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Summary

Add native support for Z.ai GLM Coding Plan as a built-in provider, enabling users to use GLM-5.1, GLM-5-Turbo, GLM-4.7, and GLM-4.5-Air models directly from the onboarding UI.

Changes

packages/shared/src/config.ts

  • Added zai to SUPPORTED_ONBOARDING_PROVIDERS
  • Added zai entry to BUILTIN_PROVIDERS with:
    • wire: "anthropic" — Z.ai provides an Anthropic-compatible API endpoint
    • baseUrl: "https://api.z.ai/api/anthropic" — official Coding Plan endpoint
    • defaultModel: "glm-5.1" — flagship long-horizon coding model
    • modelsHint: ["glm-5.1", "glm-5-turbo", "glm-4.7", "glm-4.5-air"]
    • capabilities: { supportsReasoning: true, modelDiscoveryMode: "static-hint" }
  • Added zai entry to PROVIDER_SHORTLIST with key management URL

packages/shared/src/proxy-presets.ts

  • Added zai-glm preset to PROXY_PRESETS

Technical Details

  • Wire type: anthropic — Z.ai provides a fully Anthropic-compatible endpoint at https://api.z.ai/api/anthropic, the same integration used by Claude Code, Cursor, and other agentic coding tools
  • API Key: Users obtain keys from https://z.ai/manage-apikey/apikey-list
  • Model discovery: Uses static-hint mode (4 models) since the Anthropic-compatible endpoint may not expose a /v1/models route
  • Reasoning: GLM-5.1 supports extended thinking (thinking.type: "enabled"), compatible with the Anthropic wire reasoning flow
  • No changes needed in packages/providers/src/index.ts — the existing anthropic wire handling works correctly with Z.ai endpoint

Testing

  • All 111 test files pass (1366 tests)
  • TypeScript compilation passes for @open-codesign/shared
  • Semantic validation confirmed for all provider fields
  • Note: a pre-existing TS error in packages/providers/src/validate.ts:32 causes the pre-push hook to fail (unrelated to this PR)

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Review mode: initial

Findings

  • [Minor] Missing changeset for user-visible provider addition
    Adding a new built-in provider (Z.ai GLM) is a user-visible change. According to the project conventions, user-visible changes require a changeset (pnpm changeset). The PR checklist includes this checkbox but it appears unchecked. Please add a changeset describing the new provider.
    Suggested fix:

    pnpm changeset
    # Describe: "feat: add Z.ai (GLM Coding Plan) as built-in provider"
  • [Minor] No test coverage for new provider configuration
    The project requires at least one Vitest test for new features per CLAUDE.md. While the existing built-in providers may lack tests, adding a test for the new provider entries would improve confidence. Consider adding a test that validates the shape of the zai entry in BUILTIN_PROVIDERS, PROVIDER_SHORTLIST, and SUPPORTED_ONBOARDING_PROVIDERS.
    Suggested fix: Add a test in packages/shared/ similar to existing config tests, e.g.:

    test('zai provider config is well-formed', () => {
      const zai = BUILTIN_PROVIDERS.zai;
      expect(zai.wire).toBe('anthropic');
      expect(zai.baseUrl).toBe('https://api.z.ai/api/anthropic');
      expect(zai.defaultModel).toBe('glm-5.1');
    });

Summary

  • The PR correctly adds Z.ai (GLM Coding Plan) as a built-in provider, following the established patterns for SUPPORTED_ONBOARDING_PROVIDERS, BUILTIN_PROVIDERS, PROVIDER_SHORTLIST, and PROXY_PRESETS.
  • No silent fallbacks, no hardcoded UI values, no direct SDK imports, no regressions.
  • Two minor issues: missing changeset and no test coverage. These should be addressed before merging, but do not block evaluation of direction.

Testing

  • Not added for this change. The PR body reports all existing tests pass. No new tests were written for the provider config constants.

Open-CoDesign Bot

Add native support for Z.ai's GLM Coding Plan subscription service,
enabling users to use GLM-5.1, GLM-5-Turbo, GLM-4.7, and GLM-4.5-Air
models directly from the onboarding UI.

Changes:
- Add 'zai' to SUPPORTED_ONBOARDING_PROVIDERS
- Add zai entry to BUILTIN_PROVIDERS (wire: anthropic)
- Add zai entry to PROVIDER_SHORTLIST with key help URL
- Add zai-glm preset to PROXY_PRESETS

Z.ai uses an Anthropic-compatible API endpoint
(https://api.z.ai/api/anthropic) designed for agentic coding tools,
matching the same integration pattern used by Claude Code.
@lele872 lele872 force-pushed the feat/add-zai-glm-provider branch from daa4eb9 to 5b501a1 Compare June 7, 2026 16:31
@github-actions github-actions Bot added the area:providers packages/providers (pi-ai adapter, model calls) label Jun 7, 2026
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lele872 commented Jun 7, 2026

Update: Fixed pre-existing TS error in validate.ts by adding case for zai provider in endpoint() switch. All 1366 tests pass, TypeScript compilation clean.

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Review mode: follow-up after new commits

Findings

No new issues introduced by the latest commit (same diff as previous review).

Residual Observations (from prior review)

  • Missing changeset for user-visible provider addition — The PR still lacks a changeset. Run pnpm changeset and describe the new provider.
  • No test coverage for new provider configuration — The PR does not include Vitest tests for the zai provider configuration constants.

Both are Minor items from the initial review and remain outstanding. They should be addressed before merging.

Summary

The PR correctly adds Z.ai (GLM Coding Plan) as a built-in provider following existing patterns. The code is well-structured and consistent with the project's provider registration conventions. No regressions, no security concerns, no silent fallbacks. The two minor prior findings have not been resolved in this commit.

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Review mode: follow-up after new commits

Findings

  • No new issues introduced. The two prior minor findings (missing changeset and missing test coverage) are now resolved.
    • .changeset/add-zai-glm-provider.md added ✅
    • packages/shared/src/config.test.ts includes describe('zai builtin provider', ...) with 5 tests covering the provider entry, capabilities, onboarding inclusion, URL detection, and config v3 parsing ✅

Summary

  • All prior findings addressed. Code is consistent with existing provider registration patterns (Ollama, Anthropic, etc.), no regressions, no security concerns, no silent fallbacks.
  • The change adds Z.ai as a built-in provider with limited scope: config.ts (BUILTIN_PROVIDERS, PROVIDER_SHORTLIST), validate.ts (endpoint for validation ping), and proxy-presets.ts (preset entry). No runtime behavior changes beyond what the existing anthropic wire handles.
  • PR ready to merge.

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lele872 commented Jun 7, 2026

Addressed both review findings:

  1. Changeset added (.changeset/add-zai-glm-provider.md) - minor bump for @open-codesign/shared, patch for @open-codesign/providers
  2. Test coverage added - 5 new test cases in packages/shared/src/config.test.ts:
    • validates all fields of the zai BUILTIN_PROVIDERS entry
    • verifies capability derivation (static-hint, reasoning enabled)
    • confirms zai is in SUPPORTED_ONBOARDING_PROVIDERS
    • tests URL detection routes api.z.ai to anthropic wire
    • validates zai as activeProvider in v3 config schema

Pre-push hook (typecheck + lint + test) passes cleanly.

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