[BUG]

[mikanton]

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Describe the bug

Strix fails to connect to the OpenAI API despite a valid API key and a working Docker environment.

The application immediately exits with:

LLM CONNECTION FAILED

Could not establish connection to the language model.

Error: Connection error.

The error occurs before any scan begins.

To Reproduce

1. Install Strix v1.5.0 on macOS (Apple Silicon).
2. Install Docker CLI with Homebrew and run Docker using Colima.
3. Set the environment variables:

export LLM_API_KEY="<valid OpenAI API key>"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="$LLM_API_KEY"
export STRIX_LLM="openai/gpt-5"

4. Verify Docker works:

docker run hello-world

5. Verify the OpenAI API works:

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLM_API_KEY"

6. Run:

strix -n --target https://mitarbeiter.reederei-luedicke.de/onboard/

Expected behavior

Strix should successfully connect to the OpenAI API and begin the scan.

Actual behavior

Strix exits immediately with:

LLM CONNECTION FAILED

Could not establish connection to the language model.

Error: Connection error.

No additional logs are produced, even when running with:

STRIX_LOG_LEVEL=debug
DEBUG=1

or

strix -n --target ... 2>&1 | tee strix.log

System Information

• OS: macOS 15 (Apple Silicon, arm64)
• Runtime: Colima (Docker runtime)
• Docker: Docker Engine Community 29.7.2 (CLI), Server 29.5.2
• Strix Version: 1.5.0
• Python Version: Standalone binary (not using a local Python installation)
• LLM Used: openai/gpt-5

Additional context

I verified the following before opening this issue:

• docker run hello-world succeeds.
• docker info succeeds.
• Colima is running and healthy.
• curl https://api.openai.com/v1/models succeeds using the same API key.
• The OpenAI account has access to gpt-5.
• LLM_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY are both set.
• STRIX_LLM=openai/gpt-5.
• There is no ~/.strix/cli-config.json.
• Setting OPENAI_API_BASE=https://api.openai.com/v1 does not change the behavior.
• strix --update reports that v1.5.0 is already the latest version.

This appears to be a connection issue inside Strix rather than a Docker or OpenAI API configuration issue.