DrekAI OpenAI Wrapper

A modern, async-first Python wrapper for OpenAI-compatible LLM APIs with built-in tool/function calling support.

Works with OpenAI, Gemini (via proxy), and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

✨ Features

• Async-native – built on httpx / openai async client
• Tool use – define Python functions as AI-callable tools with automatic sandbox parameter injection
• Streaming – stream responses token-by-token with a simple callback
• Sandboxed parameters – keep secrets invisible to the LLM while still passing them to tools
• Multi-turn chats – conversation history management
• Image support – send local files, URLs, or base64 images inline
• Thinking / reasoning – support for extended-thinking models with effort control
• Gemini compatibility – automatic tool-call shimming for Gemini models behind OpenAI proxies

📦 Installation

pip install drekai

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/drek124/drekai.git
cd drekai
pip install .

🚀 Quick Start

import asyncio
from drekai import Model, Chatbot

# 1. Define a model endpoint
model = Model("gpt-4o", "https://api.openai.com/v1", api_key="sk-...")

# 2. Create a chatbot
bot = Chatbot(
    name="Helper",
    system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant.",
    parent_model=model,
    temperature=0.7,
)

async def main():
    # One-shot generation
    response = await bot.generate_text("Hello!")
    print(response.choices[0].message.content)

    # Multi-turn chat
    chat = bot.start_chat()
    r1 = await chat.generate_reply("What's the weather in Tokyo?")
    print(r1.choices[0].message.content)
    r2 = await chat.generate_reply("And in London?") # Context retained
    print(r2.choices[0].message.content)

asyncio.run(main())

🛠️ Tool Use

from drekai import Model, Chatbot
from drekai.tools import Tool

model = Model("gpt-4o", "https://api.openai.com/v1", api_key="sk-...")
bot = Chatbot("Assistant", "You are a helpful assistant.", model)

async def get_weather(city: str):
    """Get the current weather for a city."""
    # In a real app, call a weather API here
    return f"The weather in {city} is sunny, 25°C."

tools = [
    Tool(
        name="fetch_weather", # Overwrite function name if needed
        callback=get_weather, 
    )
]

async def main():
    chat = bot.start_chat()
    response = await chat.generate_reply(
        "What's the weather in Paris?",
        tools=tools,
    )
    print(response.choices[0].message.content)

asyncio.run(main())

Sandboxed Parameters

Keep secrets like user IDs invisible to the LLM:

async def get_friends(user, limit: int = 50) -> str:
    """Fetch the user's friends list."""
    return str(user.get_friends(limit=limit))

tools = [
    Tool(
        callback=get_friends, # All info about the function name, description & parameters will be taken from the callback.
        sandbox_params=["user"],  # hidden from the LLM
    )
]

await chat.generate_reply(
    "Who are my friends?",
    tools=tools,
    sandbox_params={"user": current_user},  # injected at call time
)

🖼️ Images

from drekai.messaging import Image

# Local file
await chat.generate_reply(
    "Describe this image.",
    items=[Image("/path/to/photo.jpg")],
)

# URL
await chat.generate_reply(
    "Describe this image.",
    items=[Image("https://example.com/photo.jpg")],
)

# Base64
await chat.generate_reply(
    "Describe this image.",
    items=[Image(base64_data, b64=True)],
)

📖 API Reference

Model(model_id, base_url, *, api_key)

Root model representing an API endpoint.

Chatbot(name, system_prompt, parent_model, *, api_key, temperature, thinking, reasoning_effort)

A named chatbot built on a model.

Chat

Created via chatbot.start_chat(). Manages conversation history.

ChatSettings(max_tokens, show_tool_error_type)

Per-chat configuration.

Tool(name, params, callback, sandbox_params)

An AI-callable function.

MessageItem / Image

Chat message attachments.

🧪 Development

# Clone and install in editable mode with dev deps
git clone https://github.com/drek124/drekai.git
cd drekai
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Lint
ruff check drekai/

# Type check
mypy drekai/

# Test
pytest

📄 License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.