validating connectivity. Triggers on "add provider", "new AI agent", "provider not working", "API configuration", or "extend council". |
Adding AI Providers to Claude Council
Provider Script Interface
Each provider is a shell script in scripts/providers/ that:
- Accepts a prompt as the first argument
- Outputs the AI response to stdout
- Exits 0 on success, non-zero on failure
Quick Start
- Create
scripts/providers/{name}.sh (see api-patterns.md for templates)
chmod +x scripts/providers/{name}.sh- Set
{NAME}_API_KEY environment variable
- Test:
./scripts/providers/{name}.sh "Hello"
Current Providers
| Provider | API Key Variable | Default Model |
|---|
| Gemini | GEMINI_API_KEY | gemini-3.1-pro-preview |
| OpenAI | OPENAI_API_KEY | gpt-5.5-pro |
| Grok | XAI_API_KEY (or GROK_API_KEY) | grok-4.20-reasoning |
| Perplexity | PERPLEXITY_API_KEY | sonar-reasoning-pro |
Troubleshooting
- Not discovered: Check API key is set and script is executable
- API errors: Verify key, check rate limits, confirm model name
- Parse fails: Add
echo "$RESPONSE" to debug, check response format
Reference
For API patterns and code templates, see api-patterns.md in this directory.
