@sammorrowdrums/mcpi 0.70.8 → 0.85.0-bootstrap.0

package/docs/containerization.md

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# Containerization
+
+mcpi runs with all permissions by default, but in some cases, you will want to have more control over what directories mcpi can write to and which accesses it has.
+
+There are two general options. You can either
+1. run the whole `mcpi` process inside an isolated environment, or
+2. run `mcpi` on the host and route tool execution into an isolated environment.
+
+## Choose a pattern
+
+| Pattern | What is isolated | Best for | Notes |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Gondolin extension | Built-in tools and `!` commands | Local micro-VM isolation while keeping auth on host | See [`examples/extensions/gondolin/`](../examples/extensions/gondolin/). |
+| Plain Docker | Whole `mcpi` process in a local container | Simple local isolation | Provider API keys enter the container. |
+| OpenShell | Whole `mcpi` process in a policy-controlled sandbox | Local or remote managed sandbox | Requires an OpenShell gateway |
+
+Extensions run wherever the `mcpi` process runs. If you run host `mcpi` with a tool-routing extension, other custom extension tools still run on the host unless they also delegate their operations.
+
+## Gondolin
+
+[Gondolin](https://github.com/earendil-works/gondolin) is a local Linux micro-VM.
+Use the [example extension](../examples/extensions/gondolin) when you want `mcpi` on the host but all built-in tools routed into the VM.
+
+Setup:
+
+```bash
+cp -R packages/coding-agent/examples/extensions/gondolin "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/mcpi/extensions/gondolin"
+cd "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/mcpi/extensions/gondolin"
+npm install --ignore-scripts
+```
+
+Run from the project you want mounted:
+
+```bash
+cd /path/to/project
+mcpi -e "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/mcpi/extensions/gondolin"
+```
+
+The extension mounts the host cwd at `/workspace` in the VM and overrides `read`, `write`, `edit`, `bash`, `grep`, `find`, and `ls`.
+User `!` commands are routed into the VM, as well.
+File changes under `/workspace` write through to the host.
+
+Requirements: Node.js >= 23.6.0 for `@earendil-works/gondolin`, plus QEMU (requires installation through your package manager).
+
+## Plain Docker
+
+Run the whole `mcpi` process in Docker when you want the simplest local container boundary.
+
+`Dockerfile.mcpi`:
+
+```dockerfile
+FROM node:24-bookworm-slim
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends bash ca-certificates git ripgrep \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN npm install -g --ignore-scripts @sammorrowdrums/mcpi
+
+WORKDIR /workspace
+ENTRYPOINT ["mcpi"]
+```
+
+Build and run:
+
+```bash
+docker build -t mcpi-sandbox -f Dockerfile.mcpi .
+
+docker run --rm -it \
+  -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY \
+  -v "$PWD:/workspace" \
+  -v mcpi-config:/root/.config/mcpi \
+  -v mcpi-state:/root/.local/state/mcpi \
+  -v mcpi-cache:/root/.cache/mcpi \
+  mcpi-sandbox
+```
+
+The `-v "$PWD:/workspace"` mounts your current directory into the container at /workspace such that reads and writes in `/workspace` inside Docker directly affect your host files, like in the Gondolin example.
+
+Use named volumes for `/root/.config/mcpi`, `/root/.local/state/mcpi`, and `/root/.cache/mcpi` if you want container-local settings, sessions, and caches. Mounting host config or state directories exposes host auth or session files to the container.
+
+## OpenShell
+
+Use [NVIDIA OpenShell](https://docs.nvidia.com/openshell/about/overview) when you want a policy-controlled sandbox with filesystem, process, network, credential, and inference controls.
+OpenShell can run sandboxes through a local gateway backed by Docker, Podman, or a VM runtime, or through a remote Kubernetes gateway.
+
+Every sandbox requires an active gateway.
+Register and select one before creating a sandbox:
+
+```bash
+openshell gateway add <gateway-url> --name <name>
+openshell gateway select <name>
+```
+
+Launch `mcpi` inside an OpenShell sandbox:
+
+```bash
+openshell sandbox create --name mcpi-sandbox --from mcpi -- mcpi
+```
+
+In this pattern, the whole `mcpi` process runs inside the sandbox.
+Built-in tools, `!` commands, and extension tools execute inside the OpenShell boundary.
+
+If the gateway is remote, project files are not bind-mounted from the host, meaning writes in the sandbox are not reflected on your machine.
+Clone the repository inside the sandbox or use OpenShell file transfer commands:
+
+```bash
+openshell sandbox upload mcpi-sandbox ./repo /workspace
+openshell sandbox download mcpi-sandbox /workspace/repo ./repo-out
+```
+
+OpenShell providers can keep raw model API keys outside the sandbox.
+When inference routing is configured, code inside the sandbox can call `https://inference.local`, and the gateway injects the configured provider credentials upstream.
+Configure mcpi to use the corresponding OpenAI-compatible or Anthropic-compatible endpoint if you want model traffic to use this route.

package/docs/custom-provider.md

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ See these complete provider examples:
 
 - [`examples/extensions/custom-provider-anthropic/`](../examples/extensions/custom-provider-anthropic/)
 - [`examples/extensions/custom-provider-gitlab-duo/`](../examples/extensions/custom-provider-gitlab-duo/)
-- [`examples/extensions/custom-provider-qwen-cli/`](../examples/extensions/custom-provider-qwen-cli/)
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
@@ -24,16 +23,45 @@ See these complete provider examples:
 - [Unregister Provider](#unregister-provider)
 - [OAuth Support](#oauth-support)
 - [Custom Streaming API](#custom-streaming-api)
+- [Context Overflow Errors](#context-overflow-errors)
 - [Testing Your Implementation](#testing-your-implementation)
 - [Config Reference](#config-reference)
 - [Model Definition Reference](#model-definition-reference)
 
 ## Quick Reference
 
+Extensions can register either a complete pi-ai `Provider` or use the legacy provider-config form. Prefer a complete provider when custom authentication, filtering, refresh, or streaming behavior is required. mcpi composes `models.json` overrides above registered native providers.
+
 ```typescript
-import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+import { createProvider, openAICompletionsApi } from "@sammorrowdrums/mcpi-ai";
+import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@sammorrowdrums/mcpi";
 
 export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
+  pi.registerProvider(createProvider({
+    id: "native-local",
+    name: "Native Local",
+    baseUrl: "http://localhost:8080/v1",
+    auth: {
+      apiKey: {
+        name: "Local server API key",
+        async login(interaction) {
+          return {
+            type: "api_key",
+            key: await interaction.prompt({ type: "secret", message: "API key" })
+          };
+        },
+        async resolve({ credential }) {
+          return credential?.key
+            ? { auth: { apiKey: credential.key }, source: "stored API key" }
+            : undefined;
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    models: [],
+    api: openAICompletionsApi()
+  }));
+
+  // Legacy provider-config form:
   // Override baseUrl for existing provider
   pi.registerProvider("anthropic", {
     baseUrl: "https://proxy.example.com"
@@ -41,8 +69,9 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 
   // Register new provider with models
   pi.registerProvider("my-provider", {
+    name: "My Provider",
     baseUrl: "https://api.example.com",
-    apiKey: "MY_API_KEY",
+    apiKey: "$MY_API_KEY",
     api: "openai-completions",
     models: [
       {
@@ -59,7 +88,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 }
 ```
 
-The extension factory can also be `async`. For dynamic model discovery, fetch and register models in the factory instead of `session_start`. pi waits for the factory before startup continues, so the provider is available during interactive startup and to `pi --list-models`.
+The extension factory can also be `async`. For dynamic model discovery, fetch and register models in the factory instead of `session_start`. mcpi waits for the factory before startup continues, so the provider is available during interactive startup and to `mcpi --list-models`.
 
 ## Override Existing Provider
 
@@ -82,7 +111,7 @@ pi.registerProvider("openai", {
 pi.registerProvider("google", {
   baseUrl: "https://ai-gateway.corp.com/google",
   headers: {
-    "X-Corp-Auth": "CORP_AUTH_TOKEN"  // env var or literal
+    "X-Corp-Auth": "$CORP_AUTH_TOKEN"  // env var or literal
   }
 });
 ```
@@ -96,7 +125,7 @@ To add a completely new provider, specify `models` along with the required confi
 If the model list comes from a remote endpoint, use an async extension factory:
 
 ```typescript
-import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@sammorrowdrums/mcpi";
 
 export default async function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
   const response = await fetch("http://localhost:1234/v1/models");
@@ -111,7 +140,7 @@ export default async function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 
   pi.registerProvider("local-openai", {
     baseUrl: "http://localhost:1234/v1",
-    apiKey: "LOCAL_OPENAI_API_KEY",
+    apiKey: "$LOCAL_OPENAI_API_KEY",
     api: "openai-completions",
     models: payload.data.map((model) => ({
       id: model.id,
@@ -131,7 +160,7 @@ This registers the fetched models before startup finishes.
 ```typescript
 pi.registerProvider("my-llm", {
   baseUrl: "https://api.my-llm.com/v1",
-  apiKey: "MY_LLM_API_KEY",  // env var name or literal value
+  apiKey: "$MY_LLM_API_KEY",  // env var reference
   api: "openai-completions",  // which streaming API to use
   models: [
     {
@@ -154,6 +183,8 @@ pi.registerProvider("my-llm", {
 
 When `models` is provided, it **replaces** all existing models for that provider.
 
+`apiKey` and custom header values use the same config value syntax as `models.json`: `!command` at the start executes a command for the whole value, `$ENV_VAR` and `${ENV_VAR}` interpolate environment variables, `$$` emits a literal `$`, and `$!` emits a literal `!`.
+
 ## Unregister Provider
 
 Use `pi.unregisterProvider(name)` to remove a provider that was previously registered via `pi.registerProvider(name, ...)`:
@@ -162,7 +193,7 @@ Use `pi.unregisterProvider(name)` to remove a provider that was previously regis
 // Register
 pi.registerProvider("my-llm", {
   baseUrl: "https://api.my-llm.com/v1",
-  apiKey: "MY_LLM_API_KEY",
+  apiKey: "$MY_LLM_API_KEY",
   api: "openai-completions",
   models: [
     {
@@ -196,38 +227,41 @@ The `api` field determines which streaming implementation is used:
 | `openai-responses` | OpenAI Responses API |
 | `azure-openai-responses` | Azure OpenAI Responses API |
 | `openai-codex-responses` | OpenAI Codex Responses API |
-| `mistral-conversations` | Mistral SDK Conversations/Chat streaming |
+| `mistral-conversations` | Native Mistral Chat Completions streaming |
 | `google-generative-ai` | Google Generative AI API |
-| `google-gemini-cli` | Google Cloud Code Assist API |
 | `google-vertex` | Google Vertex AI API |
 | `bedrock-converse-stream` | Amazon Bedrock Converse API |
 
-Most OpenAI-compatible providers work with `openai-completions`. Use `compat` for quirks:
+Most OpenAI-compatible providers work with `openai-completions`. Use model-level `thinkingLevelMap` for model-specific thinking levels, and `compat` for provider quirks. The `xhigh` and `max` levels are opt-in, require non-null map entries, and may be separated by unsupported holes:
 
 ```typescript
 models: [{
   id: "custom-model",
   // ...
+  reasoning: true,
+  thinkingLevelMap: {              // map mcpi levels to provider values; null hides unsupported levels
+    minimal: null,
+    low: null,
+    medium: null,
+    high: "default",
+    xhigh: null,
+    max: "max"
+  },
   compat: {
-    supportsDeveloperRole: false,      // use "system" instead of "developer"
+    supportsDeveloperRole: false,   // use "system" instead of "developer"
     supportsReasoningEffort: true,
-    reasoningEffortMap: {              // map pi-ai levels to provider values
-      minimal: "default",
-      low: "default",
-      medium: "default",
-      high: "default",
-      xhigh: "default"
-    },
-      maxTokensField: "max_tokens",      // instead of "max_completion_tokens"
-      requiresToolResultName: true,      // tool results need name field
-      thinkingFormat: "qwen",           // top-level enable_thinking: true
-      cacheControlFormat: "anthropic"   // Anthropic-style cache_control markers
-    }
-  }]
+    maxTokensField: "max_tokens",   // instead of "max_completion_tokens"
+    requiresToolResultName: true,   // tool results need name field
+    thinkingFormat: "qwen",        // top-level enable_thinking: true
+    cacheControlFormat: "anthropic" // Anthropic-style cache_control markers
+  }
+}]
 ```
 
-Use `qwen-chat-template` instead for local Qwen-compatible servers that read `chat_template_kwargs.enable_thinking`.
-Use `cacheControlFormat: "anthropic"` for OpenAI-compatible providers that expose Anthropic-style prompt caching via `cache_control` on the system prompt, last tool definition, and last user/assistant text content.
+Use `openrouter` for OpenRouter-style `reasoning: { effort }` controls. Use `together` for Together-style `reasoning: { enabled }` controls; with `supportsReasoningEffort`, it also sends `reasoning_effort`. Use `qwen-chat-template` for local Qwen-compatible servers that read `chat_template_kwargs.enable_thinking` and need `preserve_thinking`.
+Use `cacheControlFormat: "anthropic"` for OpenAI-compatible providers that expose Anthropic-style prompt caching via `cache_control` on the system prompt, last tool definition, and last user, assistant, or tool-result text content.
+
+For Anthropic-compatible providers using `api: "anthropic-messages"`, set `compat.forceAdaptiveThinking: true` on models or providers whose upstream model requires adaptive thinking (`thinking.type: "adaptive"` plus `output_config.effort`). Built-in adaptive Claude models set this automatically. Set `compat.allowEmptySignature: true` only for providers that emit empty thinking signatures and expect `signature: ""` on replay.
 
 > Migration note: Mistral moved from `openai-completions` to `mistral-conversations`.
 > Use `mistral-conversations` for native Mistral models.
@@ -240,19 +274,21 @@ If your provider expects `Authorization: Bearer <key>` but doesn't use a standar
 ```typescript
 pi.registerProvider("custom-api", {
   baseUrl: "https://api.example.com",
-  apiKey: "MY_API_KEY",
+  apiKey: "$MY_API_KEY",
   authHeader: true,  // adds Authorization: Bearer header
   api: "openai-completions",
   models: [...]
 });
 ```
 
+The key is resolved for each request. An explicit request `Authorization` header takes precedence over the generated value.
+
 ## OAuth Support
 
 Add OAuth/SSO authentication that integrates with `/login`:
 
 ```typescript
-import type { OAuthCredentials, OAuthLoginCallbacks } from "@mariozechner/pi-ai";
+import type { OAuthCredentials, OAuthLoginCallbacks } from "@sammorrowdrums/mcpi-ai";
 
 pi.registerProvider("corporate-ai", {
   baseUrl: "https://ai.corp.com/v1",
@@ -262,17 +298,28 @@ pi.registerProvider("corporate-ai", {
     name: "Corporate AI (SSO)",
 
     async login(callbacks: OAuthLoginCallbacks): Promise<OAuthCredentials> {
-      // Option 1: Browser-based OAuth
-      callbacks.onAuth({ url: "https://sso.corp.com/authorize?..." });
-
-      // Option 2: Device code flow
-      callbacks.onDeviceCode({
-        userCode: "ABCD-1234",
-        verificationUri: "https://sso.corp.com/device"
+      const method = await callbacks.onSelect({
+        message: "Select login method:",
+        options: [
+          { id: "browser", label: "Browser OAuth" },
+          { id: "device", label: "Device code" }
+        ]
       });
-
-      // Option 3: Prompt for token/code
-      const code = await callbacks.onPrompt({ message: "Enter SSO code:" });
+      if (!method) throw new Error("Login cancelled");
+
+      let code: string;
+      if (method === "device") {
+        callbacks.onDeviceCode({
+          userCode: "ABCD-1234",
+          verificationUri: "https://sso.corp.com/device",
+          intervalSeconds: 5,
+          expiresInSeconds: 900
+        });
+        code = await pollDeviceCodeUntilComplete();
+      } else {
+        callbacks.onAuth({ url: "https://sso.corp.com/authorize?..." });
+        code = await callbacks.onPrompt({ message: "Enter SSO code:" });
+      }
 
       // Exchange for tokens (your implementation)
       const tokens = await exchangeCodeForTokens(code);
@@ -284,8 +331,8 @@ pi.registerProvider("corporate-ai", {
       };
     },
 
-    async refreshToken(credentials: OAuthCredentials): Promise<OAuthCredentials> {
-      const tokens = await refreshAccessToken(credentials.refresh);
+    async refreshToken(credentials: OAuthCredentials, signal: AbortSignal): Promise<OAuthCredentials> {
+      const tokens = await refreshAccessToken(credentials.refresh, signal);
       return {
         refresh: tokens.refreshToken ?? credentials.refresh,
         access: tokens.accessToken,
@@ -295,15 +342,6 @@ pi.registerProvider("corporate-ai", {
 
     getApiKey(credentials: OAuthCredentials): string {
       return credentials.access;
-    },
-
-    // Optional: modify models based on user's subscription
-    modifyModels(models, credentials) {
-      const region = decodeRegionFromToken(credentials.access);
-      return models.map(m => ({
-        ...m,
-        baseUrl: `https://${region}.ai.corp.com/v1`
-      }));
     }
   }
 });
@@ -313,7 +351,7 @@ After registration, users can authenticate via `/login corporate-ai`.
 
 ### OAuthLoginCallbacks
 
-The `callbacks` object provides three ways to authenticate:
+The `callbacks` object provides UI-neutral interactions for the provider-owned flow:
 
 ```typescript
 interface OAuthLoginCallbacks {
@@ -321,16 +359,30 @@ interface OAuthLoginCallbacks {
   onAuth(params: { url: string }): void;
 
   // Show device code (for device authorization flow)
-  onDeviceCode(params: { userCode: string; verificationUri: string }): void;
+  onDeviceCode(params: {
+    userCode: string;
+    verificationUri: string;
+    intervalSeconds?: number;
+    expiresInSeconds?: number;
+  }): void;
+
+  // Show transient progress
+  onProgress?(message: string): void;
 
   // Prompt user for input (for manual token entry)
   onPrompt(params: { message: string }): Promise<string>;
+
+  // Show an interactive selector, e.g. to choose browser OAuth vs device code
+  onSelect(params: {
+    message: string;
+    options: { id: string; label: string }[];
+  }): Promise<string | undefined>;
 }
 ```
 
 ### OAuthCredentials
 
-Credentials are persisted in `~/.pi/agent/auth.json`:
+Credentials are persisted in the mcpi config directory's `auth.json`:
 
 ```typescript
 interface OAuthCredentials {
@@ -345,12 +397,12 @@ interface OAuthCredentials {
 For providers with non-standard APIs, implement `streamSimple`. Study the existing provider implementations before writing your own:
 
 **Reference implementations:**
-- [anthropic.ts](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/ai/src/providers/anthropic.ts) - Anthropic Messages API
-- [mistral.ts](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/ai/src/providers/mistral.ts) - Mistral Conversations API
-- [openai-completions.ts](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/ai/src/providers/openai-completions.ts) - OpenAI Chat Completions
-- [openai-responses.ts](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/ai/src/providers/openai-responses.ts) - OpenAI Responses API
-- [google.ts](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/ai/src/providers/google.ts) - Google Generative AI
-- [amazon-bedrock.ts](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/ai/src/providers/amazon-bedrock.ts) - AWS Bedrock
+- [anthropic-messages.ts](https://github.com/SamMorrowDrums/mcpi/blob/main/packages/ai/src/api/anthropic-messages.ts) - Anthropic Messages API
+- [mistral-conversations.ts](https://github.com/SamMorrowDrums/mcpi/blob/main/packages/ai/src/api/mistral-conversations.ts) - Mistral Conversations API
+- [openai-completions.ts](https://github.com/SamMorrowDrums/mcpi/blob/main/packages/ai/src/api/openai-completions.ts) - OpenAI Chat Completions
+- [openai-responses.ts](https://github.com/SamMorrowDrums/mcpi/blob/main/packages/ai/src/api/openai-responses.ts) - OpenAI Responses API
+- [google-generative-ai.ts](https://github.com/SamMorrowDrums/mcpi/blob/main/packages/ai/src/api/google-generative-ai.ts) - Google Generative AI
+- [bedrock-converse-stream.ts](https://github.com/SamMorrowDrums/mcpi/blob/main/packages/ai/src/api/bedrock-converse-stream.ts) - AWS Bedrock
 
 ### Stream Pattern
 
@@ -365,7 +417,7 @@ import {
   type SimpleStreamOptions,
   calculateCost,
   createAssistantMessageEventStream,
-} from "@mariozechner/pi-ai";
+} from "@sammorrowdrums/mcpi-ai";
 
 function streamMyProvider(
   model: Model<any>,
@@ -390,7 +442,7 @@ function streamMyProvider(
         totalTokens: 0,
         cost: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0, total: 0 },
       },
-      stopReason: "stop",
+      stopReason: "pending",
       timestamp: Date.now(),
     };
 
@@ -399,12 +451,18 @@ function streamMyProvider(
       stream.push({ type: "start", partial: output });
 
       // Make API request and process response...
-      // Push content events as they arrive...
+      // Push content events as they arrive and set stopReason from the terminal event.
+      if (output.stopReason === "pending") {
+        throw new Error("Provider stream ended without a stop reason");
+      }
+      if (output.stopReason === "error" || output.stopReason === "aborted") {
+        throw new Error(output.errorMessage || "An unknown error occurred");
+      }
 
       // Push done event
       stream.push({
         type: "done",
-        reason: output.stopReason as "stop" | "length" | "toolUse",
+        reason: output.stopReason,
         message: output
       });
       stream.end();
@@ -506,6 +564,60 @@ output.usage.totalTokens = output.usage.input + output.usage.output +
 calculateCost(model, output.usage);
 ```
 
+### Context Overflow Errors
+
+When a request exceeds the model's context window, mcpi can recover automatically by compacting the conversation and retrying. This recovery only kicks in if mcpi recognizes the failure as an overflow.
+
+Detection runs on the finalized assistant message:
+
+- `stopReason === "error"`
+- `errorMessage` matches one of mcpi's known overflow patterns (see [`packages/ai/src/utils/overflow.ts`](https://github.com/SamMorrowDrums/mcpi/blob/main/packages/ai/src/utils/overflow.ts))
+
+If your provider returns overflow errors with a message mcpi does not recognize, normalize the error from the same extension that registers the provider. Use a `message_end` handler to rewrite the assistant message so its `errorMessage` starts with a phrase mcpi recognizes. The generic fallback `context_length_exceeded` is the safest choice.
+
+```typescript
+const MY_PROVIDER_OVERFLOW_PATTERN = /your provider's overflow phrase/i;
+
+export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
+  pi.registerProvider("my-provider", { /* ... */ });
+
+  pi.on("message_end", (event, ctx) => {
+    const message = event.message;
+    if (message.role !== "assistant") return;
+    if (message.stopReason !== "error") return;
+    if (
+      message.provider !== "my-provider" &&
+      ctx.model?.provider !== "my-provider"
+    )
+      return;
+
+    const errorMessage = message.errorMessage ?? "";
+    if (errorMessage.includes("context_length_exceeded")) return;
+    if (!MY_PROVIDER_OVERFLOW_PATTERN.test(errorMessage)) return;
+
+    return {
+      message: {
+        ...message,
+        errorMessage: `context_length_exceeded: ${errorMessage}`,
+      },
+    };
+  });
+}
+```
+
+`message_end` runs before mcpi tracks the assistant message for auto-compaction, so the rewritten `errorMessage` is what mcpi checks. With this in place, mcpi will:
+
+1. Detect the overflow from `errorMessage`.
+2. Drop the failed assistant message from live context.
+3. Run compaction.
+4. Retry the request once.
+
+Guard the rewrite carefully:
+
+- Scope it to your provider (`message.provider` and `ctx.model?.provider`) so unrelated errors from other providers are untouched.
+- Match a provider-specific pattern, not mcpi's generic overflow patterns. Rewriting rate-limit or throttling errors (`rate limit`, `too many requests`) would falsely trigger compaction instead of mcpi's normal retry-with-backoff path.
+- Skip when `errorMessage` already includes `context_length_exceeded` so the handler is idempotent.
+
 ### Registration
 
 Register your stream function:
@@ -513,7 +625,7 @@ Register your stream function:
 ```typescript
 pi.registerProvider("my-provider", {
   baseUrl: "https://api.example.com",
-  apiKey: "MY_API_KEY",
+  apiKey: "$MY_API_KEY",
   api: "my-custom-api",
   models: [...],
   streamSimple: streamMyProvider
@@ -522,7 +634,7 @@ pi.registerProvider("my-provider", {
 
 ## Testing Your Implementation
 
-Test your provider against the same test suites used by built-in providers. Copy and adapt these test files from [packages/ai/test/](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/tree/main/packages/ai/test):
+Test your provider against the same test suites used by built-in providers. Copy and adapt these test files from [packages/ai/test/](https://github.com/SamMorrowDrums/mcpi/tree/main/packages/ai/test):
 
 | Test | Purpose |
 |------|---------|
@@ -544,10 +656,13 @@ Run tests with your provider/model pairs to verify compatibility.
 
 ```typescript
 interface ProviderConfig {
+  /** Display name for the provider in UI such as /login. */
+  name?: string;
+
   /** API endpoint URL. Required when defining models. */
   baseUrl?: string;
 
-  /** API key or environment variable name. Required when defining models (unless oauth). */
+  /** API key literal, env interpolation ($ENV_VAR or ${ENV_VAR}), or !command. Required when defining models (unless oauth). */
   apiKey?: string;
 
   /** API type for streaming. Required at provider or model level when defining models. */
@@ -560,7 +675,7 @@ interface ProviderConfig {
     options?: SimpleStreamOptions
   ) => AssistantMessageEventStream;
 
-  /** Custom headers to include in requests. Values can be env var names. */
+  /** Custom headers to include in requests. Values use the same resolution syntax as apiKey. */
   headers?: Record<string, string>;
 
   /** If true, adds Authorization: Bearer header with the resolved API key. */
@@ -573,9 +688,8 @@ interface ProviderConfig {
   oauth?: {
     name: string;
     login(callbacks: OAuthLoginCallbacks): Promise<OAuthCredentials>;
-    refreshToken(credentials: OAuthCredentials): Promise<OAuthCredentials>;
+    refreshToken(credentials: OAuthCredentials, signal: AbortSignal): Promise<OAuthCredentials>;
     getApiKey(credentials: OAuthCredentials): string;
-    modifyModels?(models: Model<Api>[], credentials: OAuthCredentials): Model<Api>[];
   };
 }
 ```
@@ -593,9 +707,15 @@ interface ProviderModelConfig {
   /** API type override for this specific model. */
   api?: Api;
 
+  /** API endpoint URL override for this specific model. */
+  baseUrl?: string;
+
   /** Whether the model supports extended thinking. */
   reasoning: boolean;
 
+  /** Maps mcpi thinking levels to provider/model-specific values; null marks a level unsupported. */
+  thinkingLevelMap?: Partial<Record<"off" | "minimal" | "low" | "medium" | "high" | "xhigh" | "max", string | null>>;
+
   /** Supported input types. */
   input: ("text" | "image")[];
 
@@ -616,22 +736,39 @@ interface ProviderModelConfig {
   /** Custom headers for this specific model. */
   headers?: Record<string, string>;
 
-  /** OpenAI compatibility settings for openai-completions API. */
+  /** Compatibility settings for the selected API. */
   compat?: {
+    // openai-completions
     supportsStore?: boolean;
     supportsDeveloperRole?: boolean;
     supportsReasoningEffort?: boolean;
-    reasoningEffortMap?: Partial<Record<"minimal" | "low" | "medium" | "high" | "xhigh", string>>;
     supportsUsageInStreaming?: boolean;
+    supportsFinishReason?: boolean;
+    supportsStrictMode?: boolean;
+    supportsOpenAIGrammarTools?: boolean; // openai-completions/openai-responses; false falls back to normal function tools
     maxTokensField?: "max_completion_tokens" | "max_tokens";
     requiresToolResultName?: boolean;
     requiresAssistantAfterToolResult?: boolean;
     requiresThinkingAsText?: boolean;
-    thinkingFormat?: "openai" | "zai" | "qwen" | "qwen-chat-template";
+    requiresReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages?: boolean;
+    thinkingFormat?: "openai" | "openrouter" | "deepseek" | "together" | "baseten" | "zai" | "qwen" | "chat-template" | "qwen-chat-template" | "string-thinking" | "ant-ling";
+    chatTemplateKwargs?: Record<string, string | number | boolean | null | { "$var": "thinking.enabled" | "thinking.effort"; omitWhenOff?: boolean }>;
+    chatTemplateArgs?: Record<string, string | number | boolean | null | { "$var": "thinking.enabled" | "thinking.effort"; omitWhenOff?: boolean }>;
     cacheControlFormat?: "anthropic";
+    sessionAffinityFormat?: "openai" | "openai-nosession" | "openrouter";
+    sendSessionAffinityHeaders?: boolean;
+
+    // anthropic-messages
+    supportsEagerToolInputStreaming?: boolean;
+    supportsLongCacheRetention?: boolean;
+    sendSessionAffinityHeaders?: boolean;
+    supportsCacheControlOnTools?: boolean;
+    forceAdaptiveThinking?: boolean;
+    allowEmptySignature?: boolean;
+    supportsStrictTools?: boolean;
   };
 }
 ```
 
-`qwen` is for DashScope-style top-level `enable_thinking`. Use `qwen-chat-template` for local Qwen-compatible servers that read `chat_template_kwargs.enable_thinking`.
-`cacheControlFormat: "anthropic"` applies Anthropic-style `cache_control` markers to the system prompt, last tool definition, and last user/assistant text content.
+`openrouter` sends `reasoning: { effort }`. `deepseek` sends `thinking: { type: "enabled" | "disabled" }` and `reasoning_effort` when enabled. `together` sends `reasoning: { enabled }` and also `reasoning_effort` when `supportsReasoningEffort` is enabled. `qwen` is for DashScope-style top-level `enable_thinking`. Use `qwen-chat-template` for local Qwen-compatible servers that read `chat_template_kwargs.enable_thinking` and need `preserve_thinking`. Use `chat-template` for configurable `chat_template_kwargs`, for example DeepSeek V3.x behind vLLM with `chatTemplateKwargs: { "thinking": { "$var": "thinking.enabled" } }`. Use `thinkingFormat: "baseten"` with `chatTemplateArgs` when the provider expects toggle values under `chat_template_args` and optionally supports top-level `reasoning_effort`.
+`cacheControlFormat: "anthropic"` applies Anthropic-style `cache_control` markers to the system prompt, last tool definition, and last user, assistant, or tool-result text content.