Allow vlmrun gw commands without an API key - #220
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Gateway CLI subcommands (gw/gateway) no longer require VLMRUN_API_KEY or a configured key. Other subcommands still enforce credentials as before. - Add require_api_key=False path on VLMRun for gateway-only initialization - Skip CLI credential check for gw/gateway subcommands - Omit Authorization header and use empty OpenAI api_key when unset Co-authored-by: sudeep <sudeep@vlm.run>
Co-authored-by: sudeep <sudeep@vlm.run>
Co-authored-by: sudeep <sudeep@vlm.run>
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Co-authored-by: sudeep <sudeep@vlm.run>
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Summary
Gateway CLI subcommands (
vlmrun gw/vlmrun gateway) no longer requireVLMRUN_API_KEYor a configured API key. Other subcommands (chat,files,generate, etc.) continue to enforce credentials as before.This enables usage like:
without ever setting an API key.
Bumps version to 0.9.0.
Changes
gw/gatewaysubcommandsrequire_api_key: bool = TruetoVLMRun; gateway-only initialization sets it toFalseapi_keyand omits theAuthorizationheader on health checksvlmrun.version.__version__from0.8.2to0.9.0Test plan
pytest tests/test_client.py::test_client_without_api_key_when_not_requiredpytest tests/test_gateway.py::TestGatewayCLI::test_gw_skips_api_key_checkpytest tests/test_gateway.py::TestGatewayCLI::test_non_gw_still_requires_api_keypytest tests/test_gateway.py::TestGatewayResource::test_health_omits_auth_header_without_api_keyunset VLMRUN_API_KEY && vlmrun gw modelssucceedsunset VLMRUN_API_KEY && vlmrun files liststill fails with API key required