feat: add Azure OpenAI provider support

[haxudev]

This pull request adds first-class support for Azure OpenAI as a model provider, enabling the system to connect to Azure-hosted OpenAI models using environment variables or Docker Compose configuration. The main changes include a new provider implementation, updates to environment variable handling, and a dedicated Docker Compose file for Azure deployments.

Azure OpenAI Provider Integration:

• Added a new module azure-openai-provider.ts that implements Azure OpenAI provider logic, including endpoint formatting, authentication, environment variable resolution, and support for multiple deployments. This module also provides a global fetch wrapper to ensure the required api-version parameter is always included in requests.

• Updated the provider discovery logic in models-config.providers.ts to automatically detect Azure OpenAI configuration from environment variables or authentication profiles, and instantiate the Azure provider if detected. [1] [2]

Environment & Configuration:

• Extended the .env.example file to include Azure OpenAI-specific variables such as AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_NAME, AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME, and related settings.

• Updated the ModelProviderConfig type to support Azure-specific metadata, including the resource name and API version.

Docker & Deployment:

• Added a new docker-compose.azure.yml file that defines services for running the gateway, CLI, and a test utility with Azure OpenAI credentials, simplifying deployment in Azure environments.

Authentication:

• Modified the API key resolution logic to support azure-openai as a recognized provider when looking up environment variables.

[orzelig]

Good Azure OpenAI integration! The provider auto-discovery works well and the documentation is comprehensive. Minor note: the global fetch wrapper approach works but could potentially have side effects - might be worth considering a per-provider fetch implementation in the future. Overall LGTM!

[Takhoffman]

Lgtmi

[jessejiang0214]

I found a bug, if you leave AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_NAME as default and set AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT, it won't set baseUrl

[jessejiang0214]

The on-board flow didn't pick up the Azure-openAI config and it didn't config the auth-profile.json
And the on-board flow didn't have the option to config Azure-OpenAI

[haxudev]

Thanks for review. There are two adjustment and enhance been completed.

• Unified Azure OpenAI configuration to AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT and removed AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_NAME.
• Added onboard flow support for Azure OpenAI configuration and configured auth-profiles.json.

[PC-SPEZIALIST]

This PR is awesome! 😍
By the way, do you plan to bring OpenClaw to the marketplace?

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[jessejiang0214]

To be honest, "vibe coding" can significantly boost development efficiency. However, due to the nature of TypeScript's type system and the inconsistencies in third-party library types, merging contributor code makes it nearly impossible to guarantee code consistency.

Essentially, this turns something simple into something complex. While a human reviewer can naturally maintain consistency, an AI lacks that level of control. As project complexity grows, it eventually reaches a point where no human can manage it, and the project slowly spirals out of control.