fabro/docs/public/integrations/litellm.mdx
Bryan Helmkamp cd74013d06
refactor(auth): split credential sources and vault schemas (#306)
## Summary

Compared with `origin/main`, this PR splits credential storage and
credential references into explicit types. Vault secrets now distinguish
`token`, `oauth`, and `file` payloads, while runtime/model configuration
points to credentials through explicit `env:<NAME>` and `vault:<NAME>`
source refs.

## Changes

- Replaces the old `environment`/`credential` secret schema vocabulary
with `token`/`oauth`/`file` across OpenAPI, Rust API tests, generated
TypeScript models, CLI/docs references, and the changelog.
- Updates auth resolution, refresh, provider strategies, workflow LLM
handling, server diagnostics, install flows, run manifests, and secret
handlers to consume typed vault entries and explicit credential sources.
- Updates provider catalog TOMLs and config parsing so provider auth and
extra headers use `vault` refs instead of ambiguous `credential` refs.
- Updates CLI install/login/run/secret paths and integration tests to
write and read the new credential shapes.
- Removes the temporary legacy vault migration and empty-vault fallback,
then centralizes provider vault secret-name lookup and Codex API
credential shaping.

## Verification

- `cargo +nightly-2026-04-14 fmt --all`
- `cargo +nightly-2026-04-14 clippy -p fabro-auth -p fabro-model -p
fabro-config -p fabro-vault -p fabro-server -p fabro-cli --all-targets
-- -D warnings`
- `ulimit -n 4096 && cargo nextest run -p fabro-auth -p fabro-model -p
fabro-config -p fabro-vault -p fabro-server -p fabro-cli` (`1938`
passed, `35` skipped)
2026-05-18 11:07:42 -04:00

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---
title: "LiteLLM"
description: "Route Fabro models through a LiteLLM proxy"
---
[LiteLLM](https://docs.litellm.ai/) can run as an OpenAI-compatible proxy in front of many model providers. Fabro includes a disabled `litellm` provider entry so you can opt in from `settings.toml` without changing Fabro code.
## Prerequisites
- A running LiteLLM proxy reachable from the Fabro process
- At least one LiteLLM model name you want Fabro to route to
- A LiteLLM key or placeholder key available to Fabro
Fabro's built-in LiteLLM provider points at `http://localhost:4000/v1`. Change `base_url` if your proxy is hosted elsewhere.
## Enable the provider
Add the provider override and one or more model entries to `~/.fabro/settings.toml`:
```toml title="settings.toml"
_version = 1
[llm.providers.litellm]
enabled = true
base_url = "http://localhost:4000/v1"
[llm.models."litellm-gpt-5"]
provider = "litellm"
api_id = "gpt-5"
display_name = "LiteLLM GPT-5"
family = "litellm"
default = true
[llm.models."litellm-gpt-5".limits]
context_window = 128000
max_output = 8192
[llm.models."litellm-gpt-5".features]
tools = true
vision = false
reasoning = false
```
`api_id` is the model name Fabro sends to LiteLLM. It should match a model name configured in your LiteLLM proxy.
## Configure credentials
The LiteLLM provider checks `LITELLM_API_KEY` from the Fabro process environment first, then the `vault:LITELLM_API_KEY` server secret.
For a server-owned secret:
```bash
fabro secret set LITELLM_API_KEY sk-proxy-key
```
For a process environment variable:
```bash
export LITELLM_API_KEY=sk-proxy-key
```
If your local LiteLLM proxy does not enforce authentication, use a placeholder value such as `anything`; the OpenAI-compatible client still needs a credential value.
## Use LiteLLM models
Once the provider is enabled and at least one model is declared, use the Fabro model ID like any other catalog model:
```bash
fabro model list --provider litellm
fabro model test --model litellm-gpt-5
fabro run workflow.fabro --model litellm-gpt-5
```
In workflow stylesheets:
```dot title="workflow.fabro"
digraph Example {
graph [
model_stylesheet="
* { model: litellm-gpt-5; }
"
]
start [shape=Mdiamond, label="Start"]
work [label="Work", prompt="Use the configured LiteLLM model."]
exit [shape=Msquare, label="Exit"]
start -> work -> exit
}
```
## Declaring more models
Declare each LiteLLM-routed model explicitly so Fabro knows its provider, context window, tool support, and routing defaults:
```toml title="settings.toml"
[llm.models."litellm-fast"]
provider = "litellm"
api_id = "fast-model"
display_name = "LiteLLM Fast"
family = "litellm"
aliases = ["fast"]
[llm.models."litellm-fast".limits]
context_window = 64000
max_output = 4096
[llm.models."litellm-fast".features]
tools = true
vision = false
reasoning = false
```
Only one model for a provider should set `default = true`.
## Troubleshooting
**"No API key configured"** — Set `vault:LITELLM_API_KEY` with `fabro secret set LITELLM_API_KEY ...` or export `LITELLM_API_KEY` in the Fabro process environment.
**Connection refused** — Confirm the LiteLLM proxy is running and that `base_url` is reachable from the Fabro process. For Docker deployments, `localhost` means the Fabro container unless you point it at a host or service name.
**Unknown model from LiteLLM** — Check that the model's `api_id` matches the model name configured in LiteLLM, then run `fabro model test --model <fabro-model-id>`.
## Further reading
<Columns cols={2}>
<Card title="Models" icon="microchip" href="/core-concepts/models">
How Fabro routes model IDs, providers, and fallbacks.
</Card>
<Card title="Settings Configuration" icon="gear" href="/reference/user-configuration">
Full reference for `[llm.providers.<id>]` and `[llm.models.<id>]`.
</Card>
</Columns>