Siclaw needs an LLM to power its investigation engine.
- TUI mode reads
.siclaw/config/settings.json
- Local Server / Gateway is typically configured through the Models page in the Web UI
Anthropic (Recommended)
{
"providers": {
"default": {
"baseUrl": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1",
"apiKey": "sk-ant-...",
"api": "anthropic",
"authHeader": true,
"models": [{
"id": "claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
"name": "Claude Sonnet 4",
"contextWindow": 200000,
"maxTokens": 16000
}]
}
}
}
claude-sonnet-4-20250514 (best balance) or claude-opus-4-20250514 (highest quality).
OpenAI
{
"providers": {
"default": {
"baseUrl": "https://api.openai.com/v1",
"apiKey": "sk-...",
"api": "openai-completions",
"authHeader": true,
"models": [{
"id": "gpt-4o",
"name": "GPT-4o",
"contextWindow": 128000,
"maxTokens": 16384
}]
}
}
}
OpenAI-Compatible Providers
Any API that implements the OpenAI chat completions format works with Siclaw — Ollama, vLLM, LiteLLM, Azure OpenAI, Moonshot, DeepSeek, and many others.
{
"providers": {
"default": {
"baseUrl": "http://localhost:11434/v1",
"apiKey": "ollama",
"api": "openai-completions",
"authHeader": true,
"models": [{
"id": "llama3.1:70b",
"name": "Llama 3.1 70B",
"contextWindow": 131072,
"maxTokens": 8192
}]
}
}
}
Common Providers
| Provider | baseUrl | Notes |
|---|
| Ollama | http://localhost:11434/v1 | Local, free. Use 70B+ for best results. |
| vLLM | http://localhost:8000/v1 | Self-hosted GPU inference |
| Moonshot (Kimi) | https://api.moonshot.cn/v1 | moonshot-v1-128k |
| DeepSeek | https://api.deepseek.com/v1 | deepseek-chat |
| Qwen (DashScope) | https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1 | qwen-plus |
Configuration Methods
- TUI mode: First-run wizard or
/setup command inside a session
- Local Server / Gateway: Configure providers and models in the Web UI
Embedding Provider
Without an embedding provider, Investigation Memory semantic search is disabled. All other features work normally.
{
"embedding": {
"baseUrl": "https://api.example.com/v1",
"apiKey": "sk-...",
"model": "bge-m3",
"dimensions": 1024
}
}
embedding.apiKey is omitted, Siclaw falls back to the default provider API key.
| Provider | Model | Dimensions | Notes |
|---|
| BGE-M3 (recommended) | bge-m3 | 1024 | Multilingual, good for technical content |
| OpenAI | text-embedding-3-small | 1536 | Easy setup if you already have an OpenAI key |
| Ollama | nomic-embed-text | 768 | Local, free |
Model Recommendations
| Use Case | Recommended | Notes |
|---|
| Production investigations | Claude Sonnet 4 / GPT-4o | Best quality-to-speed ratio |
| Complex root cause analysis | Claude Opus 4 | Highest reasoning capability |
| Cost-sensitive / air-gapped | Llama 3.1 70B+ via Ollama | Local, no API costs |
| Testing / development | Any available model | Smaller models work for basic checks |
