Backend flag support

commands/backend.go

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"maps"
+	"os"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// ValidBackends is a map of valid backends
+var ValidBackends = map[string]bool{
+	"llama.cpp": true,
+	"openai":    true,
+}
+
+// validateBackend checks if the provided backend is valid
+func validateBackend(backend string) error {
+	if !ValidBackends[backend] {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid backend '%s'. Valid backends are: %s",
+			backend, ValidBackendsKeys())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ensureAPIKey retrieves the API key if needed
+func ensureAPIKey(backend string) (string, error) {
+	if backend == "openai" {
+		apiKey := os.Getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
+		if apiKey == "" {
+			return "", errors.New("OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable is required when using --backend=openai")
+		}
+		return apiKey, nil
+	}
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+func ValidBackendsKeys() string {
+	return strings.Join(slices.Collect(maps.Keys(ValidBackends)), ", ")
+}

commands/list.go

@@ -18,24 +18,39 @@ import (
 
 func newListCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var jsonFormat, openai, quiet bool
+	var backend string
 	c := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "list [OPTIONS]",
 		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
 		Short:   "List the models pulled to your local environment",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			if openai && quiet {
-				return fmt.Errorf("--quiet flag cannot be used with --openai flag")
+			// Validate backend if specified
+			if backend != "" {
+				if err := validateBackend(backend); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 			}
+
+			if (backend == "openai" || openai) && quiet {
+				return fmt.Errorf("--quiet flag cannot be used with --openai flag or OpenAI backend")
+			}
+
+			// Validate API key for OpenAI backend
+			apiKey, err := ensureAPIKey(backend)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			// If we're doing an automatic install, only show the installation
 			// status if it won't corrupt machine-readable output.
 			var standaloneInstallPrinter standalone.StatusPrinter
-			if !jsonFormat && !openai && !quiet {
+			if !jsonFormat && !openai && !quiet && backend == "" {
 				standaloneInstallPrinter = cmd
 			}
 			if _, err := ensureStandaloneRunnerAvailable(cmd.Context(), standaloneInstallPrinter); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize standalone model runner: %w", err)
 			}
-			models, err := listModels(openai, desktopClient, quiet, jsonFormat)
+			models, err := listModels(openai, backend, desktopClient, quiet, jsonFormat, apiKey)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -47,12 +62,13 @@ func newListCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	c.Flags().BoolVar(&jsonFormat, "json", false, "List models in a JSON format")
 	c.Flags().BoolVar(&openai, "openai", false, "List models in an OpenAI format")
 	c.Flags().BoolVarP(&quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "Only show model IDs")
+	c.Flags().StringVar(&backend, "backend", "", fmt.Sprintf("Specify the backend to use (%s)", ValidBackendsKeys()))
 	return c
 }
 
-func listModels(openai bool, desktopClient *desktop.Client, quiet bool, jsonFormat bool) (string, error) {
-	if openai {
-		models, err := desktopClient.ListOpenAI()
+func listModels(openai bool, backend string, desktopClient *desktop.Client, quiet bool, jsonFormat bool, apiKey string) (string, error) {
+	if openai || backend == "openai" {
+		models, err := desktopClient.ListOpenAI(backend, apiKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			err = handleClientError(err, "Failed to list models")
 			return "", handleNotRunningError(err)

commands/run.go

@@ -14,12 +14,26 @@ import (
 
 func newRunCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var debug bool
+	var backend string
 
 	const cmdArgs = "MODEL [PROMPT]"
 	c := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "run " + cmdArgs,
 		Short: "Run a model and interact with it using a submitted prompt or chat mode",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			// Validate backend if specified
+			if backend != "" {
+				if err := validateBackend(backend); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Validate API key for OpenAI backend
+			apiKey, err := ensureAPIKey(backend)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			model := args[0]
 			prompt := ""
 			if len(args) == 1 {
@@ -37,19 +51,22 @@ func newRunCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize standalone model runner: %w", err)
 			}
 
-			_, err := desktopClient.Inspect(model, false)
-			if err != nil {
-				if !errors.Is(err, desktop.ErrNotFound) {
-					return handleNotRunningError(handleClientError(err, "Failed to inspect model"))
-				}
-				cmd.Println("Unable to find model '" + model + "' locally. Pulling from the server.")
-				if err := pullModel(cmd, desktopClient, model); err != nil {
-					return err
+			// Do not validate the model in case of using OpenAI's backend, let OpenAI handle it
+			if backend != "openai" {
+				_, err := desktopClient.Inspect(model, false)
+				if err != nil {
+					if !errors.Is(err, desktop.ErrNotFound) {
+						return handleNotRunningError(handleClientError(err, "Failed to inspect model"))
+					}
+					cmd.Println("Unable to find model '" + model + "' locally. Pulling from the server.")
+					if err := pullModel(cmd, desktopClient, model); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
 			if prompt != "" {
-				if err := desktopClient.Chat(model, prompt); err != nil {
+				if err := desktopClient.Chat(backend, model, prompt, apiKey); err != nil {
 					return handleClientError(err, "Failed to generate a response")
 				}
 				cmd.Println()
@@ -73,7 +90,7 @@ func newRunCmd() *cobra.Command {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				if err := desktopClient.Chat(model, userInput); err != nil {
+				if err := desktopClient.Chat(backend, model, userInput, apiKey); err != nil {
 					cmd.PrintErr(handleClientError(err, "Failed to generate a response"))
 					cmd.Print("> ")
 					continue
@@ -104,6 +121,7 @@ func newRunCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	c.Flags().BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "Enable debug logging")
+	c.Flags().StringVar(&backend, "backend", "", fmt.Sprintf("Specify the backend to use (%s)", ValidBackendsKeys()))
 
 	return c
 }

desktop/desktop.go

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 )
 
+const DefaultBackend = "llama.cpp"
+
 var (
 	ErrNotFound           = errors.New("model not found")
 	ErrServiceUnavailable = errors.New("service unavailable")
@@ -222,14 +224,30 @@ func (c *Client) List() ([]dmrm.Model, error) {
 	return modelsJson, nil
 }
 
-func (c *Client) ListOpenAI() (dmrm.OpenAIModelList, error) {
-	modelsRoute := inference.InferencePrefix + "/v1/models"
-	rawResponse, err := c.listRaw(modelsRoute, "")
+func (c *Client) ListOpenAI(backend, apiKey string) (dmrm.OpenAIModelList, error) {
+	if backend == "" {
+		backend = DefaultBackend
+	}
+	modelsRoute := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/v1/models", inference.InferencePrefix, backend)
+
+	// Use doRequestWithAuth to support API key authentication
+	resp, err := c.doRequestWithAuth(http.MethodGet, modelsRoute, nil, "openai", apiKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return dmrm.OpenAIModelList{}, c.handleQueryError(err, modelsRoute)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return dmrm.OpenAIModelList{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to list models: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		return dmrm.OpenAIModelList{}, err
+		return dmrm.OpenAIModelList{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to read response body: %w", err)
 	}
+
 	var modelsJson dmrm.OpenAIModelList
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(rawResponse, &modelsJson); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &modelsJson); err != nil {
 		return modelsJson, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal response body: %w", err)
 	}
 	return modelsJson, nil
@@ -329,7 +347,7 @@ func (c *Client) fullModelID(id string) (string, error) {
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("model with ID %s not found", id)
 }
 
-func (c *Client) Chat(model, prompt string) error {
+func (c *Client) Chat(backend, model, prompt, apiKey string) error {
 	model = normalizeHuggingFaceModelName(model)
 	if !strings.Contains(strings.Trim(model, "/"), "/") {
 		// Do an extra API call to check if the model parameter isn't a model ID.
@@ -354,14 +372,22 @@ func (c *Client) Chat(model, prompt string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling request: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	chatCompletionsPath := inference.InferencePrefix + "/v1/chat/completions"
-	resp, err := c.doRequest(
+	var completionsPath string
+	if backend != "" {
+		completionsPath = inference.InferencePrefix + "/" + backend + "/v1/chat/completions"
+	} else {
+		completionsPath = inference.InferencePrefix + "/v1/chat/completions"
+	}
+
+	resp, err := c.doRequestWithAuth(
 		http.MethodPost,
-		chatCompletionsPath,
+		completionsPath,
 		bytes.NewReader(jsonData),
+		backend,
+		apiKey,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		return c.handleQueryError(err, chatCompletionsPath)
+		return c.handleQueryError(err, completionsPath)
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
@@ -576,6 +602,11 @@ func (c *Client) ConfigureBackend(request scheduling.ConfigureRequest) error {
 
 // doRequest is a helper function that performs HTTP requests and handles 503 responses
 func (c *Client) doRequest(method, path string, body io.Reader) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return c.doRequestWithAuth(method, path, body, "", "")
+}
+
+// doRequestWithAuth is a helper function that performs HTTP requests with optional authentication
+func (c *Client) doRequestWithAuth(method, path string, body io.Reader, backend, apiKey string) (*http.Response, error) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, c.modelRunner.URL(path), body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating request: %w", err)
@@ -585,6 +616,12 @@ func (c *Client) doRequest(method, path string, body io.Reader) (*http.Response,
 	}
 
 	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "docker-model-cli/"+Version)
+
+	// Add Authorization header for OpenAI backend
+	if apiKey != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+apiKey)
+	}
+
 	resp, err := c.modelRunner.Client().Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

desktop/desktop_test.go

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestChatHuggingFaceModel(t *testing.T) {
 		Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString("data: {\"choices\":[{\"delta\":{\"content\":\"Hello there!\"}}]}\n")),
 	}, nil)
 
-	err := client.Chat(modelName, prompt)
+	err := client.Chat("", modelName, prompt, "")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 

docs/reference/docker_model_list.yaml

@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ usage: docker model list [OPTIONS]
 pname: docker model
 plink: docker_model.yaml
 options:
+    - option: backend
+      value_type: string
+      description: Specify the backend to use (llama.cpp, openai)
+      deprecated: false
+      hidden: false
+      experimental: false
+      experimentalcli: false
+      kubernetes: false
+      swarm: false
     - option: json
       value_type: bool
       default_value: "false"

docs/reference/docker_model_run.yaml

@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ usage: docker model run MODEL [PROMPT]
 pname: docker model
 plink: docker_model.yaml
 options:
+    - option: backend
+      value_type: string
+      description: Specify the backend to use (llama.cpp, openai)
+      deprecated: false
+      hidden: false
+      experimental: false
+      experimentalcli: false
+      kubernetes: false
+      swarm: false
     - option: debug
       value_type: bool
       default_value: "false"

docs/reference/model_list.md

@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ List the models pulled to your local environment
 
 ### Options
 
-| Name            | Type   | Default | Description                     |
-|:----------------|:-------|:--------|:--------------------------------|
-| `--json`        | `bool` |         | List models in a JSON format    |
-| `--openai`      | `bool` |         | List models in an OpenAI format |
-| `-q`, `--quiet` | `bool` |         | Only show model IDs             |
+| Name            | Type     | Default | Description                                    |
+|:----------------|:---------|:--------|:-----------------------------------------------|
+| `--backend`     | `string` |         | Specify the backend to use (llama.cpp, openai) |
+| `--json`        | `bool`   |         | List models in a JSON format                   |
+| `--openai`      | `bool`   |         | List models in an OpenAI format                |
+| `-q`, `--quiet` | `bool`   |         | Only show model IDs                            |
 
 
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docs/reference/model_run.md

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ Run a model and interact with it using a submitted prompt or chat mode
 
 ### Options
 
-| Name      | Type   | Default | Description          |
-|:----------|:-------|:--------|:---------------------|
-| `--debug` | `bool` |         | Enable debug logging |
+| Name        | Type     | Default | Description                                    |
+|:------------|:---------|:--------|:-----------------------------------------------|
+| `--backend` | `string` |         | Specify the backend to use (llama.cpp, openai) |
+| `--debug`   | `bool`   |         | Enable debug logging                           |
 
 
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