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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "s1n6h-pentest-harness--compare-ai-providers-for-long-engagements",
 "repo": "S1N6H/pentest-harness",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/S1N6H/pentest-harness",
 "repo_slug": "s1n6h-pentest-harness",
 "title": "Switch between AI providers and models during a long engagement",
 "page_title": "How to switch between AI providers and models during a long engagement with Pentest Harness",
 "summary": "Enable, test, and swap model providers from Settings without leaving the workspace.",
 "who": "A security researcher who wants to test different AI models on the same kind of task and keep the best one for a multi-day engagement.",
 "problem": "Switching model vendors usually means changing tools or accounts, which breaks the flow of an engagement.",
 "outcome": "Several providers configured, tested with live connection checks, and enabled or disabled as needed.",
 "steps": [
  "Start the workspace with `pnpm dsh web` after running `pnpm install` and `pnpm build`.",
  "Open Settings, then Models, and click Add a custom provider.",
  "Paste your API base URL and enter your API key, which is stored in your local credential store.",
  "Use the provider card to run a live connection test and review the per-model context badges.",
  "Turn providers on or off with the toggles and pick the model you want in the composer."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the repo https://github.com/S1N6H/pentest-harness, start the Web UI with `pnpm dsh web` and add the provider at <base_url> under Settings, then Models. Confirm the live connection test passes and the models auto-discover. Report the provider name and the number of discovered models.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "15 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README does not state which providers have been tested with the workspace, so verify each connection with the built-in test before relying on it.",
 "category": "Security and science",
 "tags": [
  "Security and science"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js 20+ (Node 22 recommended) and pnpm installed",
  "An API key from a supported provider such as OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, or any OpenAI-compatible gateway",
  "Written authorization for every target you point the agent at"
 ],
 "risk": "dual-use",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "Each provider key you add is stored in the owner-only credential store as a reference, so rotate or remove keys there when you stop using a provider."
  }
 ],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
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