Configuration

LLM Provider

Select your provider in the configuration panel. The selection is also configurable via the TERMAID_LLM_PROVIDER environment variable (ollama, claude, or openai).

Ollama

• URL: Address of your Ollama instance (local or remote)
• API Key: Optional, if your Ollama instance requires authentication
• Model: Ollama model to use (llama2, mistral, etc.)
• Temperature: Controls AI creativity (0 = more precise, 1 = more creative)
• Max Tokens: Maximum number of tokens in the response

Claude

• API Key: Your Anthropic API key (from console.anthropic.com)
• Model: Claude model to use (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001, claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929, etc.)
• Temperature: Controls AI creativity (0 = more precise, 1 = more creative)
• Max Tokens: Maximum number of tokens in the response

OpenAI

• API Key: Your OpenAI API key (from platform.openai.com)
• Model: OpenAI model to use (gpt-4o, gpt-4, gpt-3.5-turbo, etc.)
• Temperature: Controls AI creativity (0 = more precise, 1 = more creative)
• Max Tokens: Maximum number of tokens in the response

Interface

• Theme: Dark (default) or Light
• Font Size: Adjust text size (10-20px)

Environment Variables

Environment variables take priority over the UI configuration. Copy .env.example to .env to get started.

Variable	Description	Default
TERMAID_LLM_PROVIDER	LLM provider to use (ollama, claude, or openai)	ollama
TERMAID_OLLAMA_URL	Ollama instance URL	http://localhost:11434
TERMAID_OLLAMA_API_KEY	API key for Ollama authentication	(none)
TERMAID_OLLAMA_MODEL	Ollama model to use	gemini-3-flash-preview:cloud
TERMAID_OLLAMA_TEMPERATURE	Ollama temperature (0–1)	0.7
TERMAID_OLLAMA_MAX_TOKENS	Maximum tokens for Ollama response	1000
TERMAID_CLAUDE_API_KEY	Anthropic API key for Claude	(none)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	Standard Anthropic API key (fallback for TERMAID_CLAUDE_API_KEY)	(none)
TERMAID_CLAUDE_MODEL	Claude model to use	claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
TERMAID_OPENAI_API_KEY	OpenAI API key	(none)
TERMAID_OPENAI_MODEL	OpenAI model to use	gpt-4o
TERMAID_SHELL	Shell to use (auto for system default, or explicit path)	auto
TERMAID_DEVTOOLS	Open DevTools on launch (true/false)	false
ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT	Force X11 on Linux Wayland (x11)	(unset)