Providers and Credentials

providers tells Managed Research which provider capability a run may use. It is separate from agent_model.

Public example

providers=[{"provider": "openrouter"}]

This binds OpenRouter provider capability for the run. The model still comes from agent_harness and agent_model when you choose them explicitly.

Provider bindings

Provider bindings can include non-secret config and limits:

providers=[
    {
        "provider": "openrouter",
        "config": {"allowed_models": ["anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"]},
        "limit": {"max_spend_usd": 10.0},
    }
]

Do not put API keys or raw secrets in provider config. Use supported credential setup so backend preflight can verify availability safely. Provider keys are infrastructure, not a public plan surface for launch. Managed Research plan and Beta Access checks are enforced through billing entitlements and run-start preflight.

Availability

Backend preflight is authoritative for:

missing credentials
provider launch availability
budget and entitlement blockers
unsupported provider/model combinations
required capability gaps

If a launch fails, read Preflight and Errors.

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Provider bindings

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