Provider Discovery
Metadata
- •Category: compute
- •SDK:
@0glabs/0g-serving-broker^0.6.5,ethers^6.13.0 - •Activation Triggers: "list providers", "find provider", "verify provider", "TEE", "available models"
Purpose
Discover, filter, and verify compute providers on the 0G network. List available services by type (chatbot, text-to-image, speech-to-text), check TEE verification status, and acknowledge providers before first use.
Prerequisites
- •Node.js >= 22
- •
@0glabs/0g-serving-brokerandethersinstalled - •Funded wallet with 0G tokens
- •
.envwithPRIVATE_KEY,RPC_URL
Quick Workflow
- •Initialize broker with wallet
- •List all services with
broker.inference.listService() - •Filter by service type
- •Check TEE verification status
- •Acknowledge provider before first use
Core Rules
ALWAYS
- •Verify TEE status for security-sensitive workloads
- •Acknowledge provider before first use (
acknowledgeProviderSigner) - •Check provider availability before making requests
- •Filter services by type to find relevant providers
NEVER
- •Skip provider acknowledgment (requests will fail)
- •Assume all providers support all service types
- •Use unverified providers for sensitive data
- •Hardcode private keys
- •Use ethers v5 syntax
Code Examples
List All Providers
typescript
import { ethers } from 'ethers';
import { createZGComputeNetworkBroker } from '@0glabs/0g-serving-broker';
import 'dotenv/config';
async function listProviders() {
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(process.env.RPC_URL);
const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY!, provider);
const broker = await createZGComputeNetworkBroker(wallet);
const services = await broker.inference.listService();
// Services are returned as tuple arrays:
// [0] = providerAddress, [1] = serviceType, [2] = url,
// [6] = model, [10] = teeVerified
const chatbotServices = services.filter((s: any) => s[1] === 'chatbot');
const imageServices = services.filter((s: any) => s[1] === 'text-to-image');
const speechServices = services.filter((s: any) => s[1] === 'speech-to-text');
console.log(`Chatbot providers: ${chatbotServices.length}`);
chatbotServices.forEach((s: any) => {
console.log(` ${s[0]} — model: ${s[6]}, TEE: ${s[10]}`);
});
console.log(`Image providers: ${imageServices.length}`);
console.log(`Speech providers: ${speechServices.length}`);
return { chatbotServices, imageServices, speechServices };
}
Find and Verify a Provider
typescript
async function findVerifiedProvider(serviceType: string) {
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(process.env.RPC_URL);
const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY!, provider);
const broker = await createZGComputeNetworkBroker(wallet);
const services = await broker.inference.listService();
// Filter by type and TEE status (tuple: [0]=addr, [1]=type, [6]=model, [10]=tee)
const filtered = services.filter((s: any) => s[1] === serviceType && s[10] === true);
if (filtered.length === 0) {
throw new Error(`No TEE-verified ${serviceType} providers found`);
}
const selected = filtered[0];
const providerAddress = selected[0];
const model = selected[6];
console.log(`Selected provider: ${providerAddress}`);
console.log(`Model: ${model}`);
console.log(`TEE verified: ${selected[10]}`);
return { providerAddress, model, raw: selected };
}
Acknowledge Provider
typescript
async function acknowledgeProvider(providerAddress: string) {
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(process.env.RPC_URL);
const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY!, provider);
const broker = await createZGComputeNetworkBroker(wallet);
// One-time setup per provider
await broker.inference.acknowledgeProviderSigner(providerAddress);
console.log(`Provider ${providerAddress} acknowledged`);
}
Get Service Metadata
typescript
async function getServiceInfo(providerAddress: string) {
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(process.env.RPC_URL);
const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY!, provider);
const broker = await createZGComputeNetworkBroker(wallet);
const { endpoint, model } = await broker.inference.getServiceMetadata(providerAddress);
console.log(`Endpoint: ${endpoint}`);
console.log(`Model: ${model}`);
return { endpoint, model };
}
Error Handling
typescript
async function safeProviderSetup(serviceType: string) {
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(process.env.RPC_URL);
const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY!, provider);
const broker = await createZGComputeNetworkBroker(wallet);
try {
const services = await broker.inference.listService();
// Tuple: [0]=providerAddress, [1]=serviceType, [6]=model
const filtered = services.filter((s: any) => s[1] === serviceType);
if (filtered.length === 0) {
throw new Error(`No ${serviceType} providers available`);
}
const selected = filtered[0];
const providerAddress = selected[0];
try {
await broker.inference.acknowledgeProviderSigner(providerAddress);
console.log('Provider acknowledged successfully');
} catch (ackError) {
console.warn('Acknowledgment failed (may already be acknowledged):', ackError);
}
return { providerAddress, model: selected[6], raw: selected };
} catch (error) {
console.error('Provider discovery failed:', error);
throw error;
}
}
Available Models
Mainnet
| Provider | Service Type | Models |
|---|---|---|
| Various | chatbot | DeepSeek V3.1, Qwen, Gemma, GPT-OSS |
| Various | text-to-image | Flux Turbo |
| Various | speech-to-text | Whisper Large V3 |
Testnet (Galileo)
Provider availability varies. Use
listService()to check current providers.
| Service Type | Status |
|---|---|
| chatbot | Available (e.g., Qwen 2.5) |
| text-to-image | Limited availability |
| speech-to-text | Limited availability |
CLI Commands
bash
# List inference providers 0g-compute-cli inference list-providers # List fine-tuning providers 0g-compute-cli fine-tuning list-providers # Acknowledge a provider 0g-compute-cli inference acknowledge-provider --provider <ADDR>
Anti-Patterns
typescript
// BAD: Skipping acknowledgment const headers = await broker.inference.getRequestHeaders(providerAddress); // Will fail if provider not acknowledged // BAD: Not checking TEE for sensitive workloads const services = await broker.inference.listService(); const anyProvider = services[0]; // Could be unverified! Check s[10] for TEE status // BAD: Hardcoding provider addresses without verification const PROVIDER = '0x123...'; // May be offline or decommissioned // BAD: ethers v5 syntax const provider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider(url); // v5!
Common Errors & Fixes
| Error | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
Provider not acknowledged | First-time use | Call acknowledgeProviderSigner() |
No providers found | Wrong network or filters | Check RPC_URL and service type |
TEE verification failed | Provider not TEE-enabled | Choose a different provider |
Service unavailable | Provider offline | Try another provider |
Related Skills
- •Account Management — fund accounts for providers
- •Streaming Chat — use chatbot providers
- •Text to Image — use image providers