add options to disable llm provider check

config/config.yaml

@@ -141,3 +141,4 @@ TIMEOUT: 60 # Timeout for llm invocation
 #REDIS_PASSWORD: "YOUR_REDIS_PASSWORD"
 #REDIS_DB: "YOUR_REDIS_DB_INDEX, str, 0-based"
 
+# DISABLE_LLM_PROVIDER_CHECK: false

metagpt/config.py

@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
         self.gemini_api_key = self._get("GEMINI_API_KEY")
         self.ollama_api_base = self._get("OLLAMA_API_BASE")
         self.ollama_api_model = self._get("OLLAMA_API_MODEL")
-        # _ = self.get_default_llm_provider_enum()
+
+        if not self._get("DISABLE_LLM_PROVIDER_CHECK"):
+            _ = self.get_default_llm_provider_enum()
 
         # self.openai_base_url = self._get("OPENAI_BASE_URL")
         self.openai_proxy = self._get("OPENAI_PROXY") or self.global_proxy

metagpt/llm.py

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 @File    : llm.py
 """
 
+from typing import Optional
+
 from metagpt.config import CONFIG, LLMProviderEnum
 from metagpt.provider.base_gpt_api import BaseGPTAPI
 from metagpt.provider.human_provider import HumanProvider
@@ -14,6 +16,9 @@ from metagpt.provider.llm_provider_registry import LLM_REGISTRY
 _ = HumanProvider()  # Avoid pre-commit error
 
 
-def LLM(provider: LLMProviderEnum = CONFIG.get_default_llm_provider_enum()) -> BaseGPTAPI:
+def LLM(provider: Optional[LLMProviderEnum] = None) -> BaseGPTAPI:
     """get the default llm provider"""
+    if provider is None:
+        provider = CONFIG.get_default_llm_provider_enum()
+
     return LLM_REGISTRY.get_provider(provider)