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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "hkqr-my-free-code--keep-agent-sessions-running-with-model-fallbacks",
 "repo": "hkqr/my-free-code",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/hkqr/my-free-code",
 "repo_slug": "hkqr-my-free-code",
 "title": "Keep agent sessions running when a provider fails",
 "page_title": "How to keep agent sessions running when a provider fails with My Free Code",
 "summary": "Set an ordered fallback list so a failed provider hands the request to the next model.",
 "who": "A developer whose coding agent stalls when one hosted provider has an outage or rate limit during a long task.",
 "problem": "A single provider failure stops the session, and the developer has to change configuration by hand to continue.",
 "outcome": "Requests fall through the configured FALLBACK_MODELS list when a provider fails before output, and the session keeps going.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `python -m venv .venv`, then `python -m pip install -r requirements.txt`, then `cp .env.example .env` as described in the setup section of the README.",
  "In .env, set MODEL_SONNET to your primary model and FALLBACK_MODELS to a comma-separated list such as groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile,ollama/llama3.1.",
  "Add the API keys for each provider in the list to .env.",
  "Run `python -m my_free_code` and send a test request from Claude Code or another client.",
  "Check the gateway output for a failover event before relying on the chain for real work."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In the my-free-code repository, set MODEL_SONNET to <primary-model> and FALLBACK_MODELS to <fallback-model-1>,<fallback-model-2> in .env, then start the gateway with python -m my_free_code. Expected output: a test request completes using the primary model. Verify that the gateway falls through to the next model when the primary is made to fail before output.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README says fallback only applies before output is committed, so a stream that has already started will not switch providers.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python 3.11 or newer",
  "A clone of the my-free-code repository",
  "At least one provider API key for the MODEL values you choose, or a local model server such as Ollama, LM Studio, or llama.cpp",
  "Claude Code or another supported client installed and on PATH"
 ],
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 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
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