model
Meaning and placement
document
Default model ·<provider>/<name> (e.g. ollama/qwen3.5:9b · anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 · mock/echo).
In the same object: const · inputs · nika · outputs · permits · run · secrets · tasks
Schema source (use the pointer above)
infer
The schema declares this field at the location below.
In the same object: max_tokens · prompt · schema · system · temperature · thinking · vision
Schema source (use the pointer above)
agent
The schema declares this field at the location below.
In the same object: max_tokens_total · max_turns · prompt · schema · skills · system · temperature · tools
Schema source (use the pointer above)
In a source template
Excerpt fromtemplates/agent-loop.nika.yaml, source lines 35–44. This is a fragment, not a runnable workflow.
illustration
Templates containing this field
These are literal key occurrences in the source files, not an execution or conformance claim. How to instantiate a template.
Contract and implementation
This page projects the named specification revision. Check released engine status and the validation workflow before running a file. An optional field is not evidence that every engine supports every value. Canonical identity:language:word:model. Spec revision: c5ebbb7b862b.
How documentation stays connected.