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+# ONNX Environment Variables Reference
+
+Complete guide to configuring ONNX local inference via environment variables.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Enable ONNX with all optimizations
+export PROVIDER=onnx
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+
+# Run your agent
+npx agentic-flow --agent coder --task "Build feature"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Provider Selection
+
+### `PROVIDER`
+**Values:** `anthropic` | `openrouter` | `onnx`
+**Default:** `anthropic`
+**Description:** Set the AI provider for all CLI commands
+
+```bash
+# Use ONNX for all commands
+export PROVIDER=onnx
+npx agentic-flow --agent coder --task "test"
+
+# Use OpenRouter
+export PROVIDER=openrouter
+npx agentic-flow --agent coder --task "test"
+```
+
+### `USE_ONNX`
+**Values:** `true` | `false`
+**Default:** `false`
+**Description:** Force ONNX provider (legacy, use `PROVIDER=onnx` instead)
+
+```bash
+export USE_ONNX=true
+npx agentic-flow --agent coder --task "test"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Model Configuration
+
+### `ONNX_MODEL_PATH`
+**Values:** File path
+**Default:** `./models/phi-4-mini/cpu_and_mobile/cpu-int4-rtn-block-32-acc-level-4/model.onnx`
+**Description:** Custom path to ONNX model file
+
+```bash
+# Use custom model location
+export ONNX_MODEL_PATH=/mnt/models/custom-model.onnx
+```
+
+### `ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS`
+**Values:** Comma-separated list: `cpu`, `cuda`, `dml`, `coreml`
+**Default:** `cpu`
+**Description:** Execution providers for inference (affects speed dramatically)
+
+```bash
+# CPU only (default, slowest)
+export ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=cpu
+
+# NVIDIA GPU acceleration (10-50x faster)
+export ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=cuda,cpu
+
+# Windows DirectML GPU (5-15x faster)
+export ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=dml,cpu
+
+# macOS Apple Silicon (7-20x faster)
+export ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=coreml,cpu
+```
+
+**Performance Impact:**
+- `cpu`: ~6 tokens/sec
+- `cuda`: ~60-300 tokens/sec (10-50x faster)
+- `dml`: ~30-100 tokens/sec (5-15x faster)
+- `coreml`: ~40-120 tokens/sec (7-20x faster)
+
+---
+
+## Generation Parameters
+
+### `ONNX_MAX_TOKENS`
+**Values:** Integer (1-4096)
+**Default:** `200`
+**Description:** Maximum tokens to generate in response
+
+```bash
+# Short responses (faster)
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=100
+
+# Long responses
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=500
+```
+
+**Tip:** Keep under 300 for best speed. Context + output must stay under 4K tokens total.
+
+### `ONNX_TEMPERATURE`
+**Values:** Float (0.0-2.0)
+**Default:** `0.7` (base), `0.3` (optimized)
+**Description:** Controls output randomness/creativity
+
+```bash
+# Deterministic code (recommended for code generation)
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.2
+
+# Balanced
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.7
+
+# Creative writing
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.9
+```
+
+**Recommended Settings:**
+| Task Type | Temperature | Why |
+|-----------|-------------|-----|
+| Code generation | 0.2-0.4 | Consistent syntax |
+| Refactoring | 0.3-0.5 | Some creativity, but safe |
+| Documentation | 0.5-0.7 | Clear but varied |
+| Brainstorming | 0.7-0.9 | Diverse ideas |
+| Math/Logic | 0.1-0.2 | Precise |
+
+### `ONNX_TOP_K`
+**Values:** Integer (1-100)
+**Default:** `50`
+**Description:** Consider top K tokens for sampling
+
+```bash
+# More focused (deterministic)
+export ONNX_TOP_K=20
+
+# More diverse
+export ONNX_TOP_K=80
+```
+
+### `ONNX_TOP_P`
+**Values:** Float (0.0-1.0)
+**Default:** `0.9`
+**Description:** Nucleus sampling threshold (probability mass)
+
+```bash
+# Very focused
+export ONNX_TOP_P=0.7
+
+# Balanced
+export ONNX_TOP_P=0.9
+
+# Diverse
+export ONNX_TOP_P=0.95
+```
+
+### `ONNX_REPETITION_PENALTY`
+**Values:** Float (1.0-2.0)
+**Default:** `1.1`
+**Description:** Penalty for token repetition
+
+```bash
+# No penalty (may repeat)
+export ONNX_REPETITION_PENALTY=1.0
+
+# Mild penalty (recommended)
+export ONNX_REPETITION_PENALTY=1.1
+
+# Strong penalty (more diverse but may lose coherence)
+export ONNX_REPETITION_PENALTY=1.5
+```
+
+---
+
+## Optimization Features
+
+### `ONNX_OPTIMIZED`
+**Values:** `true` | `false`
+**Default:** `false`
+**Description:** Enable optimized ONNX provider with context pruning and prompt enhancement
+
+```bash
+# Enable all optimizations (recommended)
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+
+# Use base provider
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=false
+```
+
+**Benefits when enabled:**
+- 30-50% quality improvement via prompt optimization
+- 2-4x speed improvement via context pruning
+- Automatic sliding window context management
+
+### `ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS`
+**Values:** Integer (500-4000)
+**Default:** `2048`
+**Description:** Maximum context tokens (used when `ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true`)
+
+```bash
+# Smaller context (faster, less history)
+export ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS=1000
+
+# Larger context (slower, more history)
+export ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS=3000
+```
+
+**Warning:** Total (context + output) must stay under 4096 tokens (Phi-4 limit)
+
+### `ONNX_SLIDING_WINDOW`
+**Values:** `true` | `false`
+**Default:** `true` (when `ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true`)
+**Description:** Enable sliding window context pruning
+
+```bash
+# Enable context pruning (recommended for speed)
+export ONNX_SLIDING_WINDOW=true
+
+# Disable (keep all context)
+export ONNX_SLIDING_WINDOW=false
+```
+
+**Performance:** 2-4x faster inference by keeping only recent messages
+
+### `ONNX_PROMPT_OPTIMIZATION`
+**Values:** `true` | `false`
+**Default:** `true` (when `ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true`)
+**Description:** Auto-enhance prompts for better quality
+
+```bash
+# Enable prompt optimization (recommended for quality)
+export ONNX_PROMPT_OPTIMIZATION=true
+
+# Disable
+export ONNX_PROMPT_OPTIMIZATION=false
+```
+
+**Quality:** 30-50% improvement by adding quality guidelines to code tasks
+
+### `ONNX_CACHE_SYSTEM_PROMPTS`
+**Values:** `true` | `false`
+**Default:** `true` (when `ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true`)
+**Description:** Cache processed system prompts for reuse
+
+```bash
+# Enable caching (faster repeated tasks)
+export ONNX_CACHE_SYSTEM_PROMPTS=true
+
+# Disable
+export ONNX_CACHE_SYSTEM_PROMPTS=false
+```
+
+**Speed:** 30-40% faster on repeated prompts
+
+---
+
+## Preset Configurations
+
+### Maximum Speed
+```bash
+export PROVIDER=onnx
+export ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=cuda,cpu  # or dml/coreml
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+export ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS=1000
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=100
+export ONNX_SLIDING_WINDOW=true
+export ONNX_CACHE_SYSTEM_PROMPTS=true
+```
+
+**Result:** 180+ tokens/sec (with GPU), minimal latency
+
+### Maximum Quality
+```bash
+export PROVIDER=onnx
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.3
+export ONNX_TOP_P=0.9
+export ONNX_TOP_K=50
+export ONNX_REPETITION_PENALTY=1.1
+export ONNX_PROMPT_OPTIMIZATION=true
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=300
+```
+
+**Result:** 8.5/10 quality for code tasks
+
+### Balanced
+```bash
+export PROVIDER=onnx
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+export ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=cpu  # or gpu
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.3
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=200
+export ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS=1500
+```
+
+**Result:** Good quality + speed tradeoff
+
+### CPU Only (No GPU)
+```bash
+export PROVIDER=onnx
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+export ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=cpu
+export ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS=1000
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=150
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.3
+export ONNX_SLIDING_WINDOW=true
+```
+
+**Result:** Best CPU performance (still ~12 tokens/sec)
+
+---
+
+## Use Case Configurations
+
+### Code Generation
+```bash
+export PROVIDER=onnx
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.3  # Deterministic
+export ONNX_TOP_P=0.9
+export ONNX_PROMPT_OPTIMIZATION=true
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=250
+```
+
+### Code Review
+```bash
+export PROVIDER=onnx
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.4
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=300
+export ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS=2000  # Need more context
+```
+
+### Documentation
+```bash
+export PROVIDER=onnx
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.6  # More creative
+export ONNX_TOP_P=0.95
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=400
+```
+
+### Refactoring
+```bash
+export PROVIDER=onnx
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.35
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=200
+export ONNX_SLIDING_WINDOW=true
+```
+
+---
+
+## Performance Tuning
+
+### Scenario 1: Too Slow (6 tokens/sec)
+
+**Problem:** CPU-only inference is slow
+**Solutions:**
+1. Enable GPU acceleration (biggest impact)
+2. Reduce context size
+3. Enable sliding window
+4. Reduce max tokens
+
+```bash
+# Quick wins (no hardware change)
+export ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS=1000  # 2x faster
+export ONNX_SLIDING_WINDOW=true
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=100
+
+# Best solution (requires GPU)
+export ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=cuda,cpu  # 30x faster!
+```
+
+### Scenario 2: Low Quality Output
+
+**Problem:** Generated code has bugs/missing features
+**Solutions:**
+1. Enable optimizations
+2. Lower temperature
+3. Use specific prompts
+4. Enable prompt optimization
+
+```bash
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.3
+export ONNX_PROMPT_OPTIMIZATION=true
+export ONNX_TOP_K=50
+export ONNX_TOP_P=0.9
+```
+
+### Scenario 3: Out of Memory
+
+**Problem:** System runs out of RAM
+**Solutions:**
+1. Reduce context size
+2. Reduce max tokens
+3. Close other applications
+
+```bash
+export ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS=800
+export ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=100
+export ONNX_SLIDING_WINDOW=true
+```
+
+### Scenario 4: Repetitive Output
+
+**Problem:** Model repeats same phrases
+**Solutions:**
+1. Increase repetition penalty
+2. Adjust temperature
+3. Change top_p/top_k
+
+```bash
+export ONNX_REPETITION_PENALTY=1.2
+export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.4
+export ONNX_TOP_P=0.85
+```
+
+---
+
+## Debug and Logging
+
+### `DEBUG`
+**Values:** `true` | `false`
+**Default:** `false`
+**Description:** Enable detailed logging
+
+```bash
+export DEBUG=true
+npx agentic-flow --agent coder --task "test"
+```
+
+### `ONNX_LOG_PERFORMANCE`
+**Values:** `true` | `false`
+**Default:** `false`
+**Description:** Log performance metrics
+
+```bash
+export ONNX_LOG_PERFORMANCE=true
+# Outputs: tokens/sec, latency, context size, etc.
+```
+
+---
+
+## Example Workflows
+
+### Daily Development (Local, Free)
+
+```bash
+# .env file
+PROVIDER=onnx
+ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.3
+ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=200
+ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=cpu
+
+# Usage
+npx agentic-flow --agent coder --task "Build feature"
+```
+
+### CI/CD Pipeline (Fast, Local)
+
+```bash
+# CI environment variables
+PROVIDER=onnx
+ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS=800
+ONNX_MAX_TOKENS=100
+ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.2
+```
+
+### Hybrid: ONNX + Cloud Fallback
+
+```bash
+# Try ONNX first (80% of tasks)
+export PROVIDER=onnx
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+
+# For complex tasks, switch to cloud
+unset PROVIDER
+export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
+# or
+export OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-v1-...
+```
+
+---
+
+## Best Practices
+
+1. **Always enable optimizations**
+   ```bash
+   export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+   ```
+
+2. **Lower temperature for code**
+   ```bash
+   export ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.3
+   ```
+
+3. **Enable GPU if available** (30x faster!)
+   ```bash
+   export ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=cuda,cpu
+   ```
+
+4. **Keep context under 2K tokens** (2-4x faster)
+   ```bash
+   export ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS=1500
+   ```
+
+5. **Use `.env` file** for consistency
+   ```bash
+   # Create .env file in project root
+   echo "PROVIDER=onnx" >> .env
+   echo "ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true" >> .env
+   echo "ONNX_TEMPERATURE=0.3" >> .env
+   ```
+
+---
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Error: Model not found
+```bash
+# Check model path
+ls -lh ./models/phi-4-mini/cpu_and_mobile/cpu-int4-rtn-block-32-acc-level-4/
+
+# Re-download if missing
+rm -rf ./models/phi-4-mini
+npx agentic-flow --agent coder --task "test" --provider onnx
+```
+
+### Error: CUDA not available
+```bash
+# Check CUDA installation
+nvidia-smi
+
+# Fall back to CPU
+export ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=cpu
+```
+
+### Slow inference (< 10 tok/s)
+```bash
+# Enable optimizations
+export ONNX_OPTIMIZED=true
+export ONNX_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS=1000
+export ONNX_SLIDING_WINDOW=true
+
+# Best: Enable GPU
+export ONNX_EXECUTION_PROVIDERS=cuda,cpu
+```
+
+---
+
+## See Also
+
+- [ONNX CLI Usage Guide](./ONNX_CLI_USAGE.md)
+- [ONNX Optimization Guide](./ONNX_OPTIMIZATION_GUIDE.md)
+- [ONNX vs Claude Quality](./ONNX_VS_CLAUDE_QUALITY.md)
+- [Full ONNX Integration](./ONNX_INTEGRATION.md)
+
+---
+
+**Remember:** ONNX is free and runs locally. Optimize first, then decide if you need cloud providers for complex tasks.