Anthropic LLM Integration

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Availability	Odoo Online Odoo.sh On Premise
Odoo Apps Dependencies	Discuss (mail)
Community Apps Dependencies	Show • LLM Integration Base • LLM Tool
Lines of code	2850
Technical Name	`llm_anthropic`
License	LGPL-3
Website	https://github.com/apexive/odoo-llm
Versions	16.0 18.0

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Availability	Odoo Online Odoo.sh On Premise
Odoo Apps Dependencies	Discuss (mail)
Community Apps Dependencies	Show • LLM Integration Base • LLM Tool
Lines of code	2850
Technical Name	`llm_anthropic`
License	LGPL-3
Website	https://github.com/apexive/odoo-llm
Versions	16.0 18.0

Description
Documentation

AI Provider

Anthropic Claude Integration

Anthropic Claude provider integration for LLM module.

Use Claude 4.5, Claude 4, and Claude 3.x for chat, vision, and advanced reasoning in Odoo

Chat Models

Vision

Tool Calling

Extended Thinking

What is Anthropic Claude?

Advanced AI with safety and reasoning at its core

Anthropic Claude is a next-generation AI assistant developed by Anthropic with a focus on safety, accuracy, and advanced reasoning. This module implements Claude as a provider service for the LLM integration module, enabling you to use Claude models for chat conversations, vision tasks, tool execution, and extended thinking capabilities.

Capabilities

What you can do with Claude in Odoo

Chat Capabilities

Use Claude models for conversational AI, assistants, and chat-based workflows with streaming support.

Vision (Multimodal)

Process images and visual content with Claude's advanced vision capabilities.

Tool Calling

Execute Odoo functions and external tools through Claude's function calling interface.

Extended Thinking

Access Claude's reasoning process with extended thinking mode for complex problem-solving.

Supported Models

Access the full Claude model family

Claude 4.5

Opus, Sonnet, Haiku

Latest models with enhanced reasoning, vision, and extended thinking support.

Claude 4

Opus, Sonnet

Powerful models with vision, tool calling, and advanced capabilities.

Claude 3.x

Opus, Sonnet, Haiku

Proven models with chat, vision, and tool calling support.

Why Choose Claude?

Claude's unique advantages

Safety First

Built with Constitutional AI for safer, more aligned responses.

Extended Context

200K+ token context window for processing large documents.

Advanced Reasoning

Extended thinking mode shows Claude's reasoning process.

Superior Coding

Excellent performance on coding and technical tasks.

Technical Details

Requirements and dependencies

Module Information

Dependencies:

base, llm, llm_tool

Python Packages:

anthropic

Category:

Technical

License:

LGPL-3

Getting Started

Obtain your API key from Anthropic Console, then configure a new provider in Odoo with your credentials.

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LLM Thread

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LLM Assistant

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LLM Knowledge

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Ollama Provider

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Mistral Provider

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MCP Server

Connect external tools using Model Context Protocol servers.

Anthropic Provider for Odoo LLM

Anthropic Claude integration - Advanced AI with safety and reasoning at its core.

Module Type: 🔧 Provider

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Used By (Any LLM Module)                     │
│  ┌─────────────┐  ┌───────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌───────────┐ │
│  │llm_assistant│  │llm_thread │  │llm_knowledge│  │llm_generate│ │
│  └──────┬──────┘  └─────┬─────┘  └──────┬──────┘  └─────┬─────┘ │
└─────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────┘
          └───────────────┴───────┬───────┴───────────────┘
                                  ▼
          ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
          │        ★ llm_anthropic (This Module) ★        │
          │              Anthropic Provider               │
          │  Claude 4.5 │ Claude 4 │ Claude 3.x │ Vision  │
          └─────────────────────┬─────────────────────────┘
                                ▼
          ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
          │                    llm                        │
          │              (Core Base Module)               │
          └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Installation

What to Install

For AI chat with Claude:

odoo-bin -d your_db -i llm_assistant,llm_anthropic

Auto-Installed Dependencies

llm (core infrastructure)
llm_tool (tool/function calling support)

Why Choose Claude?

Common Setups

I want to...	Install
Chat with Claude	`llm_assistant` + `llm_anthropic`
Claude + document search	Above + `llm_knowledge` + `llm_pgvector`
Claude + external tools	Above + `llm_mcp_server`

Features

Connect to Anthropic API with proper authentication
Support for all Claude models (4.5, 4, 3.x series)
Tool/function calling capabilities
Extended thinking support (Claude's reasoning mode)
Streaming responses
Multimodal (vision) capabilities for supported models
Automatic model discovery

Supported Models

Claude 4.5 Series

Claude 4.5 Opus - Highest capability, complex tasks
Claude 4.5 Sonnet - Balanced performance and speed
Claude 4.5 Haiku - Fast, cost-effective

All support: Chat, Vision, Tools, Extended Thinking

Claude 4 Series

Claude 4 Opus - Previous generation flagship
Claude 4 Sonnet - Balanced Claude 4 model

All support: Chat, Vision, Tools

Claude 3.x Series

Claude 3 Opus - Proven high-capability model
Claude 3 Sonnet - Balanced performance
Claude 3 Haiku - Fast, efficient

All support: Chat, Vision, Tools

Configuration

Install the module
Go to LLM → Configuration → Providers
Create a new provider and select "Anthropic"
Enter your Anthropic API key from console.anthropic.com
Click "Fetch Models" to import available models

Extended Thinking

Claude supports extended thinking mode, which allows the model to show its reasoning process:

# Enable extended thinking in your assistant configuration
response = provider.chat(
    messages=messages,
    extended_thinking=True,
    thinking_budget=10000  # tokens for reasoning
)

Key Differences from OpenAI

Aspect	OpenAI	Anthropic
System message	In messages array	Separate `system` parameter
Tool format	`{"type": "function", "function": {}}`	`{"name", "description", "schema"}`
Response content	Single string	Array of content blocks
Tool results	`role: "tool"`	`role: "user"` + `type: "tool_use"`
Thinking	Not available	Extended thinking mode

Technical Specifications

Version: 18.0.1.0.0
License: LGPL-3
Dependencies: llm, llm_tool
Python Package: anthropic

Implemented Methods

anthropic_get_client() - Initialize Anthropic client
anthropic_chat() - Chat with tool calling and streaming support
anthropic_format_tools() - Convert tools to Anthropic format
anthropic_format_messages() - Format mail.message records
anthropic_models() - List available Claude models
anthropic_normalize_prepend_messages() - Handle prepend messages

Contributors

Crottolo <bo@fl1.cz> - Odoo 18.0 port with full tool calling and extended thinking support

License

LGPL-3

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