Add IBM watsonx AI provider in the list of providers to connect to IBM hosted LLMs #8321

PrasangAPrajapati · 2025-09-25T22:40:45Z

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Closes: #8087

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Description

Added IBM watsonx AI provider in the list of providers in the Roo Code VS Code extension to connect to IBM watsonx-hosted LLMs.

Test Procedure

You can start with the free trial: https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/registration/stepone?context=wx
Sign up with Google (Do not use RedHat) - If you already have an account, just use Log In
Once you're logged in to the IBM Cloud, you'll be asked to add the address and the credit card information (Don't worry, you won't get charged)
Go to the Resources list from the left sidebar menu
Click on the Create resource button
Go to the Category - AI/Machine Learning
Click on watsonx.ai runtime
Select the Region (Dallas) and Lite plan, which is free
You can give the service name, and the resource group will be the default.
Accept terms and conditions and hit create
Now there is a button called Launch In -> Select IBM watsonx from the drop-down - it will create a watsonx instance
Go down on the page and create a project by clicking on the + icon (it may create automatically)
Go to Manage and click on the Services and integrations from the left menu bar (make sure the created watsonx.ai runtime is associated)
Go back to the home page by clicking on the top left IBM watsonx
Select your project from the drop-down shown in the Developer access area
Click on the Create API key and save the API key (you won't be able to see that again)
Note project ID and api key
Use the project ID and api key in the Roo Code IBM watsonx provider

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Issue Linked: This PR is linked to an approved GitHub Issue (see "Related GitHub Issue" above).
Scope: My changes are focused on the linked issue (one major feature/fix per PR).
Self-Review: I have performed a thorough self-review of my code.
Testing: New and/or updated tests have been added to cover my changes (if applicable).
Documentation Impact: I have considered if my changes require documentation updates (see "Documentation Updates" section below).
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Documentation Updates

I am going to create a page on the Roo-Code website to add the IBM watsonx providers in the list of providers. It would be https://docs.roocode.com/providers/ibm-watsonx

Additional Notes

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Let's use the GH PR only for communication.

Important

Adds IBM watsonx as a new AI provider with full integration, including configuration, validation, UI support, and testing.

Behavior:
- Adds IBM watsonx as a new AI provider in provider-settings.ts and global-settings.ts.
- Introduces WatsonxAIHandler in ibm-watsonx.ts for handling API interactions.
- Supports both ibmCloud and cloudPak platforms with different authentication methods.
Validation:
- Updates validate.ts to include validation for IBM watsonx configurations.
- Adds validation tests in validate.test.ts for IBM watsonx.
UI:
- Updates UI components in ApiOptions.tsx and providers/ibm-watsonx.tsx to support IBM watsonx configurations.
- Adds localization strings for IBM watsonx in multiple language files.
Testing:
- Adds unit tests for WatsonxAIHandler in ibm-watsonx.spec.ts.
- Updates webviewMessageHandler.spec.ts and ClineProvider.spec.ts to include IBM watsonx.

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webview-ui/src/utils/validate.ts

webview-ui/src/components/settings/providers/ibm-watsonx.tsx

webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/es/settings.json

webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/fr/settings.json

webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/tr/settings.json

webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/settings.json

roomote

I found several issues that need attention before merge. See inline comments for details.

src/shared/api.ts

src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts

webview-ui/src/components/settings/providers/ibm-watsonx.tsx

webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json

daniel-lxs

Hey, I took a look at the changes and found a couple of issues that need to be addressed.

src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts

PrasangAPrajapati · 2025-10-02T16:22:52Z

@daniel-lxs I have addressed your feedback. Thanks for the review. It should be ready for review now.

roomote

I found some issues that need attention before merge. See inline comments.

packages/types/src/global-settings.ts

webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json

roomote

I found some issues that need attention before merge. See inline comments.

webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json

webview-ui/src/components/settings/ApiOptions.tsx

roomote

I found some issues that need attention before merge. See inline comments for details.

webview-ui/src/components/settings/providers/ibm-watsonx.tsx

webview-ui/src/components/settings/ApiOptions.tsx

src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts

roomote

I found some issues that need attention before merge. See inline comments for details.

src/api/providers/ibm-watsonx.ts

webview-ui/src/components/settings/providers/ibm-watsonx.tsx

src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts

roomote

I found some issues that need attention before merge. See inline comments for details.

webview-ui/src/components/settings/providers/ibm-watsonx.tsx

Co-authored-by: roomote[bot] <219738659+roomote[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

- Reduce UI component from 470 to 313 lines (33% reduction) - Remove redundant manual refresh button (follows LMStudio/Ollama pattern) - Extract validation helper function to reduce duplication - Consolidate duplicate credential input fields - Fix region naming to use actual codes instead of pretty names - Simplify handler variable declarations and error handling - Remove redundant validation checks in fetcher - Add documented constant for non-inference model filtering - Overall 19% reduction across all watsonx files (913 -> 735 lines)

- Removed watsonx-specific logic from DiffSettingsControl component - Removed 'advanced.diff.watsonx.description' translation key from all 18 language files - IBM watsonx provider has nothing to do with diff settings

* feat: convert Chutes to dynamic/router provider - Add chutes to dynamicProviders array in provider-settings - Add chutes entry to dynamicProviderExtras in api.ts - Create fetcher function for Chutes models API - Convert ChutesHandler to extend RouterProvider - Update tests to work with dynamic provider setup - Export chutesDefaultModelInfo for RouterProvider constructor * fix: address security and code quality issues from review - Fix potential API key leakage in error logging - Add temperature support check before setting temperature - Improve code consistency with RouterProvider patterns * fix: add chutes to routerModels initialization - Fix TypeScript error in webviewMessageHandler - Ensure chutes is included in RouterName Record type * Fixes * Support reasoning * Fix tests * Remove reasoning checkbox --------- Co-authored-by: Roo Code <roomote@roocode.com> Co-authored-by: Matt Rubens <mrubens@users.noreply.github.com>

src/api/providers/fetchers/modelCache.ts

osdakira · 2025-12-09T00:17:24Z

@PrasangAPrajapati
Thank you for the great task. I’m looking forward to this feature being merged. How are you doing?

osdakira · 2025-12-16T01:50:10Z

@PrasangAPrajapati
Hi, how are you doing? I’m looking forward to this PR. If you’re not able to work on it, would it be okay for someone else to take it over?

osdakira · 2025-12-17T23:31:37Z

Hi @PrasangAPrajapati,

Thank you for your excellent work on adding IBM watsonx AI provider support!

Since this PR has been inactive for a while and has merge conflicts with the current main branch, I've created a continuation PR #10167 that:

Rebases your changes onto the latest main branch (v3.36.8+)
Resolves all merge conflicts
Maintains all your original implementation and credits you as the original author

The new PR is ready for review and testing. All credit for the implementation goes to you and the reviewers who helped improve the code quality.

Please let me know if you'd like to continue working on this, and I'm happy to close my PR in favor of yours.

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PrasangAPrajapati and others added 19 commits November 3, 2025 13:23

add missing polish translations for watsonx

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localize labels and few minor fixes

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common region-to-url function and localize more strings

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post message requestWatsonxModels by checking condition

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fix: remove unrelated IBM watsonx special case from diff settings

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- Removed watsonx-specific logic from DiffSettingsControl component - Removed 'advanced.diff.watsonx.description' translation key from all 18 language files - IBM watsonx provider has nothing to do with diff settings

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