At a glance
- Availability: Experimental (how to enable).
- Authentication: API key.
- Connection: The key comes from
GROQ_API_KEY. - Provider documentation: Authentication reference.
Credentials
Set these per environment. See Connect an integration.Setup
- Create a Groq account: Go to https://console.groq.com and sign up or sign in. The free tier works for testing without billing.
- Create an API key: Open https://console.groq.com/keys, click ‘Create API Key’, and give it a descriptive name (e.g. ‘Veryfront Integration’).
- Store the key: Copy the key immediately - it is only shown once. Add it to your .env file as GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_…
- Verify access: Run the List Models tool to confirm the key works. A 401 means the key is wrong or revoked.
Provider notes
- The API is OpenAI-compatible - requests use the /openai/v1 path prefix
- Free-tier keys are rate limited per model; upgrade to a paid tier for higher limits
- Chat completions are billed per token on paid tiers
Tools
Verify the connection
Call a read tool such asgroq__list_models with arguments for your account. Confirm that the result comes from the intended account or workspace before enabling write tools.