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[OLD PROXY 👉 [NEW proxy here](./simple_proxy)] Local LiteLLM Proxy Server

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Claude Code Knowledge Pack7/10/2026

Overview

[OLD PROXY 👉 NEW proxy here] Local LiteLLM Proxy Server

A fast, and lightweight OpenAI-compatible server to call 100+ LLM APIs.

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Usage

uv tool install 'litellm[proxy]'
$ litellm --model ollama/codellama 

#INFO: Ollama running on http://0.0.0.0:8000

Test

In a new shell, run:

$ litellm --test

Replace openai base


openai.api_base = "http://0.0.0.0:8000"

print(openai.ChatCompletion.create(model="test", messages=[{"role":"user", "content":"Hey!"}]))

Other supported models:

Assuming you're running vllm locally

$ litellm --model vllm/facebook/opt-125m
$ litellm --model openai/<model_name> --api_base <your-api-base>
$ export HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY=my-api-key #[OPTIONAL]
$ litellm --model claude-instant-1
$ export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=my-api-key
$ litellm --model claude-instant-1
$ export TOGETHERAI_API_KEY=my-api-key
$ litellm --model together_ai/lmsys/vicuna-13b-v1.5-16k
$ export REPLICATE_API_KEY=my-api-key
$ litellm \\
  --model replicate/meta/llama-2-70b-chat:02e509c789964a7ea8736978a43525956ef40397be9033abf9fd2badfe68c9e3
$ litellm --model petals/meta-llama/Llama-2-70b-chat-hf
$ export PALM_API_KEY=my-palm-key
$ litellm --model palm/chat-bison
$ export AZURE_API_KEY=my-api-key
$ export AZURE_API_BASE=my-api-base

$ litellm --model azure/my-deployment-name
$ export AI21_API_KEY=my-api-key
$ litellm --model j2-light
$ export COHERE_API_KEY=my-api-key
$ litellm --model command-nightly

Tutorial: Use with Multiple LLMs + LibreChat/Chatbot-UI/Auto-Gen/ChatDev/Langroid,etc.

Replace openai base:


openai.api_key = "any-string-here"
openai.api_base = "http://0.0.0.0:8080" # your proxy url

# call openai
response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hey"}])

print(response)

# call cohere
response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(model="command-nightly", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hey"}])

print(response)

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat.git

2. Modify docker-compose.yml

OPENAI_REVERSE_PROXY=http://host.docker.internal:8000/v1/chat/completions

3. Save fake OpenAI key in .env

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-1234

4. Run LibreChat:

docker compose up

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/dotneet/smart-chatbot-ui.git

2. Install Dependencies

npm i

3. Create your env

cp .env.local.example .env.local

4. Set the API Key and Base

OPENAI_API_KEY="my-fake-key"
OPENAI_API_HOST="http://0.0.0.0:8000

5. Run with docker compose

docker compose up -d
uv add pyautogen
from autogen import AssistantAgent, UserProxyAgent, oai
config_list=[
    {
        "model": "my-fake-model",
        "api_base": "http://0.0.0.0:8000",  #litellm compatible endpoint
        "api_type": "open_ai",
        "api_key": "NULL", # just a placeholder
    }
]

response = oai.Completion.create(config_list=config_list, prompt="Hi")
print(response) # works fine

llm_config={
    "config_list": config_list,
}

assistant = AssistantAgent("assistant", llm_config=llm_config)
user_proxy = UserProxyAgent("user_proxy")
user_proxy.initiate_chat(assistant, message="Plot a chart of META and TESLA stock price change YTD.", config_list=config_list)

Credits @victordibia for this tutorial.

from autogen import AssistantAgent, GroupChatManager, UserProxyAgent
from autogen.agentchat import GroupChat
config_list = [
    {
        "model": "ollama/mistralorca",
        "api_base": "http://0.0.0.0:8000",  # litellm compatible endpoint
        "api_type": "open_ai",
        "api_key": "NULL",  # just a placeholder
    }
]
llm_config = {"config_list": config_list, "seed": 42}

code_config_list = [
    {
        "model": "ollama/phind-code",
        "api_base": "http://0.0.0.0:8000",  # litellm compatible endpoint
        "api_type": "open_ai",
        "api_key": "NULL",  # just a placeholder
    }
]

code_config = {"config_list": code_config_list, "seed": 42}

admin = UserProxyAgent(
    name="Admin",
    system_message="A human admin. Interact with the planner to discuss the plan. Plan execution needs to be approved by this admin.",
    llm_config=llm_config,
    code_execution_config=False,
)

engineer = AssistantAgent(
    name="Engineer",
    llm_config=code_config,
    system_message="""Engineer. You follow an approved plan. You write python/shell code to solve tasks. Wrap the code in a code block that specifies the script type. The user can't modify your code. So do not suggest incomplete code which requires others to modify. Don't use a code block if it's not intended to be executed by the executor.
Don't include multiple code blocks in one response. Do not ask others to copy and paste the result. Check the execution result returned by the executor.
If the result indicates there is an error, fix the error and output the code again. Suggest the full code instead of partial code or code changes. If the error can't be fixed or if the task is not solved even after the code is executed successfully, analyze the problem, revisit your assumption, collect additional info you need, and think of a different approach to try.
""",
)
planner = AssistantAgent(
    name="Planner",
    system_message="""Planner. Suggest a plan. Revise the plan based on feedback from admin and critic, until admin approval.
The plan may involve an engineer who can write code and a scientist who doesn't write code.
Explain the plan first. Be clear which step is performed by an engineer, and which step is performed by a scientist.
""",
    llm_config=llm_config,
)
executor = UserProxyAgent(
    name="Executor",
    system_message="Executor. Execute the code written by the engineer and report the result.",
    human_input_mode="NEVER",
    llm_config=llm_config,
    code_execution_config={"last_n_messages": 3, "work_dir": "paper"},
)
critic = AssistantAgent(
    name="Critic",
    system_message="Critic. Double check plan, claims, code from other agents and provide feedback. Check whether the plan includes adding verifiable info such as source URL.",
    llm_config=llm_config,
)
groupchat = GroupChat(
    agents=[admin, engineer, planner, executor, critic],
    messages=[],
    max_round=50,
)
manager = GroupChatManager(groupchat=groupchat, llm_config=llm_config)

admin.initiate_chat(
    manager,
    message="""
""",
)

Credits @Nathan for this tutorial.

Setup ChatDev (Docs)

git clone https://github.com/OpenBMB/ChatDev.git
cd ChatDev
conda create -n ChatDev_conda_env python=3.9 -y
conda activate ChatDev_conda_env
uv add -r requirements.txt

Run ChatDev w/ Proxy

python3 run.py --task "a script that says hello world" --name "hello world"
uv add langroid
from langroid.language_models.openai_gpt import OpenAIGPTConfig, OpenAIGPT

# configure the LLM
my_llm_config = OpenAIGPTConfig(
    # where proxy server is listening 
    api_base="http://0.0.0.0:8000", 
)

# create llm, one-off interaction
llm = OpenAIGPT(my_llm_config)
response = mdl.chat("What is the capital of China?", max_tokens=50)

# Create an Agent with this LLM, wrap it in a Task, and 
# run it as an interactive chat app:
from langroid.agent.base import ChatAgent, ChatAgentConfig
from langroid.agent.task import Task

agent_config = ChatAgentConfig(llm=my_llm_config, name="my-llm-agent")
agent = ChatAgent(agent_config)

task = Task(agent, name="my-llm-task")
task.run() 

Credits @pchalasani and Langroid for this tutorial.

Local Proxy

Here's how to use the local proxy to test codellama/mistral/etc. models for different github repos

uv add litellm
$ ollama pull codellama # OUR Local CodeLlama  

$ litellm --model ollama/codellama --temperature 0.3 --max_tokens 2048

Tutorial: Use with Multiple LLMs + Aider/AutoGen/Langroid/etc.

$ litellm

#INFO: litellm proxy running on http://0.0.0.0:8000

Send a request to your proxy


openai.api_key = "any-string-here"
openai.api_base = "http://0.0.0.0:8080" # your proxy url

# call gpt-3.5-turbo
response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hey"}])

print(response)

# call ollama/llama2
response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(model="ollama/llama2", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hey"}])

print(response)

Continue-Dev brings ChatGPT to VSCode. See how to install it here.

In the config.py set this as your default model.

  default=OpenAI(
      api_key="IGNORED",
      model="fake-model-name",
      context_length=2048, # customize if needed for your model
      api_base="http://localhost:8000" # your proxy server url
  ),

Credits @vividfog for this tutorial.

$ uv add aider 

$ aider --openai-api-base http://0.0.0.0:8000 --openai-api-key fake-key
uv add pyautogen
from autogen import AssistantAgent, UserProxyAgent, oai
config_list=[
    {
        "model": "my-fake-model",
        "api_base": "http://localhost:8000",  #litellm compatible endpoint
        "api_type": "open_ai",
        "api_key": "NULL", # just a placeholder
    }
]

response = oai.Completion.create(config_list=config_list, prompt="Hi")
print(response) # works fine

llm_config={
    "config_list": config_list,
}

assistant = AssistantAgent("assistant", llm_config=llm_config)
user_proxy = UserProxyAgent("user_proxy")
user_proxy.initiate_chat(assistant, message="Plot a chart of META and TESLA stock price change YTD.", config_list=config_list)

Credits @victordibia for this tutorial.

from autogen import AssistantAgent, GroupChatManager, UserProxyAgent
from autogen.agentchat import GroupChat
config_list = [
    {
        "model": "ollama/mistralorca",
        "api_base": "http://localhost:8000",  # litellm compatible endpoint
        "api_type": "open_ai",
        "api_key": "NULL",  # just a placeholder
    }
]
llm_config = {"config_list": config_list, "seed": 42}

code_config_list = [
    {
        "model": "ollama/phind-code",
        "api_base": "http://localhost:8000",  # litellm compatible endpoint
        "api_type": "open_ai",
        "api_key": "NULL",  # just a placeholder
    }
]

code_config = {"config_list": code_config_list, "seed": 42}

admin = UserProxyAgent(
    name="Admin",
    system_message="A human admin. Interact with the planner to discuss the plan. Plan execution needs to be approved by this admin.",
    llm_config=llm_config,
    code_execution_config=False,
)

engineer = AssistantAgent(
    name="Engineer",
    llm_config=code_config,
    system_message="""Engineer. You follow an approved plan. You write python/shell code to solve tasks. Wrap the code in a code block that specifies the script type. The user can't modify your code. So do not suggest incomplete code which requires others to modify. Don't use a code block if it's not intended to be executed by the executor.
Don't include multiple code blocks in one response. Do not ask others to copy and paste the result. Check the execution result returned by the executor.
If the result indicates there is an error, fix the error and output the code again. Suggest the full code instead of partial code or code changes. If the error can't be fixed or if the task is not solved even after the code is executed successfully, analyze the problem, revisit your assumption, collect additional info you need, and think of a different approach to try.
""",
)
planner = AssistantAgent(
    name="Planner",
    system_message="""Planner. Suggest a plan. Revise the plan based on feedback from admin and critic, until admin approval.
The plan may involve an engineer who can write code and a scientist who doesn't write code.
Explain the plan first. Be clear which step is performed by an engineer, and which step is performed by a scientist.
""",
    llm_config=llm_config,
)
executor = UserProxyAgent(
    name="Executor",
    system_message="Executor. Execute the code written by the engineer and report the result.",
    human_input_mode="NEVER",
    llm_config=llm_config,
    code_execution_config={"last_n_messages": 3, "work_dir": "paper"},
)
critic = AssistantAgent(
    name="Critic",
    system_message="Critic. Double check plan, claims, code from other agents and provide feedback. Check whether the plan includes adding verifiable info such as source URL.",
    llm_config=llm_config,
)
groupchat = GroupChat(
    agents=[admin, engineer, planner, executor, critic],
    m