Add optional OpenAI configuration options (OPENAI_BASE_URL, SMART_LLM, FAST_LLM)

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This PR implements the requested feature to add optional OpenAI configuration options that enable using alternative OpenAI-compatible providers like OpenRouter, Claude, Gemini, and others.

Changes Made

New Environment Variables

Added three new optional environment variables to .env.example:

• OPENAI_BASE_URL: Configure alternative OpenAI-compatible endpoints
• SMART_LLM: Model for complex AI tasks (defaults to gpt-4.1)
• FAST_LLM: Model for simple/fast AI tasks (defaults to gpt-4o-mini)

Updated OpenAI Service

• Added baseURL support to OpenAI client initialization
• Created helper methods getSmartModel() and getFastModel() for dynamic model selection
• Updated all AI operations to use appropriate model types:
  • Complex tasks (image prompts, voice conversion, slide generation) → SMART_LLM
  • Simple tasks (post generation, text extraction) → FAST_LLM

Updated Controllers and Services

• Copilot Controller: Modified to use environment variables for model selection
• Agent Graph Service: Added support for custom base URL and model configuration

Usage Examples

Default OpenAI Configuration

OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-proj-your-openai-key"
# Other variables optional - uses sensible defaults

OpenRouter Configuration

OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-or-v1-your-openrouter-key"
OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"
SMART_LLM="openai/gpt-4o"
FAST_LLM="openai/gpt-4o-mini"

Claude via OpenRouter

OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-or-v1-your-openrouter-key"
OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"
SMART_LLM="anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet"
FAST_LLM="anthropic/claude-3-haiku"

Benefits

✅ Provider Flexibility: Use any OpenAI-compatible API (OpenRouter, Azure OpenAI, etc.)
✅ Cost Optimization: Choose appropriate models for task complexity
✅ Easy Configuration: Change providers without code modifications
✅ Backward Compatibility: Works with existing configurations
✅ Smart Defaults: Fallbacks ensure system works even without new variables

Implementation Details

• 4 files changed: Minimal, surgical modifications
• 24 insertions, 11 deletions: Small, focused changes
• Zero breaking changes: Existing configurations continue to work
• Comprehensive testing: All scenarios validated

The implementation maintains full backward compatibility - if the new environment variables are not set, the service falls back to the original hardcoded models.

Fixes #498.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added support for configuring AI model names and OpenAI API base URL through environment variables, allowing for greater flexibility and customization.
• Documentation
  • Updated environment variable example file to include placeholders for new configuration options.

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Walkthrough

The changes introduce dynamic configuration for OpenAI model selection and API endpoint via environment variables. Hardcoded model names and base URLs are replaced with values from .env variables, enabling flexible deployment. The .env.example file is updated with new placeholders, and relevant backend services and controllers are modified to use these configurable options.

Changes

File(s)	Change Summary
.env.example	Added OPENAI_BASE_URL, SMART_LLM, and FAST_LLM placeholders under "Misc Settings".
apps/backend/src/api/routes/copilot.controller.ts	Model selection for OpenAIAdapter now uses FAST_LLM or SMART_LLM env vars with fallbacks.
libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/agent/agent.graph.insert.service.ts	ChatOpenAI model uses SMART_LLM env var if set; supports custom OPENAI_BASE_URL and explicit API key.
libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/openai/openai.service.ts	Hardcoded model strings replaced with getSmartModel()/getFastModel() using env vars; supports custom baseURL.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant API_Controller
    participant OpenaiService
    participant OpenAI_API

    User->>API_Controller: Send chat/completion request
    API_Controller->>OpenaiService: Forward request
    OpenaiService->>OpenaiService: Select model (from env or default)
    OpenaiService->>OpenAI_API: Send request (with model, baseURL from env)
    OpenAI_API-->>OpenaiService: Return response
    OpenaiService-->>API_Controller: Return response
    API_Controller-->>User: Return response

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In the warren, configs grow,
With models swift and models slow.
Now from the env, they hop and run,
Custom base URLs—oh what fun!
No more hardcodes in the field,
Just flexible carrots for every yield.
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