Enable and configure AI

How to setup AI in Packmind and configure your LLM engine

Enable AI in Packmind

As we value the security of your data, AI is disabled by default, and an admin must enable it for your organization.

To enable AI, go to Settings -> AI Settings section. This section is dedicated to the configuration and management of AI settings.

Toggle or select the option to enable AI. When activated, AI will be available throughout the system.

Configure AI engine

OpenAI

Packmind Cloud

This is the default AI provider. Contact us if you need specific documents such as the Data Processing Agreement signed with Open AI.

You cannot use your own OpenAI Api Key on Packmind Cloud

Packmind Self-Hosted

You'll have to select openai provider and input your own Api Key.

Connect your Azure OpenAI instance (API Key)

By selecting azure provider, you can connect to Azure Open AI using API Key authentication.

Both Endpoint and API Key can be found on your Azure portal; there's a dedicated menu Keys and Endpoints for this information. You might need to generate an API key if not already done.

Connect your Azure OpenAI instance (with MSAL Cloud Crendentials)

You will get the same results as the section above, but the authentication mechanisms differ.

Here is how to proceed:

Connect to "OpenAI API - Compatible" systems

By selecting openai-compatible provider, you can connect to custom LLM serving an API compatible with OpenAI API (such as Ollama or vLLM).

You'll be asked to the endpoint, a key for authentication, and the model name.

Example: Configure Gemini 2.5-pro

You must set the following properties in the AI Settings to connect to Gemini 2.5 Pro (as of April 28 2025, the model names can evolve).

• Select openai-compatible

• Set url to https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai

• Set the model to gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25

• Insert your API Key

Security and AI engine (Packmind Cloud)

As we favor transparency, be aware that our AI engine relies on OpenAI services to generate coding practices and discussion topics. The source code pushed from your IDE or CLI will be sent within payloads of requests to OpenAI APIs.

Please ensure you don't share sensitive data and act according to your company policies.

FYU, regarding one announcement from OpenAI from March 2023:

Starting on March 1, 2023, we are making two changes to our data usage and retention policies:

1. OpenAI will not use data submitted by customers via our API to train or improve our models, unless you explicitly decide to share your data with us for this purpose. You can opt-in to share data.

2. Any data sent through the API will be retained for abuse and misuse monitoring purposes for a maximum of 30 days, after which it will be deleted (unless otherwise required by law).

About item #1, please be aware we didn't opt-in to share data.

If you choose to use the Packmind AI features, you may not use them in a manner that violates any OpenAI Policy, including their Content Policy; Sharing and Publication Policy; and Community Guidelines.