{"categories":[{"label":"Artificial Intelligence","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering-artificial-intelligence/9"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"A plugin for the llm command-line tool that provides access to GitHub Models, a free service offering many AI language models via the Azure AI Inference SDK.","skillfed_tags":["llm-plugin","github-models","free-inference"],"use_cases":["Run GPT-4o or o3 reasoning models from the command line without a paid OpenAI subscription","Process images with Llama vision models or Phi multimodal models using llm attachments","Integrate free AI inference into GitHub Actions workflows with automatic GITHUB_TOKEN authentication","Prototype with multiple model families (Mistral, Cohere, DeepSeek, Phi) to compare outputs","Build CLI tools or scripts that call structured-output models like gpt-4.1 or gpt-5 with schemas"],"what_it_does":"llm-github-models is a plugin that extends the llm command-line tool to access GitHub Models, a free service offering dozens of AI language models including GPT-4o, o3, DeepSeek-R1, and Llama variants. It uses the Azure AI Inference SDK to communicate with the GitHub Models API and requires only a GitHub personal access token or existing GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable for authentication.\n\nThe plugin supports text-only and multimodal (image, audio) models, streaming and async outputs, structured schemas, embeddings, and tool use on models that support them. It tracks output token usage and integrates seamlessly with llm's attachment system for vision tasks. All models are prefixed with 'github/' to distinguish them from other llm providers.","worth_installing":"Yes. The package offers free access to a large roster of modern AI models through a simple CLI interface, requires minimal setup (just a GitHub token), has low install friction, is actively maintained, carries no security vulnerabilities, and uses a permissive license. Install it if you want to experiment with or integrate GitHub Models into command-line workflows or GitHub Actions without cost."},"id":"llm-github-models","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/llm-github-models","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/llm-github-models.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/llm-github-models/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-08-13","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"llm-github-models","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"LLM plugin to access GitHub Models API"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":131108,"position":11606,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.18.0"}