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Getting Started with Anthropic

This guide shows how to set up a minimal deployment to use the TensorZero Gateway with the Anthropic API.

Setup

For this minimal setup, you’ll need just two files in your project directory:

  • Directoryconfig/
    • tensorzero.toml
  • docker-compose.yml

For production deployments, see our Deployment Guide.

Configuration

Create a minimal configuration file that defines a model and a simple chat function:

config/tensorzero.toml
[models.claude_3_5_haiku_20241022]
routing = ["anthropic"]
[models.claude_3_5_haiku_20241022.providers.anthropic]
type = "anthropic"
model_name = "claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"
[functions.my_function_name]
type = "chat"
[functions.my_function_name.variants.my_variant_name]
type = "chat_completion"
model = "claude_3_5_haiku_20241022"
# Disable observability to keep this example minimal (not recommended in production)
[gateway]
disable_observability = true

See the list of models available on Anthropic.

Credentials

You must set the ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable before running the gateway.

Deployment (Docker Compose)

Create a minimal Docker Compose configuration:

docker-compose.yml
# This is a simplified example for learning purposes. Do not use this in production.
# For production-ready deployments, see: https://www.tensorzero.com/docs/gateway/deployment
services:
gateway:
image: tensorzero/gateway
volumes:
- ./config:/app/config:ro
environment:
- ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY:?Environment variable ANTHROPIC_API_KEY must be set.}
ports:
- "3000:3000"

You can start the gateway with docker compose up.

Inference

Make an inference request to the gateway:

Terminal window
curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/inference \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"function_name": "my_function_name",
"input": {
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is the capital of Japan?"
}
]
}
}'