The provider configuration variable ensures the automation intelligent assistant communicates correctly with your LLM service.

The lightspeed_chatbot_default_provider inventory variable controls how the automation intelligent assistant formats API requests and handles responses when communicating with your large language model (LLM) service. Different LLM providers have distinct API specifications, authentication methods, and response formats.

The provider value must match your LLM service's actual deployment platform—not the API compatibility layer it exposes. For example, if you deploy a model on Red Hat OpenShift AI that exposes an OpenAI-compatible API, use rhoai as the provider value, not openai.

Configuration example:

lightspeed_chatbot_model_url="https://litellm-litemaas.apps.prod.rhoai.rh-aiservices-bu.com/v1"
lightspeed_chatbot_default_provider="rhoai"

For the complete list of valid provider values and when to use each one, see Provider configuration values.