docs: document provider base class
refactor: cleanup custom provider, it should only deal with `is_custom` model configurations
fix: make sure openrouter provider does not load `is_custom` models
fix: listmodels tool cleanup
This commit updates all references to Claude Opus 4 and Sonnet 4 to their newer 4.1 versions throughout the codebase.
The changes include:
- Updating model names in `conf/custom_models.json` and `providers/dial.py`.
- Updating aliases and descriptions to match the new model versions.
- Updating `.env.example` to reflect the new model names.
- Updating all relevant test suites to use the new model names and ensure all tests pass.
Improvements to model name resolution
Improved instructions for multi-step workflows when continuation is available
Improved instructions for chat tool
Improved preferred model resolution, moved code from registry -> each provider
Updated tests
Moved aliases as part of SUPPORTED_MODELS instead of shorthand, more in line with how custom_models are declared
Further refactoring to cleanup some code
## Description
This PR implements a new [DIAL](https://dialx.ai/dial_api) (Data & AI Layer) provider for the Zen MCP Server, enabling unified access to multiple AI models through the DIAL API platform. DIAL provides enterprise-grade AI model access with deployment-specific routing similar to Azure OpenAI.
## Changes Made
- [x] Added support of atexit:
- Ensures automatic cleanup of provider resources (HTTP clients, connection pools) on server shutdown
- Fixed bug using ModelProviderRegistry.get_available_providers() instead of accessing private _providers
- Works with SIGTERM/Ctrl+C for graceful shutdown in both development and containerized environments
- [x] Added new DIAL provider (`providers/dial.py`) inheriting from `OpenAICompatibleProvider`
- [x] Updated server.py to register DIAL provider during initialization
- [x] Updated provider registry to include DIAL provider type
- [x] Implemented deployment-specific routing for DIAL's Azure OpenAI-style endpoints
- [x] Implemented performance optimizations:
- Connection pooling with httpx for better performance
- Thread-safe client caching with double-check locking pattern
- Proper resource cleanup with `close()` method
- [x] Added comprehensive unit tests with 16 test cases (`tests/test_dial_provider.py`)
- [x] Added DIAL configuration to `.env.example` with documentation
- [x] Added support for configurable API version via `DIAL_API_VERSION` environment variable
- [x] Added DIAL model restrictions support via `DIAL_ALLOWED_MODELS` environment variable
### Supported DIAL Models:
- OpenAI models: o3, o4-mini (and their dated versions)
- Google models: gemini-2.5-pro, gemini-2.5-flash (including search variant)
- Anthropic models: Claude 4 Opus/Sonnet (with and without thinking mode)
### Environment Variables:
- `DIAL_API_KEY`: Required API key for DIAL authentication
- `DIAL_API_HOST`: Optional base URL (defaults to https://core.dialx.ai)
- `DIAL_API_VERSION`: Optional API version header (defaults to 2025-01-01-preview)
- `DIAL_ALLOWED_MODELS`: Optional comma-separated list of allowed models
### Breaking Changes:
- None
### Dependencies:
- No new dependencies added (uses existing OpenAI SDK with custom routing)
