Providers and Models

Provider	llm	Example llmModel	Setup	Authentication	Notes
Ollama	ollama	llama3.2	Install Ollama, pull the model, and run the local service.	None	Swelog connects to Ollama at localhost:11434.
OpenAI	openAi	gpt-5.4-mini	Select an OpenAI model supported by the Responses API.	API key, prompted on first use	The model value is sent directly to OpenAI.
OpenRouter	openRouter	anthropic/claude-sonnet-5	Pick any model from the OpenRouter catalog.	API key, prompted on first use	Any model provider that OpenRouter supports will work.
Anthropic	anthropic	claude-opus-5	Select a Claude model available on your Anthropic account.	API key, prompted on first use	The model value is sent directly to Anthropic.

Model names are examples, not a fixed allowlist. Set llmModel to a model that is installed locally or available from the selected provider.

Ollama

1. Install and start Ollama.

2. Pull the configured model:

   ollama pull llama3.2

3. Configure swelog:

   {
     "llm": "ollama",
     "llmModel": "llama3.2"
   }

4. Run swelog summarize. Ensure Ollama remains available at localhost:11434 while the command runs.

OpenAI

1. Configure the provider and model:

   {
     "llm": "openAi",
     "llmModel": "gpt-5.4-mini"
   }

2. Run swelog summarize. The first run asks for your OpenAI API key and stores it in your operating system keyring.

OpenRouter

1. Configure the provider and any model from the OpenRouter catalog, using the provider/model-slug identifier OpenRouter lists for it:

   {
     "llm": "openRouter",
     "llmModel": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5"
   }

2. Run swelog summarize. The first run asks for your OpenRouter API key and stores it in your operating system keyring.

Anthropic

1. Configure the provider and model:

   {
     "llm": "anthropic",
     "llmModel": "claude-opus-5"
   }

2. Run swelog summarize. The first run asks for your Anthropic API key and stores it in your operating system keyring.