Anthropic

AISDK provides first-class support for Anthropic with fully typed model APIs. Model capabilities are enforced at compile time using Rust's type system. This prevents model capability mismatches and guarantees the selected model is valid for the task (e.g. tool calling).

Installation

Enable the Anthropic provider feature:

cargo add aisdk --features anthropic

This installs AISDK with the Anthropic provider enabled. Once you have enabled the Anthropic provider, you can use all aisdk features with it.

Create a Provider Instance

To create a provider instance, call Anthropic::model_name(), where model_name is the Anthropic model you want to use. Model names are exposed as snake-case methods.

use aisdk::providers::Anthropic;

let anthropic = Anthropic::claude_3_5_sonnet();

This initializes the provider with:

Model: "claude-3-5-sonnet"
API key from environment (if set with ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
Anthropic's default base URL (https://api.anthropic.com)

Basic Text Generation

Example using LanguageModelRequest for text generation.

use aisdk::{
    core::LanguageModelRequest,
    providers::Anthropic,
};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {

    let anthropic = Anthropic::claude_3_5_sonnet();

    let response = LanguageModelRequest::builder()
        .model(anthropic)
        .prompt("Write a short poem about Rust.")
        .build()
        .generate_text()
        .await?;

    println!("Response text: {:?}", response.text());
    Ok(())
}

Provider Settings

You can customize provider configuration using Anthropic::builder()

API Key

let anthropic = Anthropic::<Claude35Sonnet>::builder()
    .api_key("your-api-key")
    .build()?;

If not specified, AISDK uses the ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable.

Base URL

Useful when routing through a proxy, gateway, or self-hosted compatible endpoint.

let anthropic = Anthropic::<Claude35Sonnet>::builder()
    .base_url("https://api.anthropic.com")
    .build()?;

Provider Name

For logging, analytics, and observability.

let anthropic = Anthropic::<Claude35Sonnet>::builder()
    .provider_name("Anthropic")
    .build()?;

Full Custom Configuration Example

let anthropic = Anthropic::<Claude35Sonnet>::builder()
    .api_key("your-api-key")
    .base_url("https://api.anthropic.com")
    .provider_name("Anthropic")
    .build()?;

Dynamic Model Selection

For runtime model selection (e.g., loading models from config files), use DynamicModel:

Using model_name() Method with Default Settings

use aisdk::providers::Anthropic;

// Specify model as a string at runtime
let anthropic = Anthropic::model_name("claude-3-5-sonnet");

Using Builder Pattern with Custom Settings

use aisdk::{
    core::DynamicModel,
    providers::Anthropic,
};

let anthropic = Anthropic::<DynamicModel>::builder()
    .model_name("claude-3-5-sonnet")
    .api_key("your-api-key")
		.base_url("https://api.anthropic.com")
    .build()?;

Warning: When using DynamicModel, model capabilities are not validated at compile time. This means there's no guarantee the model supports requested features (e.g., tool calls, structured output). For compile-time safety, use the typed methods like Anthropic::claude_3_5_sonnet().

Next Steps

Take a deeper look at text generation features Generating Text / Streaming Text
Explore Structured Output for reliable agent data.
Learn how to create Custom Tools.
Learn more about Agents.

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