Cohere - profClaw

Cohere specializes in enterprise search and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Command R+ is their flagship model with grounding and citation support.

Supported Models

Model	ID	Context	Tools	Notes
Command R+	`command-r-plus`	128K	Yes	Best capability, RAG-optimized
Command R	`command-r`	128K	Yes	Balanced cost/performance
Command	`command`	4K	No	Legacy

Setup

Get an API key

Set the environment variable

export COHERE_API_KEY=...

Verify

profclaw doctor --provider cohere

Environment Variables

string

required

Your Cohere API key.

Configuration Example

.env
settings.yml

COHERE_API_KEY=...

providers:
  cohere:
    api_key: "${COHERE_API_KEY}"

Model Aliases

Alias	Model
`command`	command-r-plus
`command-r`	command-r

Usage Examples

profclaw chat --model command "Summarize this document with citations"
profclaw chat --model command-r "Answer based on this context"

import { chat } from 'profclaw';

const response = await chat("What are the key findings?", {
  model: "command",
  temperature: 0.3,
});

Notes

API endpoint: https://api.cohere.ai/v1 (OpenAI-compatible mode)
Status: Beta - API behavior may differ slightly from other OpenAI-compatible providers.
Command R+ excels at document summarization and retrieval tasks with grounding.

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​Supported Models

​Setup

​Environment Variables

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​Model Aliases

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