From 4c0c1f125b1d74f7b020ea9e967c4f1b774b2dd5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ali Khokhar <alikhokh@usc.edu>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:33:57 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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 README.md | 11 ++++-------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58186002..21318487 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ Choose your provider and edit `.env`:
 <summary><b>NVIDIA NIM</b> (recommended — 40 req/min free)</summary>
 
 ```dotenv
-PROVIDER_TYPE=nvidia_nim
 NVIDIA_NIM_API_KEY=nvapi-your-key-here
-MODEL=stepfun-ai/step-3.5-flash
+MODEL=nvidia_nim/stepfun-ai/step-3.5-flash
 ```
 
 </details>
@@ -77,9 +76,8 @@ MODEL=stepfun-ai/step-3.5-flash
 <summary><b>OpenRouter</b> (hundreds of models)</summary>
 
 ```dotenv
-PROVIDER_TYPE=open_router
 OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-your-key-here
-MODEL=stepfun/step-3.5-flash:free
+MODEL=open_router/stepfun/step-3.5-flash:free
 ```
 
 </details>
@@ -88,8 +86,7 @@ MODEL=stepfun/step-3.5-flash:free
 <summary><b>LM Studio</b> (fully local, no API key)</summary>
 
 ```dotenv
-PROVIDER_TYPE=lmstudio
-MODEL=lmstudio-community/qwen2.5-7b-instruct
+MODEL=lmstudio/lmstudio-community/qwen2.5-7b-instruct
 ```
 
 </details>
@@ -344,7 +341,7 @@ Browse: [model.lmstudio.ai](https://model.lmstudio.ai)
 | Variable | Description | Default |
 |----------|-------------|---------|
 | `PROVIDER_TYPE` | Provider: `nvidia_nim`, `open_router`, or `lmstudio` | `nvidia_nim` |
-| `MODEL` | Model to use for all requests | `stepfun-ai/step-3.5-flash` |
+| `MODEL` | Model to use for all requests | `nvidia_nim/stepfun-ai/step-3.5-flash` |
 | `NVIDIA_NIM_API_KEY` | NVIDIA API key (NIM provider) | required |
 | `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` | OpenRouter API key (OpenRouter provider) | required |
 | `LM_STUDIO_BASE_URL` | LM Studio server URL | `http://localhost:1234/v1` |