Open AI Connection Action

Open AI Connection Action establishes an active connection session to an OpenAI API endpoint or compatible AI service (such as local models or third-party gateways). It authenticates and configures the session, storing the resulting connection object in a variable for use in subsequent AI-powered actions.

Appearance

In Talos, Open AI Connection Action appears as a standard rectangular node with a network or cloud AI icon.

Properties

As with all Actions, Open AI Connection Action has a set of unique properties required for its functionality.

Common properties

Common properties inherited from Action.

Display NameString

This is the display name of the action.

By customizing this property, you can differentiate between same-type actions.

Action IDString

Indicates the unique ID of this action.

This property is Read only and it is not customizable

DisabledBoolean

If set to true, this action is considered disabled and will not be executed.

URLString

The base endpoint URL of the OpenAI-compatible API.

For the official OpenAI service, use https://api.openai.com/v1. For custom gateways, local server endpoints (such as LocalAI or Ollama), or enterprise proxies, provide their respective API base URLs.

API KeyString

The secret key used to authenticate with the API.

warning

Never expose your API key in plain text. It is highly recommended to store the key in secure credentials or use environment variables/expressions for retrieval.

ModelString

The specific AI model identifier to run.

Examples include gpt-4o, gpt-3.5-turbo, or custom fine-tuned model IDs deployed on your target server.

Output Variable NameString

The variable name that will store the created AI connection object.

This connection object is required as an input property for all downstream AI actions (e.g., Generate Text with AI, Extract Data with AI).