# What does this PR do?
add ModelsProtocolPrivate methods to OpenAIMixin
this will allow providers using OpenAIMixin to use a common interface
## Test Plan
ci w/ new tests
# What does this PR do?
the LiteLLMOpenAIMixin provides support for reading key from provider
data (headers users send).
this adds the same functionality to the OpenAIMixin.
this is infrastructure for migrating providers.
## Test Plan
ci w/ new tests
# What does this PR do?
simplify Ollama inference adapter by -
- moving image_url download code to OpenAIMixin
- being a ModelRegistryHelper instead of having one (mypy blocks
check_model_availability method assignment)
## Test Plan
- add unit tests for new download feature
- add integration tests for openai_chat_completion w/ image_url (close
test gap)
# What does this PR do?
- remove auto-download of ollama embedding models
- add embedding model metadata to dynamic listing w/ unit test
- add support and tests for allowed_models
- removed inference provider models.py files where dynamic listing is
enabled
- store embedding metadata in embedding_model_metadata field on
inference providers
- make model_entries optional on ModelRegistryHelper and
LiteLLMOpenAIMixin
- make OpenAIMixin a ModelRegistryHelper
- skip base64 embedding test for remote::ollama, always returns floats
- only use OpenAI client for ollama model listing
- remove unused build_model_entry function
- remove unused get_huggingface_repo function
## Test Plan
ci w/ new tests
# What does this PR do?
this replaces the static model listing for any provider using
OpenAIMixin
currently -
- anthropic
- azure openai
- gemini
- groq
- llama-api
- nvidia
- openai
- sambanova
- tgi
- vertexai
- vllm
- not changed: together has its own impl
## Test Plan
- new unit tests
- manual for llama-api, openai, groq, gemini
```
for provider in llama-openai-compat openai groq gemini; do
uv run llama stack build --image-type venv --providers inference=remote::provider --run &
uv run --with llama-stack-client llama-stack-client models list | grep Total
```
results (17 sep 2025):
- llama-api: 4
- openai: 86
- groq: 21
- gemini: 66
closes#3467
