Arize Ai Provider Integration

Arize AI Integration Skill

`SPACE` — Most --space flags and the ARIZE_SPACE env var accept a space name (e.g., my-workspace) or a base64 space ID (e.g., U3BhY2U6...). Find yours with ax spaces list.

Note: ai-integrations create does not accept --space — AI integrations are account-scoped. Use --space only with list, get, update, and delete.

Concepts

• AI Integration = stored LLM provider credentials registered in Arize; used by evaluators to call a judge model and by other Arize features that need to invoke an LLM on your behalf
• Provider = the LLM service backing the integration (e.g., openAI, anthropic, awsBedrock)
• Integration ID = a base64-encoded global identifier for an integration (e.g., TGxtSW50ZWdyYXRpb246MTI6YUJjRA==); required for evaluator creation and other downstream operations
• Scoping = visibility rules controlling which spaces or users can use an integration
• Auth type = how Arize authenticates with the provider: default (provider API key), proxy_with_headers (proxy via custom headers), or bearer_token (bearer token auth)

Prerequisites

Proceed directly with the task — run the ax command you need. Do NOT check versions, env vars, or profiles upfront.

If an ax command fails, troubleshoot based on the error:

• command not found or version error → see references/ax-setup.md
• 401 Unauthorized / missing API key → run ax profiles show to inspect the current profile. If the profile is missing or the API key is wrong, follow references/ax-profiles.md to create/update it. If the user doesn't have their key, direct them to https://app.arize.com/admin > API Keys
• Space unknown → run ax spaces list to pick by name, or ask the user
• LLM provider call fails (missing OPENAI_API_KEY / ANTHROPIC_API_KEY) → run ax ai-integrations list --space SPACE to check for platform-managed credentials. If none exist, ask the user to provide the key or create an integration via the arize-ai-provider-integration skill
• Security: Never read .env files or search the filesystem for credentials. Use ax profiles for Arize credentials and ax ai-integrations for LLM provider keys. If credentials are not available through these channels, ask the user.

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List AI Integrations

List all integrations accessible in a space:

ax ai-integrations list --space SPACE

Filter by name (case-insensitive substring match):

ax ai-integrations list --space SPACE --name "openai"

Paginate large result sets:

# Get first page
ax ai-integrations list --space SPACE --limit 20 -o json

# Get next page using cursor from previous response
ax ai-integrations list --space SPACE --limit 20 --cursor CURSOR_TOKEN -o json

Key flags:

Response fields:

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Get a Specific Integration

ax ai-integrations get NAME_OR_ID
ax ai-integrations get NAME_OR_ID -o json
ax ai-integrations get NAME_OR_ID --space SPACE   # required when using name instead of ID

Use this to inspect an integration's full configuration or to confirm its ID after creation.

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Create an AI Integration

Before creating, always list integrations first — the user may already have a suitable one:

ax ai-integrations list --space SPACE

If no suitable integration exists, create one. The required flags depend on the provider.

OpenAI

ax ai-integrations create \
  --name "My OpenAI Integration" \
  --provider openAI \
  --api-key $OPENAI_API_KEY

Anthropic

ax ai-integrations create \
  --name "My Anthropic Integration" \
  --provider anthropic \
  --api-key $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY

Azure OpenAI

ax ai-integrations create \
  --name "My Azure OpenAI Integration" \
  --provider azureOpenAI \
  --api-key $AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY \
  --base-url "https://my-resource.openai.azure.com/"

AWS Bedrock

AWS Bedrock uses IAM role-based auth. Provide the ARN of the role Arize should assume via --provider-metadata:

ax ai-integrations create \
  --name "My Bedrock Integration" \
  --provider awsBedrock \
  --provider-metadata '{"role_arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/ArizeBedrockRole"}'

Vertex AI

Vertex AI uses GCP service account credentials. Provide the GCP project and region via --provider-metadata:

ax ai-integrations create \
  --name "My Vertex AI Integration" \
  --provider vertexAI \
  --provider-metadata '{"project_id": "my-gcp-project", "location": "us-central1"}'

Gemini

ax ai-integrations create \
  --name "My Gemini Integration" \
  --provider gemini \
  --api-key $GEMINI_API_KEY

NVIDIA NIM

ax ai-integrations create \
  --name "My NVIDIA NIM Integration" \
  --provider nvidiaNim \
  --api-key $NVIDIA_API_KEY \
  --base-url "https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1"

Custom (OpenAI-compatible endpoint)

ax ai-integrations create \
  --name "My Custom Integration" \
  --provider custom \
  --base-url "https://my-llm-proxy.example.com/v1" \
  --api-key $CUSTOM_LLM_API_KEY

Supported Providers

Optional flags for any provider

After creation

Capture the returned integration ID (e.g., TGxtSW50ZWdyYXRpb246MTI6YUJjRA==) — it is needed for evaluator creation and other downstream commands. If you missed it, retrieve it:

ax ai-integrations list --space SPACE -o json
# or by name/ID directly:
ax ai-integrations get NAME_OR_ID

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Update an AI Integration

update is a partial update — only the flags you provide are changed. Omitted fields stay as-is.

# Rename
ax ai-integrations update NAME_OR_ID --name "New Name"

# Rotate the API key
ax ai-integrations update NAME_OR_ID --api-key $OPENAI_API_KEY

# Change the model list (replaces all existing model names)
ax ai-integrations update NAME_OR_ID --model-name gpt-4o --model-name gpt-4o-mini

# Update base URL (for Azure, custom, or NIM)
ax ai-integrations update NAME_OR_ID --base-url "https://new-endpoint.example.com/v1"

Add --space SPACE when using a name instead of ID. Any flag accepted by create can be passed to update.

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Delete an AI Integration

Warning: Deletion is permanent. Evaluators that reference this integration will no longer be able to run.

ax ai-integrations delete NAME_OR_ID --force
ax ai-integrations delete NAME_OR_ID --space SPACE --force   # required when using name instead of ID

Omit --force to get a confirmation prompt instead of deleting immediately.

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Troubleshooting

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Related Skills

• arize-evaluator: Create LLM-as-judge evaluators that use an AI integration → use arize-evaluator
• arize-experiment: Run experiments that use evaluators backed by an AI integration → use arize-experiment

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Save Credentials for Future Use

See references/ax-profiles.md § Save Credentials for Future Use.

ax Profile Setup

Consult this when authentication fails (401, missing profile, missing API key). Do NOT run these checks proactively.

Use this when there is no profile, or a profile has incorrect settings (wrong API key, wrong region, etc.).

1. Inspect the current state

ax profiles show

Look at the output to understand what's configured:

• API Key: (not set) or missing → key needs to be created/updated
• No profile output or "No profiles found" → no profile exists yet
• Connected but getting 401 Unauthorized → key is wrong or expired
• Connected but wrong endpoint/region → region needs to be updated

2. Fix a misconfigured profile

If a profile exists but one or more settings are wrong, patch only what's broken.

Never pass a raw API key value as a flag. Always reference it via the ARIZE_API_KEY environment variable. If the variable is not already set in the shell, instruct the user to set it first, then run the command:

# If ARIZE_API_KEY is already exported in the shell:
ax profiles update --api-key $ARIZE_API_KEY

# Fix the region (no secret involved — safe to run directly)
ax profiles update --region us-east-1b

# Fix both at once
ax profiles update --api-key $ARIZE_API_KEY --region us-east-1b

update only changes the fields you specify — all other settings are preserved. If no profile name is given, the active profile is updated.

3. Create a new profile

If no profile exists, or if the existing profile needs to point to a completely different setup (different org, different region):

Always reference the key via `$ARIZE_API_KEY`, never inline a raw value.

# Requires ARIZE_API_KEY to be exported in the shell first
ax profiles create --api-key $ARIZE_API_KEY

# Create with a region
ax profiles create --api-key $ARIZE_API_KEY --region us-east-1b

# Create a named profile
ax profiles create work --api-key $ARIZE_API_KEY --region us-east-1b

To use a named profile with any ax command, add -p NAME:

ax spans export PROJECT -p work

4. Getting the API key

Never ask the user to paste their API key into the chat. Never log, echo, or display an API key value.

If ARIZE_API_KEY is not already set, instruct the user to export it in their shell:

export ARIZE_API_KEY="..."   # user pastes their key here in their own terminal

They can find their key at https://app.arize.com/admin > API Keys. Recommend they create a scoped service key (not a personal user key) — service keys are not tied to an individual account and are safer for programmatic use. Keys are space-scoped — make sure they copy the key for the correct space.

Once the user confirms the variable is set, proceed with ax profiles create --api-key $ARIZE_API_KEY or ax profiles update --api-key $ARIZE_API_KEY as described above.

5. Verify

After any create or update:

ax profiles show

Confirm the API key and region are correct, then retry the original command.

Space

There is no profile flag for space. Save it as an environment variable — accepts a space name (e.g., my-workspace) or a base64 space ID (e.g., U3BhY2U6...). Find yours with ax spaces list -o json.

macOS/Linux — add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc:

export ARIZE_SPACE="my-workspace"    # name or base64 ID

Then source ~/.zshrc (or restart terminal).

Windows (PowerShell):

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('ARIZE_SPACE', 'my-workspace', 'User')

Restart terminal for it to take effect.

Save Credentials for Future Use

At the end of the session, if the user manually provided any credentials during this conversation and those values were NOT already loaded from a saved profile or environment variable, offer to save them.

Skip this entirely if:

• The API key was already loaded from an existing profile or ARIZE_API_KEY env var
• The space was already set via ARIZE_SPACE env var
• The user only used base64 project IDs (no space was needed)

How to offer: Use AskQuestion: "Would you like to save your Arize credentials so you don't have to enter them next time?" with options "Yes, save them" / "No thanks".

If the user says yes:

1. API key — Run ax profiles show to check the current state. Then run ax profiles create --api-key $ARIZE_API_KEY or ax profiles update --api-key $ARIZE_API_KEY (the key must already be exported as an env var — never pass a raw key value).

2. Space — See the Space section above to persist it as an environment variable.

ax CLI — Troubleshooting

Consult this only when an ax command fails. Do NOT run these checks proactively.

Check version first

If ax is installed (not command not found), always run ax --version before investigating further. The version must be 0.14.0 or higher — many errors are caused by an outdated install. If the version is too old, see Version too old below.

ax: command not found

macOS/Linux: 1. Check common locations: ~/.local/bin/ax, ~/Library/Python/*/bin/ax 2. Install: uv tool install arize-ax-cli (preferred), pipx install arize-ax-cli, or pip install arize-ax-cli 3. Add to PATH if needed: export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

Windows (PowerShell): 1. Check: Get-Command ax or where.exe ax 2. Common locations: %APPDATA%\Python\Scripts\ax.exe, %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Python\Python*\Scripts\ax.exe 3. Install: pip install arize-ax-cli 4. Add to PATH: $env:PATH = "$env:APPDATA\Python\Scripts;$env:PATH"

Version too old (below 0.14.0)

Upgrade: uv tool install --force --reinstall arize-ax-cli, pipx upgrade arize-ax-cli, or pip install --upgrade arize-ax-cli

SSL/certificate error

• macOS: export SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/cert.pem
• Linux: export SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
• Fallback: export SSL_CERT_FILE=$(python -c "import certifi; print(certifi.where())")

Subcommand not recognized

Upgrade ax (see above) or use the closest available alternative.

Still failing

Stop and ask the user for help.