OpenAI

Use this when your team already runs on OpenAI and you want that vendor family to stay explicit in Loong config instead of disappearing behind a generic compatibility route.

At A Glance

Field	Value
Built-in kind	`openai`
Provider group	Direct Hosted Providers
Protocol family	`openai_chat_completions`
Feature family	`openai_compatible`
Auth scheme	`bearer`
Credential envs	OPENAI_CODEX_OAUTH_TOKEN, OPENAI_OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN, OPENAI_API_KEY
Aliases	`openai_compatible`
Default base URL	`https://api.openai.com`
Request endpoint	`https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions`
Models endpoint	`https://api.openai.com/v1/models`

Minimal Config

active_provider = "openai"

[providers.openai]
kind = "openai"
api_key = { env = "OPENAI_API_KEY" }
model = "auto"

Verify It

loong doctor
loong runtime models list
loong ask --message "Say hello and name the active provider."

If runtime models list is unreliable for this account or region, pin an explicit provider.model or add preferred_models instead of leaving recovery implicit.

Auth And Routing Contract

Contract	Value
Auth optional	no
Model probe auth optional	no
Default API key env	`OPENAI_API_KEY`
OAuth env	`OPENAI_CODEX_OAUTH_TOKEN`
Primary request route	`https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions`
Primary model-catalog route	`https://api.openai.com/v1/models`

Operator Notes

OpenAI can use either the normal API key path or the OAuth token path exposed through the descriptor contract.

Continue to Providers And Models when you still need the broader chooser page.
Continue to Provider Guides for the full built-in provider matrix.
Continue to Provider Recipes for representative rollout recipes.
Continue to Configuration Patterns for the shared provider-profile shape.

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OpenAI

OpenAI

At A Glance

Minimal Config

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Auth And Routing Contract

Operator Notes

​OpenAI

​At A Glance

​Minimal Config

​Verify It

​Auth And Routing Contract

​Operator Notes

​Related Docs

OpenAI

At A Glance

Minimal Config

Verify It

Auth And Routing Contract

Operator Notes

Related Docs