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	openai/gpt-5.4-mini	Select an OpenAI Responses-compatible model through OpenRouter.	API key, prompted on first use	The current implementation expects OpenAI Responses API output.

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 an OpenAI Responses-compatible model:

   {
     "llm": "openRouter",
     "llmModel": "openai/gpt-5.4-mini"
   }

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