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Anthropic Claude

Alternative Reader Agent Provider

Use Claude 3.5 Haiku as an alternative to GPT for the Reader agent. Same capabilities, different model - choose based on your preference or compliance requirements.

Claude 3.5
Haiku Model
~$0.25
Per 1M Input Tokens
~$1.25
Per 1M Output Tokens
60s
Request Timeout
# Configure in your environment
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...

Why Choose Claude?

Anthropic's Claude offers comparable capabilities to GPT with some unique advantages.

Constitutional AI

Built with safety-first principles. Helpful, harmless, and honest by design.

Fast & Efficient

Claude 3.5 Haiku is optimized for speed and cost-effectiveness.

Enterprise Ready

SOC 2 Type II certified. HIPAA eligible. Enterprise-grade security.

Reader Agent Capabilities

Memory Extraction

Extract atomic facts from content with confidence scoring and entity detection.

  • Atomic fact extraction
  • Confidence scoring (0-1)
  • Entity extraction (people, places, orgs)
  • Memory type classification

Tag Suggestions

Intelligent tagging with preference for existing taxonomy.

  • Suggests up to N tags
  • Prefers existing tags
  • Confidence per suggestion
  • Reasoning for each tag

Summarization

Generate concise summaries in multiple styles.

  • 1-2 sentence summaries
  • Key point extraction
  • Preserves essential meaning
  • Token-optimized output

Relationship Classification

Determine how memories relate to each other.

  • Supersedes: Replaces old info
  • Refines: Adds detail
  • Unrelated: No connection
  • Confidence & reasoning

Bonus: Reference Resolution

Claude can resolve pronouns and temporal expressions. "He said yesterday that..." becomes "John Smith said on January 15, 2026 that..." - making memories more searchable and context-independent.

Configuration

Model Settings

Model
claude-3-5-haiku-20241022
API Version
2023-06-01
Timeout
60 seconds
Max Tokens
1024 (default)

Environment Variables

# Required
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
# Optional: Use Claude instead of OpenAI
READER_PROVIDER=anthropic

Claude vs OpenAI Comparison

Aspect Claude 3.5 Haiku GPT-4o-mini
Input Tokens $0.25 / 1M $0.15 / 1M
Output Tokens $1.25 / 1M $0.60 / 1M
Memory Extraction Excellent Excellent
Reference Resolution Built-in Not available
Enterprise Compliance SOC 2, HIPAA SOC 2, HIPAA

Both providers offer excellent results. Choose based on your cost sensitivity, compliance needs, or personal preference.

Quick Setup

1

Get an API Key

Create an account at console.anthropic.com and generate an API key.

2

Configure Onelist

# Add to your .env file
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
READER_PROVIDER=anthropic
3

Restart Onelist

docker-compose restart

Use Claude for Your Reader Agent

Self-host Onelist and choose Anthropic as your LLM provider.