# --- Base model (used by Planning, Code, Deploy, Monitor agents) --- # CrewAI uses LiteLLM under the hood, so any LiteLLM-supported model string works. MODEL=gpt-4o OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-openai-key-here # --- Cross-model Reviewer (CARES Design Principle #5) --- # Independent verification requires independent PRIORS. Run the Reviewer agent on a # DIFFERENT model family than the base model. If you leave these unset, the crew falls # back to the base model and prints a warning that cross-family review is disabled. CARES_REVIEWER_MODEL=anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-your-anthropic-key-here # Optional: route everything through OpenRouter instead (proxies many vendors) # MODEL=openrouter/openai/gpt-4o # CARES_REVIEWER_MODEL=openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4 # OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-your-openrouter-key-here