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Agents and Providers

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Agents & Providers Guide

TagForge uses "Agents" to connect to various AI providers. This guide explains how to set up your preferred model.

🤖 The Agent Manager

Here you can configure connections to different AI services.

Supported Providers

Provider Best For Requirement
Google Gemini High-performance, multimodal reasoning. Google AI Studio API Key

| OpenRouter | Access to OpenAI (GPT-4), Anthropic (Claude), etc. | OpenRouter Key | | Hugging Face | Massive library of open-source models. | User Access Token | | LM Studio | Local inference server. | Local Only (Running app required) | | Ollama | Local command-line inference. | Local Only (Installed service required) |


Different providers handle output lengths differently. You can precisely control these limits using the Max Tokens Slider in the Agent Manager.

🎚️ Max Tokens Slider

  • Range: 128 to 32,768 tokens.
  • Default: 4,096 tokens (optimal for most workflows).
  • Per-Agent: Settings are saved individually for each agent configuration.
Provider Recommended Max Tokens Why?
Google Gemini 8192+ Stable at extremely high output lengths.
OpenRouter 4096 Balanced for high-end cloud models.
Ollama / LM Studio 4096 Best for local VRAM and speed.
Hugging Face 2048 Avoids timeouts on free-tier inference.

🔌 Connection Steps

Cloud Providers

(Google Gemini, OpenRouter, Hugging Face)

  1. Select the provider.
  2. Paste your API Key into the field.
  3. Click Fetch Models to verify the key and get the latest model list.
    • If successful, the dropdown will populate with available models.
  4. Select a Model from the dropdown.

Note

Zero-Trust Encryption: Your API keys are secured using a machine-specific, hardware-salted obfuscation layer. This ensures that your credentials are protected cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and macOS) and cannot be utilized on a different device.

Local Providers

Ollama

  1. Ensure Ollama is installed.
  2. Open a terminal and run ollama serve.
  3. In TagForge, select Ollama and click Fetch Models.

LM Studio

  1. Open LM Studio.
  2. Go to the Local Server tab.
  3. Load a model into memory.
  4. Start the server (usually on port 1234).
  5. In TagForge, select LM Studio and click Fetch Models.

🛠️ Testing Connections (Ping)

Use the Test Connection button to verify your connection.

  • Green Notification: Success! The API is reachable.
  • Red Notification: Connection failed.

Warning

Troubleshooting Failures:

  • 401 Unauthorized: Your API Key is invalid.
  • 429 Too Many Requests: You have run out of credits or hit the rate limit.
  • Connection Refused: For local providers, ensure the server is actually running.

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