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# Mistral AI

> Generate chat completions and embeddings with Mistral models via the Mistral AI API

## At a glance

* **Availability**: Experimental ([how to enable](/cloud/integrations)).
* **Auth**: API key.
* **Connection**: The key comes from `MISTRAL_API_KEY`.
* **Docs**: [https://docs.mistral.ai/api/](https://docs.mistral.ai/api/)

## Credentials

Set these per environment. See [Connect an integration](/cloud/integrations).

| Variable          | Required | Description                                                                                                    |
| ----------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `MISTRAL_API_KEY` | Yes      | Mistral AI API key from the La Plateforme console [Docs](https://docs.mistral.ai/getting-started/quickstart/). |

## Setup

1. **Create a Mistral account**: Go to [https://console.mistral.ai](https://console.mistral.ai) and sign up or sign in to La Plateforme. Activate a workspace and add billing under Billing, or use the free Experiment tier where available.
2. **Create an API key**: Open [https://console.mistral.ai/api-keys](https://console.mistral.ai/api-keys), click 'Create new key', and give it a descriptive name (e.g. 'Veryfront Integration').
3. **Store the key**: Copy the key immediately - it is only shown once. Add it to your .env file as MISTRAL\_API\_KEY=...
4. **Verify access**: Run the List Models tool to confirm the key works. A 401 means the key is invalid or the workspace is not activated.

* API usage is billed per token - chat completion and embedding tools cost money on paid tiers
* Keys are workspace-scoped; rotate them from the console at any time

Provider API reference: [https://docs.mistral.ai/api/](https://docs.mistral.ai/api/)

## Tools

| Tool                   | Access | Description                                        |
| ---------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
| List Models            | Read   | List the Mistral models available to the API key   |
| Get Model              | Read   | Get details about a specific Mistral model         |
| Create Chat Completion | Write  | Generate a chat completion from a list of messages |
| Create Embedding       | Write  | Create embedding vectors for input text            |

## Example prompts

* List the Mistral models available to my API key and summarize what each is best for.
* Use Mistral to generate a chat completion for a prompt I provide.