Add NVIDIA provider, and improve declarative provider UX (#8798)

Signed-off-by: jh-block <jhugo@block.xyz>

crates/goose/src/config/declarative_providers.rs

@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ pub struct DeclarativeProviderConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub skip_canonical_filtering: bool,
     #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_non_empty_string")]
+    pub model_doc_link: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub setup_steps: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_non_empty_string")]
     pub fast_model: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -233,6 +237,8 @@ pub fn create_custom_provider(
         env_vars: None,
         dynamic_models: None,
         skip_canonical_filtering: false,
+        model_doc_link: None,
+        setup_steps: vec![],
         fast_model: None,
     };
 
@@ -300,6 +306,8 @@ pub fn update_custom_provider(params: UpdateCustomProviderParams) -> Result<()>
             env_vars: existing_config.env_vars,
             dynamic_models: existing_config.dynamic_models,
             skip_canonical_filtering: existing_config.skip_canonical_filtering,
+            model_doc_link: existing_config.model_doc_link,
+            setup_steps: existing_config.setup_steps,
             fast_model: existing_config.fast_model.clone(),
         };
 
@@ -587,6 +595,33 @@ mod tests {
             serde_json::from_str(json).expect("groq.json should parse without env_vars");
         assert!(config.env_vars.is_none());
         assert!(config.dynamic_models.is_none());
+        assert!(config.model_doc_link.is_none());
+        assert!(config.setup_steps.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_nvidia_json_deserializes() {
+        let json = include_str!("../providers/declarative/nvidia.json");
+        let config: DeclarativeProviderConfig =
+            serde_json::from_str(json).expect("nvidia.json should parse");
+        assert_eq!(config.name, "nvidia");
+        assert_eq!(config.display_name, "NVIDIA");
+        assert!(matches!(config.engine, ProviderEngine::OpenAI));
+        assert_eq!(config.api_key_env, "NVIDIA_API_KEY");
+        assert_eq!(config.base_url, "https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1");
+        assert_eq!(config.catalog_provider_id, Some("nvidia".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(config.dynamic_models, Some(true));
+        assert_eq!(config.supports_streaming, Some(true));
+        assert!(!config.skip_canonical_filtering);
+        assert_eq!(
+            config.model_doc_link,
+            Some("https://build.nvidia.com/models".to_string())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(config.setup_steps.len(), 4);
+
+        assert_eq!(config.models.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(config.models[0].name, "z-ai/glm-4.7");
+        assert_eq!(config.models[0].context_limit, 131072);
     }
 
     #[test]

crates/goose/src/model.rs

@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ impl ModelConfig {
                 self.context_limit = Some(canonical.limit.context);
             }
             if self.max_tokens.is_none() {
-                self.max_tokens = canonical.limit.output.map(|o| o as i32);
+                self.max_tokens = canonical
+                    .limit
+                    .output
+                    .filter(|&output| output < canonical.limit.context)
+                    .map(|output| output as i32);
             }
             if self.reasoning.is_none() {
                 self.reasoning = canonical.reasoning;
@@ -491,6 +495,20 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(config.max_tokens, Some(1_000));
         }
 
+        #[test]
+        fn skips_canonical_output_limit_when_it_equals_context_limit() {
+            let _guard = env_lock::lock_env([
+                ("GOOSE_MAX_TOKENS", None::<&str>),
+                ("GOOSE_CONTEXT_LIMIT", None::<&str>),
+            ]);
+            let config =
+                ModelConfig::new_or_fail("moonshotai/kimi-k2.5").with_canonical_limits("nvidia");
+
+            assert_eq!(config.context_limit, Some(262_144));
+            assert_eq!(config.max_tokens, None);
+            assert_eq!(config.max_output_tokens(), 4_096);
+        }
+
         #[test]
         fn unknown_model_leaves_fields_none() {
             let _guard = env_lock::lock_env([

crates/goose/src/providers/declarative/nvidia.json

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "name": "nvidia",
+  "engine": "openai",
+  "display_name": "NVIDIA",
+  "description": "Hosted NVIDIA NIM models through the OpenAI-compatible API.",
+  "api_key_env": "NVIDIA_API_KEY",
+  "base_url": "https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1",
+  "catalog_provider_id": "nvidia",
+  "dynamic_models": true,
+  "models": [
+    {
+      "name": "z-ai/glm-4.7",
+      "context_limit": 131072
+    }
+  ],
+  "supports_streaming": true,
+  "model_doc_link": "https://build.nvidia.com/models",
+  "setup_steps": [
+    "Sign in to https://build.nvidia.com",
+    "Choose a Free Endpoint model from the model catalog",
+    "Create an API key",
+    "Copy the key and paste it above"
+  ]
+}

crates/goose/src/providers/init.rs

@@ -238,6 +238,41 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!endpoint.secret, "Endpoint should not be secret");
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_nvidia_declarative_provider_registry_wiring() {
+        let nvidia = get_from_registry("nvidia")
+            .await
+            .expect("nvidia provider should be registered");
+        let meta = nvidia.metadata();
+
+        assert_eq!(nvidia.provider_type(), ProviderType::Declarative);
+        assert!(nvidia.supports_inventory_refresh());
+        assert_eq!(meta.display_name, "NVIDIA");
+        assert_eq!(meta.default_model, "z-ai/glm-4.7");
+        assert_eq!(meta.model_doc_link, "https://build.nvidia.com/models");
+        assert!(!meta.setup_steps.is_empty());
+
+        let api_key = meta
+            .config_keys
+            .iter()
+            .find(|k| k.name == "NVIDIA_API_KEY")
+            .expect("NVIDIA_API_KEY config key should exist");
+        assert!(api_key.required, "NVIDIA_API_KEY should be required");
+        assert!(api_key.secret, "NVIDIA_API_KEY should be secret");
+        assert!(api_key.primary, "NVIDIA_API_KEY should be primary");
+        assert!(
+            !meta.config_keys.iter().any(|k| k.name == "OPENAI_HOST"),
+            "NVIDIA should not expose OpenAI host configuration"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !meta
+                .config_keys
+                .iter()
+                .any(|k| k.name == "OPENAI_BASE_PATH"),
+            "NVIDIA should not expose OpenAI base path configuration"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_openai_compatible_providers_config_keys() {
         let providers_list = providers().await;

crates/goose/src/providers/provider_registry.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::base::{ModelInfo, Provider, ProviderDef, ProviderMetadata, ProviderType};
+use super::base::{ConfigKey, ModelInfo, Provider, ProviderDef, ProviderMetadata, ProviderType};
 use super::inventory::InventoryIdentityInput;
 use crate::config::{DeclarativeProviderConfig, ExtensionConfig};
 use crate::model::ModelConfig;
@@ -165,28 +165,32 @@ impl ProviderRegistry {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        let mut config_keys = base_metadata.config_keys.clone();
-
-        if let Some(api_key_index) = config_keys.iter().position(|key| key.secret) {
-            if !config.requires_auth {
-                config_keys.remove(api_key_index);
-            } else if !config.api_key_env.is_empty() {
-                let api_key_required = provider_type == ProviderType::Declarative;
-                config_keys[api_key_index] = super::base::ConfigKey::new(
-                    &config.api_key_env,
-                    api_key_required,
-                    true,
-                    None,
-                    true,
-                );
+        let mut config_keys = if provider_type == ProviderType::Declarative {
+            if config.requires_auth && !config.api_key_env.is_empty() {
+                vec![ConfigKey::new(&config.api_key_env, true, true, None, true)]
+            } else {
+                Vec::new()
             }
-        }
+        } else {
+            let mut config_keys = base_metadata.config_keys.clone();
+
+            if let Some(api_key_index) = config_keys.iter().position(|key| key.secret) {
+                if !config.requires_auth {
+                    config_keys.remove(api_key_index);
+                } else if !config.api_key_env.is_empty() {
+                    config_keys[api_key_index] =
+                        ConfigKey::new(&config.api_key_env, false, true, None, true);
+                }
+            }
+
+            config_keys
+        };
 
         if let Some(ref env_vars) = config.env_vars {
             for ev in env_vars {
                 // Default primary to `required` so required fields show prominently in the UI
                 let primary = ev.primary.unwrap_or(ev.required);
-                config_keys.push(super::base::ConfigKey::new(
+                config_keys.push(ConfigKey::new(
                     &ev.name,
                     ev.required,
                     ev.secret,
@@ -202,9 +206,12 @@ impl ProviderRegistry {
             description,
             default_model,
             known_models,
-            model_doc_link: base_metadata.model_doc_link,
+            model_doc_link: config
+                .model_doc_link
+                .clone()
+                .unwrap_or(base_metadata.model_doc_link),
             config_keys,
-            setup_steps: vec![],
+            setup_steps: config.setup_steps.clone(),
             model_selection_hint: None,
         };
         let inventory_config_keys = custom_metadata.config_keys.clone();

ui/desktop/openapi.json

@@ -4643,6 +4643,10 @@
             },
             "nullable": true
           },
+          "model_doc_link": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "nullable": true
+          },
           "models": {
             "type": "array",
             "items": {
@@ -4655,6 +4659,12 @@
           "requires_auth": {
             "type": "boolean"
           },
+          "setup_steps": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
           "skip_canonical_filtering": {
             "type": "boolean"
           },

ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts

@@ -220,9 +220,11 @@ export type DeclarativeProviderConfig = {
     headers?: {
         [key: string]: string;
     } | null;
+    model_doc_link?: string | null;
     models: Array<ModelInfo>;
     name: string;
     requires_auth?: boolean;
+    setup_steps?: Array<string>;
     skip_canonical_filtering?: boolean;
     supports_streaming?: boolean | null;
     timeout_seconds?: number | null;

ui/desktop/src/components/ConfigContext.tsx

@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ export const ConfigProvider: React.FC<ConfigProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
       try {
         const response = await providers();
         const providersData = response.data || [];
+        providersListRef.current = providersData;
         setProvidersList(providersData);
         return providersData;
       } catch (error) {
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ export const ConfigProvider: React.FC<ConfigProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
       try {
         const providersResponse = await providers();
         const providersData = providersResponse.data || [];
+        providersListRef.current = providersData;
         setProvidersList(providersData);
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Failed to load providers:', error);

ui/desktop/src/components/settings/providers/ProviderGrid.tsx

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function ProviderCards({
 
   const configureProviderViaModal = useCallback(
     async (provider: ProviderDetails) => {
-      if (provider.provider_type === 'Custom' || provider.provider_type === 'Declarative') {
+      if (provider.provider_type === 'Custom') {
         const { getCustomProvider } = await import('../../../api');
         const result = await getCustomProvider({ path: { id: provider.name }, throwOnError: true });