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whit3rabbitandClaude Opus 4.6 d37d1e25f1 Add phases 12-20: release infra, transparent proxy, model mapping, mTLS, extended thinking, Gemini research
Phases 12-18: release infrastructure (LICENSE, README, Dockerfile, CI,
CHANGELOG), transparent proxy with anthropic-version/anthropic-beta header
passthrough and lossy translation warnings, BIG_MODEL/SMALL_MODEL env-based
model mapping, mTLS client cert support (P12/PEM), max_completion_tokens
and reasoning_effort passthrough via serde flatten, extended thinking type
support (thinking blocks stripped in translation), top_k typed field.

Phase 20: Gemini backend research with docs/gemini-api-diffs.md covering
native API format, tool calling, streaming, auth, schema restrictions,
and Vertex AI OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Task roadmap through Phase 22.

Test count: 169 -> expanded with new fixture and unit tests for all phases.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-21 20:06:50 -05:00

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Environment Variables

Core

These are the variables most users need.

Variable Default Description
OPENAI_API_KEY (empty) OpenAI API key. Required for proxying requests.
OPENAI_BASE_URL https://api.openai.com Base URL for the upstream API. Change this to point at compatible APIs or internal proxies. Validated at startup (rejects private IPs, loopback, cloud metadata endpoints).
LISTEN_PORT 3000 Port the proxy listens on.
BIG_MODEL gpt-4o OpenAI model used when the Anthropic request specifies a sonnet or opus model.
SMALL_MODEL gpt-4o-mini OpenAI model used when the Anthropic request specifies a haiku model.
RUST_LOG info Tracing filter. Examples: debug, anthropic_openai_proxy=trace.

mTLS Client Certificates

Most users do not need these. They configure mutual TLS (mTLS) on the outbound connection from the proxy to the backend endpoint. Use them when the backend requires a client certificate for authentication, or uses a private CA that is not in the system trust store.

These variables do not affect the proxy's own listener. The proxy always serves plain HTTP. For inbound TLS termination, place a reverse proxy (nginx, caddy, etc.) in front.

Variable Default Description
TLS_CLIENT_CERT_P12 (unset) Path to a PKCS#12 (.p12 or .pfx) client certificate file. When set, the proxy presents this certificate during the TLS handshake with the backend.
TLS_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD (unset) Password to decrypt the P12 file. Required if TLS_CLIENT_CERT_P12 is set. The proxy will refuse to start if the P12 is set without a password.
TLS_CA_CERT (unset) Path to a PEM-encoded CA certificate. Added to the trust store for verifying the backend's server certificate. Use this when the backend uses a private or self-signed CA.

All three are optional. When unset, the proxy connects using the system's default TLS configuration and trust store.

Validation

All certificate files are read and validated at startup. The proxy will panic with a descriptive error if:

  • The P12 file does not exist or cannot be read.
  • The P12 password is wrong or the file is corrupt.
  • The CA certificate file does not exist or is not valid PEM.
  • TLS_CLIENT_CERT_P12 is set without TLS_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD.

Example

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... \
OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://internal-llm.corp.example.com \
TLS_CLIENT_CERT_P12=/etc/proxy/client.p12 \
TLS_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD=changeit \
TLS_CA_CERT=/etc/proxy/corp-ca.pem \
cargo run -p anthropic_openai_proxy