01 Getting Started configuration

Configuration

Provider Configuration

Configure your LLM provider via the CLI:

krnlai config set provider <name>
krnlai config set api_key <key>
krnlai config set endpoint <url>
krnlai config set model <model-name>

List all current settings:

krnlai config list

Supported Providers

Provider	Config Name	Requires Key	Requires Endpoint
OpenAI	openai	Yes	No
Ollama	ollama	No	Yes
Anthropic	anthropic	Yes	No
OpenRouter	openrouter	Yes	No
DeepSeek	deepseek	Yes	No
Google Gemini	google	Yes	No
Groq	groq	Yes	No
OpenAI-Compatible	openai-compatible	Optional	Yes

Sidecar Mode

The sidecar has two modes:

• Legacy (default) — Full safety pipeline with adversarial guard, fundamental rules, and ethical enforcer
• Community — Simplified endpoints for lightweight integrations

Set via appsettings.json:

{
  "Sidecar": {
    "Mode": "Community"
  }
}

Store Configuration

The embedded kernel supports multiple storage backends:

Setting	Options	Default
Store:Mode	SQLite	SQLite
Store:SqliteMode	Hybrid, Memory	Hybrid
Vector:Mode	Sqlite, Memory	Sqlite
Cache:Mode	Memory, None	Memory
Skills:StoreMode	Document, Memory	Document