feat: add DaoXE as an OpenAI-compatible provider alias

agent-schema.json

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
       "properties": {
         "provider": {
           "type": "string",
-          "description": "The underlying provider type. Defaults to \"openai\" when not set. Supported values: openai, anthropic, google, amazon-bedrock, dmr, and any built-in alias (requesty, openrouter, azure, xai, ollama, mistral, baseten, ovhcloud, groq, fireworks, deepseek, cerebras, together, huggingface, moonshot, vercel, cloudflare-workers-ai, cloudflare-ai-gateway, nvidia, github-copilot, chatgpt, etc.).",
+          "description": "The underlying provider type. Defaults to \"openai\" when not set. Supported values: openai, anthropic, google, amazon-bedrock, dmr, and any built-in alias (requesty, openrouter, azure, xai, ollama, mistral, baseten, daoxe, ovhcloud, groq, fireworks, deepseek, cerebras, together, huggingface, moonshot, vercel, cloudflare-workers-ai, cloudflare-ai-gateway, nvidia, github-copilot, chatgpt, etc.).",
           "examples": [
             "openai",
             "anthropic",

docs/concepts/models/index.md

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ for details.
 | NVIDIA NIM          | `nvidia`         | Nemotron, Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek (open models) | `NVIDIA_API_KEY`               |
 | MiniMax             | `minimax`        | MiniMax models                       | `MINIMAX_API_KEY`                   |
 | Baseten             | `baseten`        | DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM, Llama models    | `BASETEN_API_KEY`                   |
+| DaoXE               | `daoxe`          | Multi-model gateway (OpenAI-compatible) | `DAOXE_API_KEY`                |
 | OVHcloud            | `ovhcloud`       | Qwen, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek (EU-hosted) | `OVH_AI_ENDPOINTS_ACCESS_TOKEN` |
 | Groq                | `groq`           | Llama, Qwen, GPT-OSS (fast inference) | `GROQ_API_KEY`                     |
 | Fireworks AI        | `fireworks`      | Kimi, Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, GLM (open models) | `FIREWORKS_API_KEY`         |

docs/configuration/models/index.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ models:
     first_available: [list] # Optional: candidate model refs, tried in order by available credentials.
                             # Mutually exclusive with other model settings.
     provider: string # Required unless using first_available. One of: openai, anthropic, google, amazon-bedrock,
-                     # dmr, mistral, xai, nebius, nvidia, minimax, baseten, ovhcloud, groq, fireworks, deepseek, cerebras, together, huggingface, moonshot, vercel, cloudflare-workers-ai, cloudflare-ai-gateway, requesty, openrouter,
+                     # dmr, mistral, xai, nebius, nvidia, minimax, baseten, daoxe, ovhcloud, groq, fireworks, deepseek, cerebras, together, huggingface, moonshot, vercel, cloudflare-workers-ai, cloudflare-ai-gateway, requesty, openrouter,
                      # azure, ollama, github-copilot, or a named provider defined
                      # under the top-level `providers:` section.
     model: string # Required: model identifier
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ models:
 | Property              | Type       | Required | Description                                                                           |
 | --------------------- | ---------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `first_available`     | array      | ✗        | Candidate model references tried in order; selects the first whose credentials are configured. Mutually exclusive with other model settings. |
-| `provider`            | string     | ✓/✗      | Required for regular model definitions; omitted for `first_available` selectors. Provider: `openai`, `anthropic`, `google`, `amazon-bedrock`, `dmr`, `mistral`, `xai`, `nebius`, `nvidia`, `minimax`, `baseten`, `ovhcloud`, `groq`, `fireworks`, `deepseek`, `cerebras`, `together`, `huggingface`, `moonshot`, `vercel`, `cloudflare-workers-ai`, `cloudflare-ai-gateway`, `requesty`, `openrouter`, `azure`, `ollama`, `github-copilot`, `chatgpt`, or any [named provider](../../providers/custom/index.md). |
+| `provider`            | string     | ✓/✗      | Required for regular model definitions; omitted for `first_available` selectors. Provider: `openai`, `anthropic`, `google`, `amazon-bedrock`, `dmr`, `mistral`, `xai`, `nebius`, `nvidia`, `minimax`, `baseten`, `daoxe`, `ovhcloud`, `groq`, `fireworks`, `deepseek`, `cerebras`, `together`, `huggingface`, `moonshot`, `vercel`, `cloudflare-workers-ai`, `cloudflare-ai-gateway`, `requesty`, `openrouter`, `azure`, `ollama`, `github-copilot`, `chatgpt`, or any [named provider](../../providers/custom/index.md). |
 | `model`               | string     | ✓/✗      | Required for regular model definitions; omitted for `first_available` selectors. Model name (e.g., `gpt-4o`, `claude-sonnet-4-5`, `gemini-3.5-flash`) |
 | `description`         | string     | ✗        | Informational, human-readable summary of the model's purpose or strengths (e.g., "fast and cheap, good for summaries"). Not sent to the model. Can be combined with `first_available` (a selector's description is kept when it resolves). |
 | `temperature`         | float      | ✗        | Sampling randomness. Range is provider-dependent — typically `0.0–2.0` (Anthropic caps at `1.0`). `0.0` is deterministic. |
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ See the [Anthropic provider page](../../providers/anthropic/index.md#thinking-di
 ## Custom HTTP Headers
 
 For OpenAI-compatible providers (`openai`, `github-copilot`, `mistral`, `xai`,
-`nebius`, `nvidia`, `minimax`, `baseten`, `ovhcloud`, `groq`, `fireworks`, `deepseek`, `cerebras`, `together`, `huggingface`, `moonshot`, `vercel`, `cloudflare-workers-ai`, `cloudflare-ai-gateway`, `requesty`, `openrouter`, `ollama`, and any custom provider using the OpenAI API),
+`nebius`, `nvidia`, `minimax`, `baseten`, `daoxe`, `ovhcloud`, `groq`, `fireworks`, `deepseek`, `cerebras`, `together`, `huggingface`, `moonshot`, `vercel`, `cloudflare-workers-ai`, `cloudflare-ai-gateway`, `requesty`, `openrouter`, `ollama`, and any custom provider using the OpenAI API),
 `provider_opts.http_headers` adds arbitrary HTTP headers to every outgoing
 request:
 

docs/data/nav.yml

@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@
       url: /providers/cloudflare-workers-ai/
     - title: ChatGPT
       url: /providers/chatgpt/
+    - title: DaoXE
+      url: /providers/daoxe/
     - title: DeepSeek
       url: /providers/deepseek/
     - title: Docker Model Runner

docs/providers/daoxe/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+---
+title: "DaoXE"
+description: "Use DaoXE models with Docker Agent."
+keywords: docker agent, ai agents, model providers, llm, daoxe
+weight: 245
+canonical: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/providers/daoxe/
+---
+
+_Use DaoXE models with Docker Agent._
+
+## Overview
+
+[DaoXE](https://daoxe.com) is a multi-model LLM gateway that serves models from
+multiple vendors behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Docker Agent includes
+built-in support for DaoXE as an alias provider.
+
+## Setup
+
+1. Create an API key from your DaoXE account dashboard.
+2. Set the environment variable:
+
+   ```bash
+   export DAOXE_API_KEY=your-api-key
+   ```
+
+## Usage
+
+### Inline Syntax
+
+```yaml
+agents:
+  root:
+    model: daoxe/<model-id>
+    description: Assistant using DaoXE
+    instruction: You are a helpful assistant.
+```
+
+### Named Model
+
+```yaml
+models:
+  daoxe_model:
+    provider: daoxe
+    model: <model-id>
+    temperature: 0.7
+    max_tokens: 8192
+
+agents:
+  root:
+    model: daoxe_model
+    description: Assistant using DaoXE
+    instruction: You are a helpful assistant.
+```
+
+## Available Models
+
+DaoXE's catalog is account-scoped and changes over time: new models appear as
+upstream vendors release them. List the model IDs your account can call with:
+
+```bash
+curl https://api.daoxe.com/v1/models \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DAOXE_API_KEY"
+```
+
+Use any ID from that response as the `model` value. Docker Agent's default for
+DaoXE is `claude-sonnet-4-6`.

docs/providers/overview/index.md

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Docker Agent also includes built-in aliases for these providers:
 | NVIDIA NIM     | `nvidia`         | `NVIDIA_API_KEY`                    |
 | MiniMax        | `minimax`        | `MINIMAX_API_KEY`                   |
 | Baseten        | `baseten`        | `BASETEN_API_KEY`                   |
+| DaoXE          | `daoxe`          | `DAOXE_API_KEY`                     |
 | OVHcloud       | `ovhcloud`       | `OVH_AI_ENDPOINTS_ACCESS_TOKEN`     |
 | Groq           | `groq`           | `GROQ_API_KEY`                      |
 | Fireworks AI   | `fireworks`      | `FIREWORKS_API_KEY`                 |

examples/README.md

@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ remote MCP endpoints.
 | [`model_env_substitution.yaml`](model_env_substitution.yaml) | `${env.VAR}` substitution in a model's `model` / `base_url`. |
 | [`nebius.yaml`](nebius.yaml) | Nebius cloud provider. |
 | [`baseten.yaml`](baseten.yaml) | Baseten cloud provider. |
+| [`daoxe.yaml`](daoxe.yaml) | DaoXE multi-model gateway provider. |
 | [`ovhcloud.yaml`](ovhcloud.yaml) | OVHcloud AI Endpoints provider. |
 | [`groq.yaml`](groq.yaml) | Groq fast-inference provider. |
 | [`fireworks.yaml`](fireworks.yaml) | Fireworks AI open-model inference provider. |

examples/daoxe.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=../agent-schema.json
+
+models:
+  daoxe_model:
+    provider: daoxe
+    model: claude-sonnet-4-6
+
+agents:
+  root:
+    model: daoxe_model
+    description: Assistant using DaoXE
+    instruction: |
+      You are a helpful assistant.
+    toolsets:
+      - type: filesystem
+      - type: shell
+      - type: think

pkg/config/auto.go

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ var cloudProviders = []providerConfig{
 	{"openrouter", []string{"OPENROUTER_API_KEY"}, "OPENROUTER_API_KEY", "OPENROUTER_API_KEY"},
 	{"baseten", []string{"BASETEN_API_KEY"}, "BASETEN_API_KEY", "BASETEN_API_KEY"},
 	{"ovhcloud", []string{"OVH_AI_ENDPOINTS_ACCESS_TOKEN"}, "OVH_AI_ENDPOINTS_ACCESS_TOKEN", "OVH_AI_ENDPOINTS_ACCESS_TOKEN"},
+	{"daoxe", []string{"DAOXE_API_KEY"}, "DAOXE_API_KEY", "DAOXE_API_KEY"},
 	{"groq", []string{"GROQ_API_KEY"}, "GROQ_API_KEY", "GROQ_API_KEY"},
 	{"fireworks", []string{"FIREWORKS_API_KEY"}, "FIREWORKS_API_KEY", "FIREWORKS_API_KEY"},
 	{"deepseek", []string{"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"}, "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY", "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"},
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ var DefaultModels = map[string]string{
 	"openrouter":     "meta-llama/llama-4-maverick",
 	"baseten":        "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro",
 	"ovhcloud":       "Qwen3.5-397B-A17B",
+	"daoxe":          "claude-sonnet-4-6",
 	"groq":           "llama-3.3-70b-versatile",
 	"fireworks":      "accounts/fireworks/models/kimi-k3",
 	"deepseek":       "deepseek-v4-pro",

pkg/config/auto_test.go

@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ func TestAvailableProviders_NoGateway(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedProvider: "ovhcloud",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "daoxe api key present",
+			envVars: map[string]string{
+				"DAOXE_API_KEY": "test-key",
+			},
+			expectedProvider: "daoxe",
+		},
 		{
 			name: "groq api key present",
 			envVars: map[string]string{
@@ -323,6 +330,15 @@ func TestAutoModelConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedModel:     "Qwen3.5-397B-A17B",
 			expectedMaxTokens: 32000,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "daoxe provider",
+			envVars: map[string]string{
+				"DAOXE_API_KEY": "test-key",
+			},
+			expectedProvider:  "daoxe",
+			expectedModel:     "claude-sonnet-4-6",
+			expectedMaxTokens: 32000,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "groq provider",
 			envVars: map[string]string{

pkg/model/provider/aliases.go

@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ var Aliases = map[string]Alias{
 		BaseURL:     "https://oai.endpoints.kepler.ai.cloud.ovh.net/v1",
 		TokenEnvVar: "OVH_AI_ENDPOINTS_ACCESS_TOKEN",
 	},
+	"daoxe": {
+		APIType:     "openai",
+		BaseURL:     "https://api.daoxe.com/v1",
+		TokenEnvVar: "DAOXE_API_KEY",
+	},
 	"groq": {
 		APIType:     "openai",
 		BaseURL:     "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1",

pkg/model/provider/aliases_test.go

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func TestCatalogAliases(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := map[string]Alias{
 		"openrouter":  {APIType: "openai", BaseURL: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1", TokenEnvVar: "OPENROUTER_API_KEY"},
 		"baseten":     {APIType: "openai", BaseURL: "https://inference.baseten.co/v1", TokenEnvVar: "BASETEN_API_KEY"},
+		"daoxe":       {APIType: "openai", BaseURL: "https://api.daoxe.com/v1", TokenEnvVar: "DAOXE_API_KEY"},
 		"ovhcloud":    {APIType: "openai", BaseURL: "https://oai.endpoints.kepler.ai.cloud.ovh.net/v1", TokenEnvVar: "OVH_AI_ENDPOINTS_ACCESS_TOKEN"},
 		"groq":        {APIType: "openai", BaseURL: "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1", TokenEnvVar: "GROQ_API_KEY"},
 		"deepseek":    {APIType: "openai", BaseURL: "https://api.deepseek.com/v1", TokenEnvVar: "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"},

pkg/model/provider/openai/client.go

@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ func (c *Client) convertMessages(ctx context.Context, messages []chat.Message) [
 // system messages and are deliberately absent so their behavior is unchanged.
 var openModelHostProviders = map[string]bool{
 	"baseten":     true,
+	"daoxe":       true,
 	"ovhcloud":    true,
 	"openrouter":  true,
 	"nebius":      true,

pkg/model/provider/openai/system_message_merge_test.go

@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ func TestChatCompletions_MergesConsecutiveSystemMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestDaoxe_MergesConsecutiveSystemMessages(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	assertMergesConsecutiveMessages(t, &latest.ModelConfig{
+		Provider: "daoxe",
+		Model:    "gpt-4o",
+		TokenKey: "MY_TOKEN",
+	})
+}
+
 func TestBaseten_MergesConsecutiveSystemMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()