# Connection Providers

This page lists all available connection providers in AgenticFlow with their exact configuration fields and credential sources.

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## MCP (Model Context Protocol) Connections

### MCP Connection

* **Category**: `mcp`
* **Description**: Universal connection to MCP servers providing tools, prompts, and resources
* **Authentication Types**: None, OAuth 2.0 (auto-discovery)
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **url** (required) - MCP server endpoint URL
  * **transport** - `sse` (Server-Sent Events) or `streamable_http`
  * **headers** (optional) - Custom HTTP headers as key-value pairs
  * **auth\_type** - `none` or `oauth`
  * **client\_metadata** (optional):
    * **image\_url** - Icon/logo URL for the connection
    * **docs\_url** - Documentation URL
* **Documentation**: [MCP Specification](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)
* **Learn More**: [What are MCPs?](https://github.com/PixelML/agenticflow-docs/blob/main/docs/07-integrations/overview.md)

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## AI Model Providers

### OpenAI

* **Category**: `openai`
* **Description**: Access GPT models and OpenAI services (ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, Whisper)
* **Authentication**: API Key
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **api\_key** (required) - Your OpenAI API key
  * **base\_url** (optional) - Custom base URL (default: `https://api.openai.com/v1`)
* **Get Credentials**: [OpenAI API Keys](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys)
* **Documentation**: [OpenAI API Reference](https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference)

### Claude (Anthropic)

* **Category**: `claude`
* **Description**: Access Claude AI models from Anthropic (Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus)
* **Authentication**: API Key
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **api\_key** (required) - Your Anthropic API key
* **Get Credentials**: [Anthropic Console](https://console.anthropic.com/settings/keys)
* **Documentation**: [Claude API Docs](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started)

### Google Gemini

* **Category**: `google_gen_ai`
* **Description**: Access Google's Gemini AI models (Gemini Pro, Gemini Flash)
* **Authentication**: API Key
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **api\_key** (required) - Your Google AI Studio API key
* **Get Credentials**: [Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey)
* **Documentation**: [Gemini API Docs](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs)

### DeepSeek

* **Category**: `deepseek`
* **Description**: Access DeepSeek AI models (DeepSeek V3, DeepSeek R1)
* **Authentication**: API Key
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **api\_key** (required) - Your DeepSeek API key
  * **base\_url** - API base URL (default: `https://api.deepseek.com`)
* **Get Credentials**: [DeepSeek Platform](https://platform.deepseek.com/api_keys)
* **Documentation**: [DeepSeek API Docs](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/)

### Groq

* **Category**: `groq`
* **Description**: High-speed LLM inference with Groq's LPU technology (Llama, Mixtral, Gemma)
* **Authentication**: API Key
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **api\_key** (required) - Your Groq API key from console
  * **base\_url** - API base URL (default: `https://api.groq.com`)
* **Get Credentials**: [Groq Console](https://console.groq.com/keys)
* **Documentation**: [Groq API Docs](https://console.groq.com/docs/quickstart)

### Perplexity

* **Category**: `perplexity`
* **Description**: Search-augmented AI models from Perplexity
* **Authentication**: API Key
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **api\_key** (required) - Your Perplexity API key (starts with `pplx-`)
* **Get Credentials**: [Perplexity API Settings](https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api)
* **Documentation**: [Perplexity API Docs](https://docs.perplexity.ai/)
* **Note**: Requires credit balance to generate API keys

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## AI Infrastructure & Services

### Replicate

* **Category**: `replicate`
* **Description**: Run open-source AI models in the cloud (FLUX, Stable Diffusion, etc.)
* **Authentication**: API Token
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **api\_token** (required) - Your Replicate API token (starts with `r8_`)
* **Get Credentials**: [Replicate API Tokens](https://replicate.com/account/api-tokens)
* **Documentation**: [Replicate Docs](https://replicate.com/docs)

### FAL.ai

* **Category**: `fal`
* **Description**: Fast AI inference platform for generative models
* **Authentication**: API Key
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **api\_key** (required) - Your FAL.ai API key
* **Get Credentials**: [FAL.ai Dashboard](https://fal.ai/dashboard/keys)
* **Documentation**: [FAL.ai Docs](https://docs.fal.ai/)

### Straico

* **Category**: `straico`
* **Description**: Multi-model AI platform with unified API
* **Authentication**: API Key
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **api\_key** (required) - Your Straico API key
* **Get Credentials**: [Straico Dashboard](https://straico.com/) → Profile → API Settings
* **Documentation**: [Straico API Reference](https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/5900072/2s9YyzddrR)

### PixelML

* **Category**: `pixelml`
* **Description**: Enterprise AI platform for custom models
* **Authentication**: API Key
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **api\_key** (required) - Your PixelML API key
  * **base\_url** (optional) - Custom base URL for self-hosted deployments
* **Get Credentials**: [PixelML Platform](https://platform.pixelml.com/)

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## Specialized Tools & Services

### Firecrawl

* **Category**: `firecrawl`
* **Description**: Web scraping and crawling API optimized for AI/LLMs
* **Authentication**: API Key
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **connections** (list of connections):
    * **api\_key** (required) - Your Firecrawl API key (starts with `fc-`)
    * **base\_url** - API base URL (default: `https://api.firecrawl.dev`)
* **Get Credentials**: [Firecrawl Dashboard](https://www.firecrawl.dev/) → Login → View API Key
* **Documentation**: [Firecrawl API Docs](https://docs.firecrawl.dev/api-reference/introduction)

### Tavily

* **Category**: `tavily`
* **Description**: Search API optimized for AI agents and LLMs
* **Authentication**: API Key
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **api\_key** (required) - Your Tavily API key (starts with `tvly-`)
* **Get Credentials**: [Tavily Dashboard](https://app.tavily.com/home)
* **Documentation**: [Tavily Docs](https://docs.tavily.com/)
* **Free Tier**: 1,000 API credits per month

### Telegram

* **Category**: `telegram`
* **Description**: Telegram Bot API for messaging and automation
* **Authentication**: Bot Token
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **token** (required) - Your Telegram Bot token from BotFather
* **Get Credentials**:
  1. Open Telegram and search for `@BotFather`
  2. Send `/newbot` command
  3. Follow prompts to create your bot
  4. Copy the provided token
* **Documentation**: [Telegram Bot API](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api)

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## OAuth 2.0 Connections

### YouTube

* **Category**: `youtube`
* **Description**: YouTube Data API v3 for video and channel management
* **Authentication**: OAuth 2.0
* **Configuration Fields**:
  * **auth\_url** - `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth`
  * **token\_url** - `https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token`
  * **scope** - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.upload`
  * **client\_id** - Configured by platform
  * **client\_secret** - Configured by platform
* **OAuth Flow**: Handled automatically by AgenticFlow
* **Documentation**: [YouTube Data API](https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3)

## Related Documentation

* [What are MCPs?](https://docs.agenticflow.ai/integrations/overview)
* [Using Connections in Agents](https://docs.agenticflow.ai/ai-agents/03-agents)
* [Using Connections in Workflows](https://docs.agenticflow.ai/workflows/04-workflows)
* [Security & Compliance](https://github.com/PixelML/agenticflow-docs/blob/main/docs/08-enterprise/security.md)