List Models¶

The list-models command displays available LLM models from each configured provider. This is a CLI-only utility command and is not available as a workflow action.

Usage¶

cqknow list-models

Parameters¶

Parameter	CLI	Default	Description
`provider`	`-p`	no filter	Filter to a specific provider

Output¶

The command queries each provider's API and displays:

Available providers with their models (green [OK])
Unconfigured providers with setup instructions (red [X])
Providers with issues such as no models installed (yellow [!])

Example Output¶

Available LLM Models:

  [OK] Groq (3 models):
      groq/llama-3.1-8b-instant
      groq/llama-3.1-70b-versatile
      groq/mixtral-8x7b-32768

  [X] Anthropic:
      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY not set

  [OK] Gemini (2 models):
      gemini/gemini-2.5-flash
      gemini/gemini-2.0-flash

  [!] Ollama (Local):
      No models installed. Run: ollama pull <model>

  [X] OpenAI:
      OPENAI_API_KEY not set

  [X] DeepSeek:
      DEEPSEEK_API_KEY not set

  [X] Mistral:
      MISTRAL_API_KEY not set

Provider Setup:
  GROQ_API_KEY: configured - https://console.groq.com
  ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: not set - https://console.anthropic.com
  GEMINI_API_KEY: configured - https://aistudio.google.com
  Ollama server: running - https://ollama.ai
  OPENAI_API_KEY: not set - https://platform.openai.com
  DEEPSEEK_API_KEY: not set - https://platform.deepseek.com
  MISTRAL_API_KEY: not set - https://console.mistral.ai

Note: Some models may require a paid plan. Free tier availability varies
by provider.

Default model: groq/llama-3.1-8b-instant

Filtering by Provider¶

To show models from a specific provider only:

cqknow list-models -p groq

Valid provider names:

groq
anthropic
gemini
ollama
openai
deepseek
mistral

Provider Setup¶

Groq¶

Sign up at console.groq.com
Create an API key
Set the environment variable:

$env:GROQ_API_KEY = "your-api-key"

Google Gemini¶

Sign up at aistudio.google.com
Create an API key
Set the environment variable:

$env:GEMINI_API_KEY = "your-api-key"

Ollama (Local)¶

Install Ollama from ollama.ai
Pull a model: ollama pull llama3
Ensure the Ollama server is running

OpenAI¶

Sign up at platform.openai.com
Create an API key
Set OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable

Anthropic¶

Sign up at console.anthropic.com
Create an API key
Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable

DeepSeek¶

Sign up at platform.deepseek.com
Create an API key
Set DEEPSEEK_API_KEY environment variable

Mistral¶

Sign up at console.mistral.ai
Create an API key
Set MISTRAL_API_KEY environment variable

Free Tier Availability¶

Provider	Free Tier	Notes
Groq	Yes	Generous free tier, very fast inference
Gemini	Yes	Free tier available
Ollama	Yes	Runs locally, no API costs
OpenAI	No	Paid only
Anthropic	No	Paid only
DeepSeek	No	Paid only
Mistral	No	Paid only