Implement dynamic model detection using Anthropic's /v1/models endpoint
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<h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3>
<p>Currently, the AI Provider Anthropic module hardcodes available models in the <code>getConfiguredModels()</code> method. This approach has several limitations:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Manual maintenance required</strong>: Every time Anthropic releases new models (like Claude 4), the module needs to be manually updated</li>
<li><strong>Delayed support</strong>: Users cannot access new models until maintainers update the module</li>
<li><strong>Missing models</strong>: As seen with Claude 4 models (<code>claude-opus-4-20250514</code>, <code>claude-sonnet-4-20250514</code>), new models are not immediately available</li>
</ol>
<p>Anthropic provides a <code>/v1/models</code> endpoint that returns a list of all available models, but this capability is not being utilized.</p>
<h4 id="summary-steps-reproduce">Steps to reproduce</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install AI Provider Anthropic module</li>
<li>Configure with a valid API key</li>
<li>Check available models in the UI</li>
<li>Notice that Claude 4 models (<code>claude-opus-4-20250514</code>, <code>claude-sonnet-4-20250514</code>) are not listed despite being available in Anthropic's API</li>
</ol>
<h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3>
<p>Implement dynamic model detection by:</p>
<ol>
<li>Adding a method to query Anthropic's <code>/v1/models</code> endpoint</li>
<li>Caching the results to avoid excessive API calls</li>
<li>Falling back to hardcoded models if the API call fails</li>
<li>Optionally allowing site administrators to refresh the model list</li>
</ol>
<p>The implementation would query <code>GET https://api.anthropic.com/v1/models</code> with appropriate headers and cache the results.</p>
<h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3>
<ul>
<li>Implement the <code>fetchAvailableModels()</code> method</li>
<li>Add caching mechanism with configurable TTL</li>
<li>Create fallback mechanism to hardcoded models</li>
<li>Add error handling and logging</li>
<li>Update existing <code>getConfiguredModels()</code> to use dynamic fetching</li>
<li>Write tests for the new functionality</li>
<li>Update documentation</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="summary-ui-changes">User interface changes</h3>
<p>No UI changes required. Models will automatically appear in existing model selection dropdowns.</p>
<p>Optional: Add a "Refresh models" button in the AI Provider configuration page to clear the cache and fetch updated models.</p>
<h3 id="summary-api-changes">API changes</h3>
<ul>
<li>New protected method: <code>fetchAvailableModels()</code></li>
<li>New protected method: <code>getHardcodedModels()</code> (refactored from current implementation)</li>
<li>No changes to public API - maintains backward compatibility</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="summary-data-model-changes">Data model changes</h3>
<ul>
<li>New cache entry: <code>ai_provider_anthropic.models</code></li>
<li>Possible new config option for cache TTL (default: 24 hours)</li>
</ul>
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