Electron — Chat Completions

Generate a chat completion with Electron. OpenAI-compatible request/response shape — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.smallest.ai/waves/v1 and it just works.

Set stream: true to receive tokens via Server-Sent Events. With stream_options: { include_usage: true }, the final SSE chunk carries the usage block so token accounting is exact even on client disconnects.

Tool calling follows OpenAI’s tools array convention. When you provide a voice-agent-style system prompt, Electron emits a short filler phrase in the assistant message content field alongside tool_calls — see the Tool Calling guide for the voice-agent pattern.

Examples

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.smallest.ai/waves/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SMALLEST_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "electron",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Write one sentence about why the sky is blue."}
    ]
  }'

Python (pip install openai)

import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.smallest.ai/waves/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["SMALLEST_API_KEY"],
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="electron",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Write one sentence about why the sky is blue."}
    ],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript / TypeScript (npm install openai)

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.smallest.ai/waves/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.SMALLEST_API_KEY,
});
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "electron",
  messages: [
    { role: "user", content: "Write one sentence about why the sky is blue." },
  ],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

Streaming with usage (Python)

stream = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="electron",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Tell me a one-sentence fun fact."}],
    stream=True,
    stream_options={"include_usage": True},
)
for chunk in stream:
    if chunk.choices and chunk.choices[0].delta.content:
        print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content, end="", flush=True)
    if chunk.usage:
        print(f"\n\nTokens: {chunk.usage.total_tokens}")

Common gotchas

• Base URL is /waves/v1, not /v1. The OpenAI SDK appends /chat/completions for you.
• stream_options.include_usage: true is required for exact token accounting on streaming calls — the final SSE chunk carries the usage block.
• n > 1 and prompt_logprobs are rejected. Use multiple requests if you need parallel completions.
• Auth header is Authorization: Bearer $SMALLEST_API_KEY — get the key from the Smallest AI Console.